Hilar cholangiocarcinoma

This trial tests whether adding radiofrequency ablation to standard chemotherapy and bile duct stenting helps patients with inoperable bile duct cancer. Radiofrequency ablation uses a catheter to deliver heat that destroys tumor tissue blocking the bile duct. Researchers compare …

This trial tests whether a technique called irreversible electroporation (IRE) can help people with a type of bile duct cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. IRE uses high-voltage electric pulses to create tiny holes in tumor cell membranes, causing the cells to die without t…

This trial is investigating whether giving a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy before surgery, and continuing immunotherapy after, can improve outcomes for people with a rare and aggressive type of bile duct cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive ei…

This early-phase study tests a new cell therapy for people with advanced biliary tract cancer (bile duct or gallbladder cancer) that has not responded to standard treatments. The therapy uses the patient's own immune T cells, enhanced with a protein called CD160 to better target …

This study tests a new approach for people with a certain type of bile duct cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Participants first receive chemotherapy and radiation, then a liver transplant. The goal is to see if this combination helps patients live longer and stay cancer-…

This study tests whether using heat (radiofrequency ablation) to destroy cancer tissue inside the bile duct before placing a metal stent can keep the duct open longer than placing a stent alone. It involves 122 adults with inoperable bile duct cancer. The main goal is to see how …

This phase II trial tests a combination of immunotherapy (tislelizumab), chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus cisplatin or oxaliplatin), and targeted radiation before possible surgery in 38 people with hilar cholangiocarcinoma that is borderline or not removable. The goal is to see if …

This study looks at whether a liver transplant can help people with a type of bile duct cancer (perihilar cholangiocarcinoma) that cannot be surgically removed. About 50 participants will receive standard chemotherapy followed by a liver transplant. Researchers will track how lon…

This phase II trial is testing whether adding an immunotherapy drug (PD-1 antibody) to standard chemotherapy (GEMOX) after surgery can help prevent cancer from returning in people with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma that has spread to nearby lymph nodes. The study plans to enroll 6…

This phase 2 trial is testing whether combining radiofrequency ablation (a heat treatment) with chemotherapy and the immunotherapy drug durvalumab can improve survival in people with advanced bile duct cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The study will enroll 42 participant…

This study is testing a blood test that looks for DNA changes from tumors to help diagnose and manage biliary tract cancers, which are often found late and have a low survival rate. Researchers will enroll 1,800 participants with confirmed cancers to see how accurate the test is.…

This study looks at whether an improved endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can better find cancer in lymph nodes of people with bile duct cancer. About 250 patients with presumed resectable cancer will get the enhanced EUS before surgery. The goal is to see how many patients are spared …

This international registry collects medical images and health data from people with liver cancer or liver metastases who received a procedure called combined portal and hepatic vein embolization (PVE/HVE). The procedure blocks two sets of veins in the liver to encourage the heal…