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Study of Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Bile Duct Cancer

The investigators propose an open label, one-arm study to assess the safety and efficacy of olaparib and pembrolizumab in patients with cholangiocarcinoma who have progressed on or cannot tolerate gemcitabine-based therapy.

Start: April 2020

Clinical Effect and Safety of PDT and RFA for Unresectable EHCC

The prognosis of patients with advanced unresectable EHCC is very poor with a median survival of 3 to 6 months. Active control of tumor growth is the key to extending stent patency and survival for patients with unresectable locally advanced EHCC. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is by far the only modality that has shown to improve stent patency as well as over survival (OS) in patients with cholangiocarcinoma. In recent years, many studies have shown that endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) extends stent patency and possibly the survival of patients with malignant biliary obstruction. However, there are few reports comparing the clinical efficacy and advers event of these two endoscopic treatment.

Start: March 2020

Trifluridine/Tipiracil in Combination With Irinotecan as a Second Line Therapy in Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma

This is a prospective, single arm, open label, non-randomized, exploratory, multi-centre pilot study with median progression free survival as primary outcome. In total 28 patients (including 3 calculated drop outs and invalid cases) with advanced cholangiocellular carcinoma after failure of a gemcitabine based first-line therapy will be enrolled at 5 centres. To examine the efficacy of a combination therapy of Trifluridine/Tipiracil and Irinotecan in patients with advanced, non resectable or metastatic cholangio- and gallbladder carcinoma after failure to respond to a previous gemcitabine treatment. The study will be accompanied by a translational research program: Before treatment and after each radiological tumor assessment (Q6W) blood and stool will be collected and extensive panels of biomarkers will be accessed.

Start: April 2020

Infigratinib for the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors in Patients With FGFR Gene Mutations

This phase II trial studies how well infigratinib works in treating solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced or metastatic) in patients with FGFR gene mutations such as FGFR1-3 gene fusions or other FGFR genetic alterations. Mutations are any changes in the genetic material (DNA) of a cell. FGFR proteins are involved in cell division, cell maturation, formation of new blood vessels, wound healing, and bone growth, development, and maintenance. FGFR mutations can cause the FGFR protein to become over-active in diseases such as cancer. Infigratinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking FGFR proteins in these tumors.

Start: January 2020

Diagnosis, Treatment Status and Prognosis of Cholangiocarcinoma in China: a Multicenter, Two-way, Non-intervention Study

This is a multicenter, two-way, non-intervention study. the main purpose: Understand the current status of diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma patients in China and observe the effect of different treatment options on patient recurrence and long-term survival Secondary purpose: Exploring the actual clinical treatment situation and its compliance with the existing diagnosis and treatment of bile duct cancer Exploring the establishment of clinical research standard fields and standards for diagnosis and treatment of bile duct cancer

Start: August 2019

Magnetic Compressive Anastomosis for Biliojejunostomy and Pancreaticojejunostomy During Whipple's Procedure

Magnetic anastomosis has been attempted in biliary and intestinal reconstruction. Based on our initial experience, the investigators have successfully utilized magnetic anastomosis for biliojejunostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy during pancreaticoduodenectomy. The current study was to design a prospective and case-control study with utilization of magnetic compression anastomosis for pancreaticojejunostomy and biliojejunostomy in Whipple's procedure versus traditional hand-sewn technique on the postoperative morbidity, such as biliary/pancreatic fistula, hemorrhage, anastomotic stenosis, etc. In addition, the investigators are seeking to assess the safety and formation of the anastomosis by magnetic technique.

Start: February 2019

Bilioenteric Anastomosis by Magnetic Compressive Technique

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the magnetic compressive anastomosis has a better outcomes than traditional manual anastomosis on bilioenteric anastomosis.

Start: February 2019

The Adoptive Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors Using Modified Autologous Cytokine-induced Killer Cells

Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells exhibit high proliferation rate and cytotoxic activity in vitro. The major effector cells are the CD3+CD56+ subset. The cytolytic activity of CIK cells being independent of MHC restriction implies feasibility in using CIK cells allogeneic to the tumors. Experiments to block the MHC class-I and -II pathways on tumors-RNA transfected DCs showed that only MHC class-I blocking led to a significant reduction of heterogeneous CIK cells cytotoxicity after the co-culture. The safety of CIK cells was demonstrated by the lack of cytotoxicity toward autologous as well as allogeneic normal cells. Co-culture of CIK cells with dendritic cells (DCs) has been reported by us and others in a myriad of cancer (e.g., cholangiocarcinoma, osteosarcoma, glioblastoma multiforme, multiple myeloma, hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, renal & colon carcinoma, murine leukemia & lymphoma showing enhancement of anti-tumor cytotoxicity of CIK cell in all. The co-culture of CIK cells with DCs were reported to decrease the number of professional regulatory/ suppressor T cells (Treg, CD4+CD25+ cells) and decrease the secretion of IL-10, an immune suppressor cytokine, whereas the cytotoxic activity against target cells increased. We have recently brought CIK cells through the preclinical phase (animal study) of human cholangiocarcinoma treatment. Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is a bile duct epithelial cancer endemic in the Northeast of Thailand, with an increasing incidence discernible in Europe and North America. Conventional treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation do not bring satisfactory survival due to anatomic location, presence of metastases, and high recurrent rates. These unsatisfactory outcomes urge to search innovative treatments such as immunotherapy. We reported the safety and efficacy of CIK cells in SCID mice model for cholangiocarcinoma. Several conditions of human CIK cells were examined using ex vivo cytotoxic assay and SCID mice pre-inoculated with human cholangiocarcinoma cells. We monitored the ex vivo cytotoxicity, tumor sizes and immunohistochemistry. Optimal tumor suppression was observed when CIK cells were pre-exposed to dendritic cells (DCs). Tumor-infiltrating human CD3+ cells were observed from day 2 - 14, but not in normal tissues elsewhere. These altogether indicated the specific homing of CIK cells to tumor mass. All animals did not exhibit any noticeable adverse reaction from the CIK treatments. The CD3+CD56+ cells are logical candidates for clinical trial while the DC-co-cultured CIK cells produced similar efficacy and more feasible for clinical application. With a complete array of in vitro and in vivo study, the next rational step is moving forward to phase I/II clinical trials for a number of specified solid tumors (i.e., cholangiocarcinoma, osteosarcoma, and glioblastoma multiforme, nueroblastoma) using the optimized autologous CIK cells. Subjects without prior exposure to or weaned for at least 3 months from chemotherapy can be recruited to maintain the integrity of their immunological system, a critical factor for a successful immunotherapy.

Start: April 2009

Neoadjuvant mFOLFOXIRI for Potentially Resectable Cholangiocarcinoma

Previous reports suggest benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy/chemoradiation treatment for borderline resectable cholangiocarcinoma. This study is a single center prospective phase II study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLFOXIRI in patients with borderline resectable cholangiocarcinoma.

Start: September 2018

Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy's (VLE) Diagnostic Accuracy Validation Study: Impact on Clinical Management Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the interobserver agreement (IOV) for pancreatico-biliary Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy (VLE) de-identified clips using the new VLE criteria. This is an Interobserver study to validate VLE criteria for indeterminate biliary and pancreatic duct strictures and evaluate impact on clinical management.

Start: May 2019

Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, or Liver Metastasis Who Have Impaired Liver Function

This phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of radiation therapy in treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, or cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the liver who also have impaired liver function (liver damage caused by cirrhosis, chemotherapy, or surgery). Radiation therapy (RT) uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. New methods of giving RT to the liver may help control cancer.

Start: February 2016

Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Biliary Tract Cancer After Curative Resection

This prospective, open-Label, comparative, randomized, controlled phase III trial was designed to compare the clinical performance of gemcitabine with capecitabine vs. capecitabine alone for patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC) after curative resection.

Start: December 2018

Precise Treatment System of Biliary Malignancies Based on Special Disease Database

Malignant tumors of biliary system lack standard treatment and precise prognosis assessment methods. This study including 12 hospitals, collecting clinical and follow-up data of patients with biliary malignant tumors including cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma in recent 10 years, aim to build a special disease database, then use Bayesian networks and importance theory to establish a mathematical model to assess treatment strategies and prognosis accurately. At the same time, data on biliary malignant tumors newly treated by multicenters from 2018 to 2020 will be included to validate, adjust and refine the models to guide clinical individualized precise treatment.

Start: May 2018

Radiofrquency Ablation Combined With Cytokine-induced Killer Cells for the Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma

The purpose of this study is to determine whether combining of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK) transfusion can prolong survival of patients with cholangiocarcinoma.

Start: July 2012