Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Early Onset and Hereditary GI Cancers Program Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Hepatobiliary Clinic Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Liver Transplant Program Oncology (Medical) Proton Beam Therapy Program Radiation Oncology Radiology Surgery Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery in Arizona Transplant Center Areas that research this condition Radiology Research Research Bile duct cancer researchers Doctors and scientists work together to develop new options for people with bile duct cancer. Researchers at Mayo Clinic are studying new ways to diagnose and treat cholangiocarcinoma. This research is conducted as part of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program and in coordination with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and is an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center — recognition for an institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Areas of research include: Studying the association of aspirin and statin medications with a reduced risk of cholangiocarcinoma Investigating the molecular genetics of a tumor and identifying biomarkers, which may aid in early diagnosis or lead to new targeted therapies Doing clinical trials for new targeted therapies, which is possible because of Mayo Clinic's high patient volume for primary sclerosing cholangitis and bile duct cancer Improving safety of procedures and developing new ones Proving that the biomarker CA 19-9 is useful for staging cholangiocarcinoma and understanding the prognosis for people with the disease PublicationsSee a list of publications about cholangiocarcinoma by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • All Locations Alberts, Steven R. M.D., M.P.H. Minnesota Borad, Mitesh J. M.D. Arizona Gores, Gregory J. M.D. Minnesota Graham, Rondell P. M.B.B.S. Minnesota Haddock, Michael G. M.D. Minnesota Heimbach, Julie K. M.D. Minnesota Ilyas, Sumera I. M.B.B.S. Minnesota LaRusso, Nicholas F. M.D. Minnesota Patel, Tushar C. M.B., Ch.B. Florida Que, Florencia G. M.D. Minnesota Roberts, Lewis R. M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. Minnesota Smoot, Rory L. M.D. Minnesota Truty, Mark J. M.D., M.S. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatmentCare at Mayo Clinic June 06, 2023 Print Living with cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Transplants support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. 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Show more related content Associated Procedures Chemotherapy CT scan Liver function tests Liver transplant MRI Needle biopsy Palliative care Photodynamic therapy Radiation therapy Show more associated procedures News from Mayo Clinic Research fuels advances in bile duct cancer care Jan. 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m. CDT Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is cholangiocarcinoma and how is it treated? Feb. 21, 2023, 04:00 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)Symptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsCare atMayoClinic Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20167626 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)