biliary tract cancer perihilar cholangiocarcinoma
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: -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 |
|---|---|
| -To determine if ctDNA is presentcan be reliably detected in patients with PHC. -If ctDNA is presentdetected, we will assess if the mutational profile of the tumor matches the profile of the ctDNA | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -To perform a hotspot mutation analysis in patients with pathologically proven PHC | — |
Countries
The Netherlands