Clinical Updates on the Treatment of Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma Described

February 22nd 2021

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

Heterogeneous Nature of Cholangiocarcinoma

February 22nd 2021

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

Rising Incidence of Cholangiocarcinoma

March 1st 2021

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

Cholangiocarcinoma: Appropriate Diagnostic Work-Up

March 1st 2021

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

Cholangiocarcinoma: Importance of Adequate Tissue Collection

March 8th 2021

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.

Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: Current Patient Prognosis

March 8th 2021

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.

Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: Criteria for Resection

March 15th 2021

Panelists discuss types of scans and other testing results that can be used to help identify patients with an advanced bile duct cancer who are eligible for surgical resection.

Liver Transplantation for Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

March 15th 2021

Scenarios for which liver transplantation may be appropriate in advanced cholangiocarcinoma.

Adjuvant Therapy for Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

March 22nd 2021

Current treatment approaches for advanced cholangiocarcinoma, despite current gaps that can be considered in the adjuvant setting, as highlighted by GI oncologists.

Optimizing Adjuvant Therapy for Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

March 22nd 2021

Insight regarding best timing to initiate an appropriate adjuvant therapy in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma, and the role of ctDNA analysis in the postsurgical setting.