New blood test aims to catch bile duct cancer relapse early
NCT ID NCT06474091
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new blood test to see if it can find tiny bits of bile duct cancer left behind after treatment. Researchers will follow 100 adults who are having surgery to remove their cancer. The goal is to see if the test can predict if the cancer will come back sooner than standard scans.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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
Patients with a clinical diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma under evaluation for surgical intervention with intent to cure.
- Ages
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18 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: * Patient has a suspected or clinical diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma and under evaluation for surgical intervention with intent to cure * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has metastatic disease involving other organs (excluding lymph node) * Patent has known primary cancer outside of the bile ducts within the last 3 years prior to blood collection (not including basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, indolent cancer not requiring treatment within 3 years i.e. kidney, prostate or thyroid being observed) * Patient has had surgery to remove current target pathology completely or partially * Patient has undergone any prior radiation therapy to target lesion prior to blood collection * Patient has received chemotherapy class drugs in the 3 years prior to blood collection * Patient has had any transplants prior to blood collection * Current target pathology is a recurrence
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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