Gallbladder cancer

This study tested whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine/cisplatin) helps people with advanced bile duct or gallbladder cancer live longer. Over 1,000 participants received either the combination or chemo plus a placebo. The goal…

This study tested a combination of two experimental drugs, AK112 and AK117, with or without chemotherapy, in 154 people with advanced solid tumors. The goal was to see if the combo could shrink tumors and control the disease. The trial has finished, and researchers are now lookin…

This trial tested a new approach for people with advanced gastrointestinal cancers that had stopped responding to standard treatments. Doctors removed immune cells from patients' tumors, used CRISPR gene editing to disable a gene called CISH, and then infused the modified cells b…

This phase III trial tested whether adding nab-paclitaxel to the standard two-drug chemo (gemcitabine and cisplatin) helps people with newly diagnosed, advanced biliary tract cancers live longer. Over 450 patients took part. The goal is to see if the three-drug combo improves ove…

This study tested a drug called ZW25 (zanidatamab) in 87 people with advanced or metastatic HER2-amplified biliary tract cancer that had worsened after standard chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink tumors and how long that effect lasted. The trial is now com…

This study looks at whether ten specific substances in the blood can help tell apart patients with gallbladder cancer from those with only gallstone disease. Researchers will measure these markers in a new group of Chilean patients to confirm earlier findings. If the markers prov…

This study looked at whether the amount of three types of bacteria in stool samples is linked to gallbladder cancer risk. Researchers compared 230 South American patients with gallstones, some who had gallbladder cancer and some who did not. The goal was to confirm earlier findin…

This study looked at 120 South American patients with gallstones to confirm if certain bacteria in stool are linked to gallbladder cancer risk. Researchers measured three types of gut bacteria using advanced DNA sequencing. The goal was to validate earlier findings that these bac…

This study looked at 120 adults with breast, pancreatic, or biliary cancer to see if a new 3D measurement method (TDTP-RECIST) is better than the standard way (RECIST 1.1) for tracking tumor shrinkage before surgery. Researchers compared imaging results with actual tumor tissue r…