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New hope for advanced bile duct cancer: liver transplant after targeted radiation

NCT ID NCT06910722

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a liver transplant after a combination of targeted internal radiation (SIRT with Yttrium-90) and chemotherapy can improve 3-year survival in people with locally advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer) that cannot be surgically removed. The trial plans to enroll 36 participants in France. The main goal is to see if this strategy helps patients live longer.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Yttrium-90 (radioactive beads) and chemotherapy
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a potential treatment path for people with advanced bile duct cancer that cannot be surgically removed, possibly improving long-term survival.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase study with only 36 participants. The treatment is complex and carries risks from radiation, chemotherapy, and transplant surgery. It may not work for everyone or may not be widely available.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 36 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Oct 2034

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 18 to 65 * With histologically documented intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (primary diagnosis): * Uni or pauci nodular (≤ 5 lesions (all lesions are counted, even those less than 1 cm)) * Without extrahepatic or lymph node involvement * Technically unresectable R0 according to an expert panel * Tumor target \> 2 cm * WHO 0-1 * free and informed consent signed * highly effective contraception for men and women of childbearing age during study participation up to 2 years post TH Exclusion Criteria: * Extrahepatic, vesicular or perihilar cholangiocarcinoma * Tumor infiltration of more than 50% of the liver * Mixed cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, fibrolamellar carcinoma * Previous treatment for CCI * Cirrhosis ≥ Child B7 * Chronic alcoholism * Uncontrolled chronic active infections (patients with HBV, HCV or HDV infections may be included if infections are controlled) * Stage III A, IIIB, IV and V chronic renal failure (glomerular filtration rate 59 ml/min) * Contraindications to liver transplant * Severe untreatable conditions * Recent history (less than 5 years) of cancer * severe comorbidities * Psychiatric or psychological disorders * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Patient under guardianship * Not affiliated to a Health care system * Participating in another interventional study or within the exclusion period of a previous study involving the human body

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beaujon

    RECRUITING

    Clichy-sous-Bois, France

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