Taiwan launches genetic map for bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT05036486
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects tumor tissue from 480 people with advanced biliary tract cancer in Taiwan to analyze their genetic makeup. The goal is to create a detailed map of genetic changes in this cancer, which could help identify potential targeted therapies. Participants are already receiving or about to start their first standard treatment, and the study simply observes and records their genetic and clinical data.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could create a detailed genetic map of biliary tract cancer in Taiwan, helping doctors match patients with targeted treatments in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to new therapies for years, if at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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480 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
ready to have 1st systemic treatment or under 1st line therapy therapy, metastatic or unresectable population s , clinical information , and therapeutic outcomes in advanced BTC
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ages 20 and above. 2. Pathological reported showed adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma for patients with BTC (include IHCC, EHCC, GBC or AVC) or hepatocholangiocarcinoma as locally advanced or metastatic status. 3. Willingness to provide the residual biopsy/operative slides. 4. Life expectancy more than 3 months. 5. Patients fully understand the protocol with the willingness to have regular follow-up. 6. Patients are ready to have 1st systemic treatment or under 1st line therapy 7. Total bilirubin ≦5 mg/dL, and ECOG≦2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to cooperate by providing a complete medical history. 2. No available tumor tissues for genetic testing. 3. Undesirable compliance. 4. Other malignancy within the past 1 years except adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi
Chiayi City, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital,
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
Taipei, Taiwan
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Linko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan
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MacKay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Tri-Service General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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