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An international study led by Dr. Malu Martínez-Chantar, principal investigator at CIC bioGUNE and CIBERehd, has identified a new therapeutic target for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare but highly aggressive liver cancer ...
Sep 17, 2025
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Fewer than half of people diagnosed with a subtype of myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms are alive one year later. A multicenter Phase II trial, called FIGHT-203, led by Stanford Medicine, has led to FDA approval of a new drug treatment.
Aug 28, 2025
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Advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) includes cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma, and ampullary carcinoma. BTC is a rare and aggressive group of cancers, carrying one of the worst prognoses in all of oncology. Only ...
May 13, 2025
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Biliary tract cancer is increasing in incidence and mortality across Europe, with more people under the age of 60 years old now impacted by the disease. However, despite this, knowledge about these tumors remains low both ...
Feb 20, 2025
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Drugs designed to target HER2-postive breast cancer could also benefit some patients with bile duct cancer, according to results of a patient trial to be presented on Thursday at the 36th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Miniature robots on the millimeter scale often lack the strength to transport instruments for endoscopic microsurgery through the body. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) are now combining several millimeter-sized ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) or bile duct cancer, is a rare, aggressive liver cancer with a poor prognosis, which occurs mostly in people older than age 50. It is often diagnosed when it is advanced, making successful treatment ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare progressive liver disease that damages bile ducts and significantly increases the risk of bile duct cancer, particularly a type called cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). This cancer is ...
Jun 20, 2024
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It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but hidden in the micro-channels carved inside it is a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, ...
Jan 22, 2024
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An international study has effectively targeted three distinct groups in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA)—or cancer of the bile duct—with drug inhibitors. These findings, published in the journal Gut, deepen our understanding ...
Jan 22, 2024
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