Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment with Liver Transplant

The Emory Transplant Center is the only transplant center in Atlanta or the state of Georgia, and one of a few places in the country, performing a novel, life-saving protocol to treat bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Cholangiocarcinoma is a lethal and aggressive type of cancer. Traditionally, the disease is treated with resection, surgically removing the tumor, but unfortunately the cancer tends to continue to spread around the bile duct. In the past, patients with non-resectable bile duct cancer had little chance of survival. The new protocol offered at Emory's transplant center combines chemotherapy and radiation with a liver transplant, improving the likelihood of removing the entire source of cancer during surgery.

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