The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has now approved ivosidenib for adults with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma where cancer cells have an IDH1 R132 mutation. Click the link for a summary of the SMC decision: ow.ly/xUay50TiR51

A step forward today for those patients in Scotland with CCA and and IDH1 mutation ...

Unsurprisingly sad that my fellowship at Edinburgh transplant and HPB unit came to an end. Such an amazing& supportive team and unit! and the adorable city of Edinburgh took my heart! Grateful for the support I had throughout my fellowship from all my colleagues and consultants!

Our review on "Morphomolecular pathology and Genomic Insights into the Cells of Origin of Cholangiocarcinoma and combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma" was recently released in Am J Pathol Daniela Sia ajp.amjpathol.org/article/S0002-…

AMMF's CEO Helen Morement is in Scotland today, pushing for equality of care for Scottish #cholangiocarcinoma patients - see coverage in The Scotsman: scotsman.com/health/campaig…

Great to visit the Institute for Genetics & Cancer in Edinburgh today, to meet with Rachel Guest and her talented young research team. Their work in #cholangiocarcinoma is inspirational & shows enormous promise – now looking forward to further updates! The University of Edinburgh @charityammf

Excellent talk American College of Surgeons #ACSCC24 by Dimitris Damaskos about futility in emergency general surgery, reminding us about the principles of consent, realistic medicine & the perils of operating on unwell frail patients in the emergency setting. A great ambassador for Clinical Surgery !

Only 13% of #cholangiocarcinoma patients get potentially life-saving surgery, while over 50% receive no treatment at all. We must #RethinkLiverCancer and expand #CCA care options. More info: ammf.org.uk/rethink-liver-… #bileductcancer #AMMF

A great scheme ncl.ac.uk/cancer/trainin…. Lots of exciting PhD projects including Project 7 on liver cancer with Jack Leslie and myself. We offer a vibrant research environment, research that translates to trials and papers and a great foundation for your career. Come and join us!

Exciting new research from Prof Tom Bird's group and collaborators has shown that the senescence of liver cells induces multi-organ senescence and dysfunction and identifies the TGFβ pathway as a critical mediator of this spread nature.com/articles/s4155…

The Surgeons' Hall Riot happened #OTD in 1870. The Edinburgh 7 arrived at Surgeons' Hall to sit their anatomy exam & were met by a crowd of male students & several hundred onlookers who opposed of women studying medicine. Not to be deterred the women went on to sit their exam.

We are just one week away from hosting our Research Symposium at the College. This event will be led by Student and Foundation Year Doctors with a number of short presentations and guest lectures on surgical training and research. Register today: bit.ly/47FADLg

With universities unable to afford them, clinical academics across the country are being offered redundancy. These are the people who teach our doctors and conduct ground breaking research. More must be done to support them.

The Wait Is Over! #AMMF is thrilled to reveal our Faces of #Cholangiocarcinoma captured by the legendary RANKIN. 🎥 WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO of this sensational photoshoot here: youtu.be/vDZ7mrkl86U #RethinkLiverCancer #CCAAwarenessMonth #CCA #FairerDealFaster

What role does artificial intelligence play in CCA research? Join Nathalie The University of Edinburgh now to find out more on our virtual platform: rb.gy/s6p2aw #AMMF2025 #cholangiocarcinoma #livertwitter #AIinresearch

#AMMF’s CEO Dr Helen Morement shared data from the Scottish Cancer Registry revealing #CCA rates are higher in Scotland than in England & increased by over 40% from 2001-2018. This highlights the need to #RethinkLiverCancer & get a #FairerDealFaster for CCA patients in Scotland.

#AMMF is at Holyrood! Prof Tim Kendall highlighted the need for a comprehensive molecular testing programme in Scotland to prevent some #cholangiocarcinoma patients missing out on treatment opportunities. #RethinkLiverCancer #FairerDealFaster

Watch the 2025 BJS Award interview with Professor James Shapiro, honoured for his ground-breaking work on islet transplantation for diabetes. Interview by Professor Stephen Wigmore, Treasurer of the BJS Foundation. 🎥 bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/cu… #BJSAward #Surgery #Transplantation

JamesIVAssociation final stop at the origin of James IV: #Edinburgh #Scotland Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh WGH Connect - an honor to visit Prof Steve Wigmore Prof James Garden The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the HPB and Colorectal teams - from ORs and research talks to castles and pubs, what storied history, people, and