Category: Blog Post

ThrashElvania Wrestling Event Raises Funds and Awareness

In a poignant tribute to his late wife, Megan Thrash, Kevin McElvaney, Editor-in-Chief of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, hosted the ThrashElvania…

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Awards $250,000 Innovation Grant to Advance Rare Cancer Research with Funding from Bachrach Family Foundation

The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation announced the recipients of the 2024 Innovation Grant, generously funded by the Bachrach Family Foundation. The Cholangiocarcinoma…

$550,000 in research grants awarded by the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation

The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, a nonprofit organization funding novel research for bile duct cancer, has awarded the tenth cycle of funding…

The 2024 Mark R. Clements Award announced at the 11th Annual Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1xJQgl0Bw The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation announced its 2024 Mark R. Clements Award honorees at its annual Salt Lake City, Utah conference.…

4th Annual Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Poster Abstract Awards

The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation announced the 2024 Poster Abstract Awards at its annual conference that took place virtually and in person…

Softball Tournament Promotes Community Spirit and Builds on Special Memories

The second annual Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Softball Tournament organized by the Bryant Family was held in March 2024 in Colonial Heights,…

Winter 2023-2024 Community Fundraiser Highlights

This winter, our Community Fundraisers created new ways to raise funds for much-needed research and programs and to shine a…

Scientific Update: Webinar Recap - Immunotherapy Insights for Cholangiocarcinoma

In a CCF webinar, Dr. Haley Ellis provided an overview of recent advances in immunotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma. These cutting-edge therapies…

Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month Highlights 2024

Awareness Month 2024 was the most inspiring yet! Thank you to all who participated in Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month this past…

Scientific Update: FGFR2 Pathway Activation as a Therapeutic Biomarker for FGFR2 Inhibitors

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) is among cholangiocarcinoma's most frequently altered genes. Chromosomal fusions and gene rearrangements are particularly…

From Football to Fine Art - A family finds creative ways to raise funds and awareness

In the summer of 2022, Taylor's family received devastating news: her dad had been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. As a first…

Strength in Community, Hope in Research: Creating a World Free of Cholangiocarcinoma

In October of 2005, my brother, Mark, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the bile duct,…