Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma/ Perihilair cholangiocarcinoom Klatskin-tumor Biomarker Circulating tumor DNA /Circulerend tumor DNA (ctDNA)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Patients older than 18 years. -Undergoing explorative laparotomy, diagnostic laparoscopy or percutaneous biopsy. -Able to understand the information given and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Patients 18 years or younger. -Unfit for laparotomy/ diagnostic laparoscopy/ biopsies or blood analyses in palliative chemotherapy studies. -HIV/AIDS/hepatitis C in medical history. -Not able to give informed consent (language, intellectual capacities, etc.).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| The aim of this study is to investigate if ctDNA is detectable in the blood of patients with pathologically proven PHC. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| We will perform mutation analyses on PHC samples to contribute to the literature on mutational profiles of PHC paving the way for implementation in clinical use. | — |
Contacts
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam