Immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in occupational cholangiocarcinoma: Supportive evidence for the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Yasunori SatoShogo TanakaMasahiko KinoshitaShigekazu TakemuraHiroji ShinkawaTakashi KokudoKiyoshi HasegawaHiromu TanakaHidero YoshimotoAkira MoriMinako YamamuraMotoko SasakiKenichi HaradaShoji KuboPublished in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2020)
The tumor microenvironment of occupational CCA had features of immunosuppression, and the occurrence of T-cell dysfunction or exhaustion was suggested. The results provide supportive evidence for the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for this disease.