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Palliative therapy

Source: Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: March 28, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Unresectable (Including Metastatic and Recurrent) Bile Duct Cancer / Treatment Options for Unresectable (Including Metastatic and Recurrent) Bile Duct Cancer

Relief of biliary obstruction is warranted when symptoms such as pruritus and hepatic dysfunction outweigh other symptoms of the cancer. When possible, such palliation can be achieved with the placement of bile duct stents by operative, endoscopic, or percutaneous techniques.[1,2]

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Palliative radiation therapy may be beneficial, and patients may be candidates for stereotactic body radiation therapy [3] and intra-arterial embolization.[4]

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