Active clinical trials for "Cholangiocarcinoma"

This phase Ib trial studies the side effects and best dose of ricolinostat when given together with gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin in treating patients with cholangiocarcinoma that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other places in the body. Ricolinostat may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving ricolinostat together with gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin may work better in treating patients with cholangiocarcinoma that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other places.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib for patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

This is a single-arm, open-label, multi-center Phase II clinical trial intended to observe and evaluate the efficacy and safety of famitinib malate in treating iCCA(Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ) patients with FGFR2 genetic aberrations who failed first-line therapy.

Feasibility of neoadjuvant therapy in resectable biliary adenocarcinoma.

Phase of Development: II Patient Population: Resectable Oncologically High-Risk Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Estimated Number of Patients: 34 patients Primary Objective: To assess the resetability of neoadjuvant chemotherapy including gemcitabine, cisplatin, and nab-paclitaxel for resectable oncologically high-risk intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma that is treated with surgical resection. Thus, the primary aim is to increase R0 resection rate via completion of all treatment Secondary Objectives: 1) To assess the radiological response rate according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 2) To determine the overall resection rate 3) To determine recurrence-free survival (RFS) 4) To identify patients' overall survival (OS) rate. 5) Saftey and tolerability 6.Exploratory Endpoint : QoL analysis via EORTC QLO C-30

This is an open label, multi-center, phaseⅡstudy to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GP (Gemcitabine/Cisplatin) in combination with Tislelizumab and Ociperlimab as first-line treatment in participants with unresectable advanced Biliary Tract Carcinoma (BTC).

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the bile ducts of unknown etiology. It is characterized by diffuse inflammation and stricturing of the entire biliary tree, eventually resulting in cirrhosis of the liver. Patients with PSC are at increased risk for the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a cancer arising from bile duct epithelium. This risk is estimated to be approximately 1 to 1.5% per year. It is postulated that chronic inflammatory changes in the biliary epithelium promote CCA formation. The prognosis of CCA is fatal. The only potentially curative therapy is surgical; however, only a minority of patients qualify for surgical treatment. Several studies have demonstrated overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in CCA cells. EGFR is a type 1 tyrosine kinase promoting cell proliferation, migration and altered cell adhesion - typical characteristics of malignant neoplasias. In CCA cells, EGFR-activation is sustained resulting in cancer progression. In human CCA samples, EGFR-expression correlates with higher histologic grade, poor prognosis, and risk of recurrence. The EGFR gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 7 (7p12). Chromosomal abnormalities of the bile duct epithelium, particularly trisomy 7 (i.e. three copies of chromosome 7) can be detected in biliary epithelial samples obtained by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in PSC patients. The finding of cells with trisomy 7 has preceded the development of aneuploidy and multiple chromosomal abnormalities in a number of patients, the latter chromosomal abnormalities are characteristic of CCA. Trisomy 7 amplifies the gene for EGFR thereby presumably promoting overexpression of this growth factor receptor. In a cohort of patients with Trisomy 7 and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis patients followed for 1 year, the rate of development of Cholangiocarcinoma was 35% (n=37, Dr. Gores, unpublished observation). Patients without cytologic abnormalities were at minimal risk for the development of CCA. Erlotinib (Tarceva) is a human EGFR type 1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Tarceva received FDA approval as single agent treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. In a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial of 731 patients, receiving 150 mg of Tarceva or placebo once daily, median survival was prolonged to 6.7 months from 4.7 months (p<0.001). Analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor expression (45% of total study patients) demonstrated greater survival benefit in EGFR positive patients. Tarceva in combination with Gemcitabine is also FDA approved as first line therapy in patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Our central hypothesis is that patients with trisomy 7 will have carcinogenic changes including EGFR overexpression. EGFR blockade will inhibit a growth/survival advantage for these premalignant clones eliminating them from the biliary epithelium. As an initial step towards testing this hypothesis, the tolerability of Tarceva in this patient population needs to be established. This study will assist in determining the safety and tolerability of Tarceva in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. This study will be followed by a Phase 2 randomized controlled trial of Tarceva in patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Trisomy 7.

Patients undergoing ERCP procedure with biliary stricture will have epithelial mucosa labeled with QRH-882260 fluorescence peptide that binds to EGFR. A custom mini-cholangioscope will be used to image the luminal surfaces of the biliary duct that are exposed to the fluorescence peptide. The images will be recorded and analyzed for relative fluorescence pattern and intensity and correlated to patient diagnosis and clinical outcomes.

Detection of cholangiocellular and hepatocellular carcinomas can be challenging in both radiologic imaging and during surgical resection. Therefore, radioactive seed-guided resection of these tumors, analogously to breast cancer, could be an interesting approach. The investigators present two cases of cirrhotic patients where this method of tumor labelling was used.

Phase II, single arm trial, evaluating molecularly selected, immune-based combination therapy in maintenance treatments for advanced cholangiocarcinoma, selecting patients on the homologous recombination deficient (HRD) signature.