New hope for rare bile duct cancer: targeted pill shows promise in Late-Stage trial

NCT ID NCT05876754

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a daily pill called ivosidenib in 220 adults with advanced bile duct cancer that has a specific IDH1 gene mutation and has not responded to prior treatment. The goal is to confirm the drug's safety and effectiveness. Participants take the tablet once daily in 28-day cycles as long as they benefit and tolerate it.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Ivosidenib (oral tablet)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a treatment option for people with a specific genetic form of advanced bile duct cancer that has not responded to other therapies.
What could go wrong
This is an early-access study, not a final approval trial. Side effects like heart rhythm changes or other adverse events may occur, and the drug may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Turin, Italy

  • AOU Careggi

    Florence, Italy

  • AOUI Verona - Ospedale Borgo Roma

    Verona, Italy

  • Amsterdam UMC, location AMC

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea

  • CHA Bundang Medical Center

    Seongnam, South Korea

  • CHU Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, France

  • CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

  • CHU de Poitiers

    Poitiers, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, France

  • Centrul de Oncologie Sfantu Necta

    Craiova, Romania

  • Charite Universittsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

  • Cliniques Univ St Luc - Gastro-Enterology

    Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

    A Coruña, Spain

  • Cork University Hospital

    Cork, Ireland

  • Erebouni MC

    Yerevan, Armenia

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    Milan, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    Roma, Italy

  • Hokkaido University Hospital

    Sapporo, Japan

  • Hopital de la Timone

    Marseille, France

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital General de Elche

    Elche, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron/Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de octubre

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

    Santander, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofa

    Córdoba, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario de Navarra

    Pamplona, Spain

  • Humanitas Research Hospital

    Rozzano, Italy

  • Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz

    Lyon, France

  • IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova

    Reggio Emilia, Italy

  • Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

  • Institute Mutualiste Montsouris

    Paris, France

  • Institutul Clinic Fundeni

    Bucharest, Romania

  • Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale

    Naples, Italy

  • Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (CSS)

    San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

  • Kanagawa Cancer Center

    Kanagawa, Japan

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    Stockholm, Sweden

  • Kinghorn Cancer Centre

    Sydney, Australia

  • Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

  • Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen-Grosshadern

    München, Germany

  • Kumamoto University hospital

    Kumamoto, Japan

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Canada

  • Medizinische Fakultaet der Universitaet Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, Germany

  • Medizinische Universitaet Graz

    Graz, Austria

  • Medizinische Universitaet Wien Universitaetsklinik fuer Innere Medizin I

    Vienna, Austria

  • Municipal Hospital Ploiesti

    Ploieşti, Romania

  • NSHA, QEII Health Sciences Centre

    Halifax, Canada

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    Tokyo, Japan

  • National Center of Oncology of Ra M

    Yerevan, Armenia

  • Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH

    Linz, Austria

  • Osaka International Cancer Institution

    Osaka, Japan

  • Ospedale San Raffaele

    Milan, Italy

  • Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi

    Bologna, Italy

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Center

    Toronto, Canada

  • Radiotherapy Center Cluj

    Otopeni, Romania

  • Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Royal brisbane & Women's Hospital

    Brisbane, Australia

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea

  • Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

  • Shikoku Cancer Center

    Matsuyama, Japan

  • St John of God Hospital - Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre (BFCCC)

    Subiaco, Australia

  • St Vincent's Hospital

    Fitzroy, Australia

  • St. James Hospital

    Dublin, Ireland

  • St. Vincent's Private Hospital

    Dublin, Ireland

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Canada

  • The Beatson Institute West of Scotland Cancer Research

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester, United Kingdom

  • The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    Woodville, Australia

  • Tom Baker Cancer Center

    Calgary, Canada

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • Universitaetsklinik fuer Innere Medizin III, mit Hämatologie, internistischer Onkologie, Hämostaseologie, Infektiologie, Rheumatologie und Onkologisches Zentrum

    Salzburg, Austria

  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl-Gustav-Carus

    Dresden, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, Germany

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent UZ Gent

    Ghent, Belgium

  • Universite Libre de Bruxelles ULB -

    Brussels, Belgium

  • Universiteit Maastricht UM - Maastricht University Medical Centre MUMC

    Limburg, Netherlands

  • University College London Hospital NHS Trust

    London, United Kingdom

  • University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB)

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, South Korea

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