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What palliative, systemic treatment would you consider for a patient with an extensive Klatskin tumor with associated hyperbilirubinemia (bilirubin >20) not amenable to local intervention?

Specifically, would you consider incorporating immunotherapy in this setting?
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What palliative, systemic treatment would you consider for a patient with an extensive hilar cholangiocarcinoma with associated hyperbilirubinemia (bilirubin >20) not amenable to local intervention?

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic, Rochester
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Localized Klatskin (hilar) cholangiocarcinomas defined as disease without nodal or metastatic spread and less than 3cm in size radially above the cystic duct are potential transplant candidates with the Mayo Clinic Protocol (Zamora-Valdes and Heimbach. PMID 29735023).

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Medical Oncology · Massachusetts General Hospital
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Folfox.

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