For very small bile duct cancers this involves removing part of the bile duct and joining the cut ends.
New treatments for bile duct cancer.
Most experts agree that treatment in a clinical trial should be considered for any type or stage of bile duct cancer.
Clinical trials are one way to get state of the art cancer treatment.
Learn more about the types causes risk factors diagnosis treatment and.
Bile duct cancer forms inside your bile duct a thin tube that moves a fluid called bile to your small intestine.
Fda has approved pemazyre pemigatinib the first treatment approved for adults with certain types of previously treated advanced cholangiocarcinoma a rare form of cancer that forms in bile ducts.
This way people can get the best treatment available now and may also get the treatments that are thought to be even better.
Treatments for cholangiocarcinoma bile duct cancer may include.
If you are facing bile duct cancer we can help you learn about the treatment options and possible side effects.
Clinical trials are carefully controlled research studies that are done to get a closer look at promising new treatments or procedures.
When possible doctors try to remove as much of the cancer as they can.