CCF Highlights

Fred Koehl, who spoke at the 2020 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) Annual Conference, was a 62-year-old healthy man living in Atlanta, GA, who was “not ready to go” when he was diagnosed with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) 7 years ago. Mr Koehl’s disease was diagnosed at an early stage (stage I), and after surgery to remove the tumor (including part of his pancreas), radiation, and 12 cycles of gemcitabine and cisplatin therapy, he was told he had “no evidence of disease.”

The 2020 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) Annual Conference was held virtually this year, as did all oncology conferences, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1400 people, including patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and industry experts from 49 states and 42 countries, participated in the conference. This year, CCF invited patients and caregivers to share their experiences and concerns with fellow conference attendees.