A tumorigenic cell line derived from a hamster cholangiocarcinoma associated with Opisthorchis felineus liver fluke infection.

Aims: The food-born trematode Opisthorchis felineus colonizes bile ducts of the liver of fish-eating mammals including humans. There is growing evidence that this liver fluke is a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Cancer cell lines are necessary for drug screening and for identifying protein markers of CCA.