Sarcomas are a broad group of cancers that originate from connective tissues, such as the blood or lymph vessels, gastrointestinal tract, fat tissue, tendons, smooth muscles and tissue around the joints. These tumors are broadly divided into bone sarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas. With more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma, there are also a wide variety of treatment approaches and prognoses, and everything about the disease...

For patients with cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, the first line of treatment often includes standard cancer treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However, in the last few years, oncologists have found that there may be a better option for patients whose cancer has a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR). 

FGFR inhibitors, in combination with standard treatments,...