📢 Update: BTC Training School The “Biliary Tract Cancers: Practical Approaches in Challenging Environments” Training School has two key changes: 📍 New venue: Hospital Clínic de Barcelona 🗓️ Deadline extended: 3 Dec 2025 📋 Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Upcoming Webinar! Join the next ICRN / Precision-BTC Network webinar on Translating HER2-Directed Therapy in Biliary Tract Cancer! 🗓️ December 9, 2025 ⏰ 09:00 ET / 15:00 CET Don't miss this expert discussion! cholangiocarcinoma-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚀3rd Call for Mobility Grants is OPEN! Apply now for STSMs, Virtual Mobility, or YRI Conference Grants — great chances to build skills, expand collaborations, and grow within the Precision-BTC Network. 🗓Deadlines: • STSM & VM: 20 Dic 2025 • YRI Grants: 20 Jul 2026

STSM highlight: meet Dr Bengi Ozkahraman 👋, who travelled from Turkey to London to work in the Faraday Lab at The Royal Institution under Prof Nguyễn T. K. Thanh. Her project focused on HA-modified liposomal Zn-doped iron oxide nanoflowers for targeted cisplatin delivery.

🧬 The new Multi-institutional BTC PDX Database is tackling one of the biggest gaps in BTC research, the lack of representative pre-clinical models. Led by Dr Anna Saborowski & Lisa Wende, it brings together PDXs and organoids from across Europe. 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news/80

Our next Virtual Mobility highlight: meet Gemma Iserte Fort 👋, Hepatic Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Her VM project focused on how nurses across Europe can play a stronger role in cholangiocarcinoma care.

🌟 Deadline Extended! 🌟 There’s still time to apply for the @PrecisionBTCnet / @CcaEns / @curecc Mentorship Program — a unique opportunity to learn, connect & grow in BTC research. 🗓️ New deadline: Nov 7, 2025 👩‍🏫 Mentor: forms.gle/BtHBxxgtLxCT... 🧑‍🎓 Mentee: forms.gle/9we2jokL9pee...

Our next Mobility Grant highlight 🌍 Meet Esma Gökçe 👋, recipient of a Virtual Mobility Grant! Her project explored quality of life, anxiety, and depression in patients with cholangiocarcinoma through a prospective cohort study, aiming to improve patient-centred care.

📢Applications are OPEN for our next Training School! 'Biliary Tract Cancers: Practical Approaches in Challenging Environments.' 📍 Tbilisi, Georgia 🗓 March 21–22, 2026 Gain insights on BTC diagnosis, management & care centralization. 📋Apply by Nov 7 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our next STSM highlight: meet Kevin Delgado 👋, who joined Dr Luke Boulter’s lab at the University of Edinburgh. During his stay, Kevin explored 3D in vitro and in vivo models to study how tumour microenvironments contribute to chemoresistance in CCA.

📢Applications are OPEN for our upcoming Training School! Advanced Preclinical Models for Biliary Tract Cancers 📍University of Florence, Italy 🗓March 26–27, 2026 Gain hands-on experience with BTC models — from organoids to GEMMs. 📋Apply by Nov 4: forms.gle/ALfKSte3vArX...

🌟Calling all Young Researchers & Investigators! Applications are still open for our Mentorship Program — a chance to connect with experts, gain guidance & grow your career! 💬Past mentees: precision-btc.eu/post/alumni 📋Apply: precision-btc.eu/info/mentorp... 🗓Deadline: 1/11/2025

STSM highlight: meet Paraskevi Manoli👋, who travelled from the University of Patras 🇬🇷 to the University of Salamanca 🇪🇸 Her mission focused on evaluating BBR-based hybrid compounds in CCA cells, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration across the Precision-BTC Network.

STSM highlight: meet @michelezanoni.bsky.social 👋, postdoctoral researcher at IRST Dino Amadori (Italy), who joined Dr Silvia Affò’s lab at IDIBAPS (Barcelona). His mission: developing advanced 3D and in vivo models of the iCCA TME to improve biological understanding and drug screening.

Our next STSM highlight: meet Jan Caira👋, PhD student from iMed (Lisbon) who joined Prof Jesús Banales’ group in San Sebastián. Her project explored the pharmacological activation of ferroptosis as a way to eliminate cholangiocarcinoma — from bioinformatics to in vitro assays.

Our next STSM highlight: meet Aynura Karimova 👋, who spent 2 weeks in Mannheim, Germany, working on iron oxide nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Her project explored how PEG & PEG/Tween 80 coatings can boost nanoparticle stability, drug loading & cytotoxicity.

Our next STSM highlight: meet Moyo Feyide 👋, who joined Prof Chiara Raggi’s team in Florence. He explored the use of 3D models to study primary liver cancers and deepened his understanding of metabolism in cholangiocarcinoma.

Registration is OPEN for the 2025/26 Mentorship Program! The @precisionbtcnet.bsky.social/@CcaEns/@curecc initiative connects mentors & mentees worldwide to share knowledge, build skills & foster collaboration in BTC research. 🔗Info & registration precision-btc.eu/info/mentorp... 🗓Deadline 1 Nov

Our next STSM highlight: meet Lisa Wende 👋, who joined Dr Tian Tian’s group at VHIO (Barcelona). She gained hands-on expertise with PDX & PDO models for cholangiocarcinoma — skills that will be key for her PhD project.

🌟New Mentorship Call Opens Oct 1🌟 The @precisionbtcnet.bsky.social Mentorship Program (with ENS-CCA & Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation) is back, connecting mentors & mentees to learn, share & grow! 🎥Watch highlights from last year’s edition youtu.be/5sJ8OYdMXPA Ready to join? Applications open soon!

Our next STSM grant highlight: meet Giulia Tesini👋, who spent some time in Prof Chiara Braconi' lab in Glasgow. As a clinician, she stepped into the wet lab for the first time — gaining hands-on experience with translational research and how it can complement clinical work.

For our first VM grant highlight, meet João Gomes 👋 He carried out a systematic review on the health economics of biliary tract cancer, looking at treatment costs, reimbursement, and access to care. 💡 One striking finding: costs triple from first- to third-line therapy.

🌍The Precision-BTC Network’s Mobility Grants power collaboration across Europe. This year: 9 STSM & 4 VM — driving research visits & online teamwork. Over the next weeks we’ll spotlight their journeys here & on our socials! 📢Curious to join? 2025/26 call opens in November!

📢Save the date: June 11–12, 2026 📍Rhodes, Greece The 2026 Precision-BTC General Meeting will be held jointly with ENS-CCA to celebrate their 10th anniversary! 🔹 Day 1: Academia–Pharma exchange 🔹 Day 2: WG projects & collaboration 🔗https://precision-btc.eu/events/actionmeetings ✨More info soon!

🌱 “This journey has been nothing short of amazing.” Dr. Yashbir Singh (@yashbir143) reflects on his experience in the Precision-BTC Mentorship Programme, working alongside Prof. Jesper B. Andersen on AI & CCA. 📖 Read his story: precision-btc.eu/news/yashbir...

📢 Help us improve BTC care! WG4 of Precision-BTC Net is surveying nurses & doctors on nursing roles in cholangiocarcinoma care in Europe. 🕒 <5 min | 🌍 Europe-wide 👉 lnkd.in/eRVYFgdG Please share!

📬The Spring 2025 Precision-BTC Newsletter is out! Catch up on major events, exciting grant updates, new publications, registry progress, and upcoming meetings. This edition is packed with highlights from across the network! 🔗 Read the full edition: precision-btc.eu/newsletters

🔬 Upcoming Webinar: Advancing Treatment in BTC Join us for a new Precision-BTC Network session on: 💡 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump (HAIP) for BTC 🗓️ Tuesday, July 8 | 🕓 16:00 CET | 📍 Online 🎙 Speakers: Dr Bas Groot Koerkamp & Dr Maeve Lowery 🔗 Zoom: usal-es.zoom.us/j/82843171760

🚨The Precision-BTC Clinical Registry is now live! A global, multicentre initiative collecting high-quality clinical data on BTC to support collaboration & improve patient outcomes. Coordinated by Jesús M. Bañales & Laura Izquierdo Sánchez. 🔗 precision-btc.eu/info/profreg...

🚨New milestone in CCA research! Explore the European Histological Registry and its first publication🧬 🔗https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40513068/ 📊~300 cases from 6 countries, with clinical data & growing collaborations. Want to contribute or use the data? Contact coordinator Prof Guido Carpino

📢New Webinar Series Launch! Join us for the 1st edition of our new series: Ongoing Clinical Trials for BTC in Europe, hosted by Precision-BTC-net (WG3), @CcaEns and UKCCCR. 🗓️4 Sep 2025, 16:00 CET 🎙️Speaker: Dr Angela Lamarca 🎤Moderator: Dr Lorenza Rimassa 🔗 precision-btc.eu/events/webin...

What an inspiring 2 days at the Liquid Biopsy & Precision-BTC Net Conference in beautiful Mallorca! 🌿 We joined an amazing community of researchers, clinicians & advocates that shared key advances from liquid biopsy to AI-driven therapies. Thanks to all who made it possible!🙌

Nice to see many more #COSTactions on Bluesky like @gametablenetwork.bsky.social, @eurocurvobionet.bsky.social, @precisionbtcnet.bsky.social, @6g-physec.bsky.social and @pact-costaction.bsky.social. Follow for their news, views, networking opportunities! Full list: bsky.app/profile/cost...

🚨 Precision-BTC Mobility Grants: 3rd Open Call! 🚨 Applications for STSM & VM grants open 1 Feb 2025 and close 15 Mar 2025! 🔬 STSM:💻 VM:Don't miss this opportunity—apply now! 📢 #BTCResearch #MobilityGrants precision-btc.eu/secondCallVM precision-btc.eu/secondCallSTSM

🗣️Patient Infographics now available! Informative BTC treatments materials by #MichelaRofei in Italian & Spanish, with English and more languages coming soon! 📖👏Thanks to @chiarabraconi @rirmacias @DrAngelaLamarca #APiC @atuvibi & all contributors! precision-btc.eu/info/infograph…

🌟Exciting news! The Precision-BTC-Net/ICRN Mentorship Program kicks off Dec 15th! We’ve connected 14 mentor/mentee pairs across 10 countries. Huge thanks to all applicants & our amazing mentors! 👏Special thanks to Chiara Gabbi @chiaragabbi1, Rocío Macías @rirmacias, & @curecc

Meet the BTC Team!🌍 Kevin Delgado @Keeviin_dc @hevepharm studies biomarkers & targeted therapies for BTC diagnosis/prognosis! Prof Stephanie Roessler @StephRoessler integrates cohort data with lab models to uncover biomarkers & drivers of early BTC🔬 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news-meetbtc

🚀 NextGen BTC Group is here! 🚀 Are you a Young Investigator in Precision-BTC? Get involved in initiatives tailored for YIs! Join us by filling out this form: 🔗🌟 Go a step further and apply to the Core Group to shape events & grow as a leader! forms.gle/KVNLjju17V7t1C…

📢 Save the Date! Join us in Mallorca, Spain, for the Monothematic Conference on Liquid Biopsy for BTC: From Bench to Bedside & COST General Meeting on May 22-23, 2025. ✨ Registration & abstract submission opening soon. Stay tuned to our socials & website for updates! 🌟

📢Precision-BTC Mobility Grants Open! Apply for: ✨STSM Grants - deadline: 31/12/24 🔗✨VM Grants - deadline: 31/12/24 🔗✨ITC Conference Grants - deadline: 15/7/25 🔗Best of luck to all applicants! 🍀 precision-btc.eu/secondCallITC precision-btc.eu/secondCallVM precision-btc.eu/secondCallSTSM

Meet the BTC Team! 🌍 Introducing Dr Luka Cavka @LukaCavka, focused on bridging clinical trials and routine practice in BTC, and Dr Colm O'Rourke @ColmJJORourke, utilising omics to explore BTC progression and discover new treatments and biomarkers!💡 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news-meetbtc

🌍 Precision-BTC’s second call for Mobility Grants opens Friday, Nov 15th! Apply for STSM, Virtual Mobility, and ITC Conference grants to support exchanges, virtual projects, and conference attendance. More about each opportunity here:Don’t miss out! precision-btc.eu/news/31

🚨 Reminder! 🚨 Registration is OPEN for our upcoming Precision-BTC Training School: Histopathological and Molecular Methods in BTC Modelling and Their Clinical Context, (March 13-14, 2025), at Heidelberg University Hospital. 🗓️ Deadline Nov 30th 📋 forms.gle/9enT9YoN6bimuq…

📢 Precision-BTC-Net Training School: 🗓️ Save the date: March 13-14, 2025 📍 Location: Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute of Pathology Applications open from Nov 1-30, 2024. Don’t miss out! 📝 Apply here: forms.gle/aoz1PyGnBa5hTq…

🚨 Calling all junior researchers! 🚨 The ENSCCA/Precision-BTC/ICRN Mentorship Program 2024/25 is here to guide your career and BTC research with top international mentors! 🌍 🗓 Apply by 20/10 📆 Duration: 6 months 🔗 forms.gle/jQNYzoV9tCzbxW…

Meet the BTC Team! 🌍 Introducing Prof Jesper Andersen @UCPHAndersenLab, who studies the mechanisms of liver cancer & BTC to develop biomarkers, and Dr Andrés García-Sampedro @AndresGSam, who engineers nanomaterials for early detection of BTC! 💡 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news-meetbtc

🌟 Apply Now: 2024-25 Precision-BTC Mentorship Program! In collaboration with @CcaEns & @curecc, this virtual program pairs junior researchers with experienced mentors in BTC research for 6 months of career guidance. 🗓️ Application open until 20Oct 🔗 precision-btc.eu/info/mentorpro…

Meet the BTC Team! 🌍 This time we introduce two young research leaders: Dr Pedro M Rodrigues @PMRodrigues19 and Dr Pilar Acedo @pilar_acedo. Both are dedicated to finding new biomarkers for early detection of BTC, to improve diagnosis and treatment💡 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news-meetbtc

Last week, the @PrecisionBTCnet Core Group & Young Research and Innovators (YIR) met in Glasgow to plan exciting new activities for the upcoming period. A productive day of collaboration in a stunning setting at @UofGlasgow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Meet the BTC Team! 🌍 Meet Dr Angela Lamarca @DrAngelaLamarca, medical oncologist finding new treatment options for patients with BTC, and Savino Paradiso @SapienzaRoma, PhD student at Sapienza University researching targeted therapies for iCCA 💡 🔗 precision-btc.eu/news-meetbtc