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Cholangiocarcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Digestive System Neoplasm
Hepatobiliary Neoplasm
Bile Duct Neoplasm
Malignant Bile Duct Neoplasm
Cholangiocarcinoma

Subtype

Cholangiocarcinoma

CI-CAN-00004932CCExplore in graph →

208 active trials3 approved drugs29 evidence items

NCIt: C4436
OncoTree: CHOL
DOID: 4947
UMLS CUI: C0206698
MeSH

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics14
Variants & evidence29
Drugs20
Trials758
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Other

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A carcinoma that arises from the intrahepatic bile ducts, the hepatic ducts, or the common bile duct distal to the insertion of the cystic duct. The vast majority of tumors are adenocarcinomas.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Biliary Tract CarcinomaSubtype
Malignant Bile Duct NeoplasmSubtype

oncotree

Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile DuctCancer

Children (8)

ncit

Adult Cholangiocarcinoma
Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma5 sub
Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma10 sub
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma6 sub
Opisthorchis Viverrini-Related Cholangiocarcinoma

oncotree

Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Digestive SystemC3052

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00004932
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 6
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

10 sub

Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma6 sub

Large Duct Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma4 sub

48 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

758 / 208

Publications (all / 5y)

15,104 / 5,024

Evidence items

29

Genes / variants

140 / 18

Drugs (any / approved)

20 / 3

Genomic cohorts

14

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (11)

Cholangiocarcinomamesh_heading · MeSH
bile duct cancersynonym · NCIt
Bile Duct Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
Carcinoma, Cholangiocellularsynonym · MeSH
Cholangiocarcinomasynonym · OncoTree
Cholangiocarcinoma, intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts (adenocarcinoma)synonym · NCIt
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA, MALIGNANTsynonym · NCIt
Cholangiocarcinomassynonym · MeSH
Cholangiocar.- intra/extrahepaticsynonym · NCIt
Cholangiocellular Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
cholangiosarcomasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials208countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #139 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials119countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #135 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items29countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #106 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months892countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #106 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts14countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #86 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants