Gut Microbiota in Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis of Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Carcinoma-A Scoping Review

Cancers of the biliary tract are more common in Asia than in Europe, but are highly lethal due to delayed diagnosis and aggressive tumor biology. Since the biliary tract is in direct contact with the gut via the enterohepatic circulation, this suggests a potential role of gut microbiota, but to date, the role of gut microbiota in biliary tract cancers has not been elucidated. This scoping review compiles recent data on the associations between the gut microbiota and diagnosis, progression and prognosis of biliary tract cancer patients. Systematic review of the literature yielded 154 results, of which 12 studies and one systematic review were eligible for evaluation. The analyses of microbiota diversity indices were inconsistent across the included studies. In-depth analyses revealed differences between gut microbiota of biliary tract cancer patients and healthy controls, but without a clear tendency towards particular species in the studies. Additionally, most of the studies showed methodological flaws, for example non-controlling of factors that affect gut microbiota. At the current stage, there is a lack of evidence to support a general utility of gut microbiota diagnostics in biliary tract cancers. Therefore, no recommendation can be made at this time to include gut microbiota analyses in the management of biliary tract cancer patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Microorganisms - 11(2023), 9 vom: 21. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lederer, Ann-Kathrin [VerfasserIn]
Rasel, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Kohnert, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Kreutz, Clemens [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Roman [VerfasserIn]
Badr, Mohamed Tarek [VerfasserIn]
Dellweg, Patricia K E [VerfasserIn]
Bartsch, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Hauke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bile duct
Biliary tract cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
Diagnosis
Fungiom
Gastrointestinal microbiome
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Journal Article
Klatskin
Liver surgery
Mycobiota
Review
Survival
Treatment

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Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/microorganisms11092363

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NLM362604754