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Cholangiocarcinoma - Bile Duct Cancer - anyone else dealing with this?

Liver Cancer | Last Active: Oct 2 4:33pm | Replies (219)
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@colleenyoung

Hi @edie78t, was your diagnosis of bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) confirmed?

There are many treatments available to treat cholangiocarcinoma, including targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and, of course, surgery, chemotherapy and others.

@jalewallen74 @wjdemarco @lvtexas @billdemarco @suchita90 share their treatment experiences in this discussion:
- Diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, can this be treated? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diagnosed-with-cholangiocarcinoma-can-this-be-treated/

Edie, what treatment is being suggested for you?

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edie78t | @edie78t | May 29, 2023

There was a second opinion and confirmed that indeed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer is my cancer diagnosis.

I have an appointment with my oncologist on Thursday, June 1 to discuss further the condition as well as potential treatment. According to his write-up after my initial consultation, he is leaning towards multi agent therapies: fluoroucil, capecitabine, gemcitabine, cisplatin, durvalumab, checkpoint inhibition.

He had also indicated that is incurable and I am not a candidate for surgery though I might be a candidate for a clinical trial.

I am looking for alternative treatment as opposed to the classic chemo. What are my options?
Thank you.

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