Could a cancer drug slow bile duct tumors?

NCT ID NCT04645160

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 47 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called tivozanib in people with bile duct cancer that cannot be removed by surgery and has already been treated with chemotherapy. The goal is to find the best dose and see if the drug can shrink or slow the cancer. Participants take the drug by mouth daily for 21 days, then rest for 7 days, and are monitored with scans and blood tests.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Tivozanib (a drug that blocks blood vessel growth to tumors)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could provide a new treatment option for people with bile duct cancer who have few alternatives.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with only 31 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects like high blood pressure or may not shrink tumors.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bile duct neoplasm biliary tract cancer cholangiocarcinoma gallbladder cancer hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.