Milind Javle, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

GI oncologists react to a prognosis for patients with newly diagnosed advanced cholangiocarcinoma and discuss how they counsel patients on goals of care and treatment expectations.

Best practices for working with other colleagues to ensure adequate tissue collection occurs when conducting a biopsy on a patient suspected of having cholangiocarcinoma, as well as considerations for next-generation sequencing.

Types of assessments that are used to help appropriately work up a patient suspected of having a bile duct cancer.

Factors that may contribute to the rise in the number of cholangiocarcinoma cases being reported, as suggested by GI oncologists.

GI oncologists explain the complicated nature of cholangiocarcinoma as it relates to the disease’s underlying pathogenesis.

Dr Sameek Roychowdhury, of the James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, describes what cholangiocarcinoma is, specifically highlighting how the disease often presents in patients.