Immunotherapy-Chemo combo tested against Hard-to-Treat gallbladder cancer
NCT ID NCT06423170
First seen Sep 30, 2026 · Last updated Oct 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug camrelizumab to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and oxaliplatin, known as GEMOX) helps people with gallbladder cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. About 37 adults who have not had prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy will receive the combination every three weeks for up to eight cycles. The trial measures how often tumors shrink enough to allow surgery, along with safety and survival outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- camrelizumab combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with gallbladder cancer that cannot be removed by surgery, possibly shrinking tumors enough to allow surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm phase 2 trial with no comparison group, so any benefit seen may not hold up in larger studies. Combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy can also cause serious immune-related side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 37 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients aged 18-75 years 2. Patients with unresectable gallbladder cancer clearly diagnosed by puncture pathology or the presence of tumour cells in the bile 3. No history of chemotherapy or immunotherapy 4. ECOG score 0-1 within 1 week prior to enrollment 5. Expected survival \> 3 months 6. The functional indicators of important organs meet the following requirements: (1)Neutrophils≥1.5\*109/L; platelets≥100\*109/L; hemoglobin≥9g/dl; serum albumin≥3g/dl; (2)Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal, and T3 and T4 are in the normal range; (3)Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; ALT and AST ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal; (4)Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, and creatinine clearance ≥ 60ml/min(calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula); 7. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have had a negative serum pregnancy study within 14 days prior to the start of study treatment and be willing to use a reliable method of contraception during the study and for 60 days after the final administration of study drug 8. Male subjects whose partner is a woman of childbearing age should agree to use a reliable method of contraception for the duration of the study and for 120 days after the last dose of study drug 9. Subjects who voluntarily enter the study, sign an informed consent form, are compliant and willing to cooperate with follow-up Exclusion Criteria: 1. Past or simultaneous suffering from other malignant tumors, except for fully treated non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, and thyroid papillary carcinoma; 2. Have used gemcitabine-based chemotherapy or have used PD-1 monoclonal antibody or PD-L1 monoclonal antibody treatment within 6 months; 3. Severe cardiopulmonary and renal dysfunction; 4. Hypertension that is difficult to control with drugs (systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure≥90mmHg) (based on the average of ≥3 BP readings obtained by ≥2measurements); 5. Abnormal coagulation function (PT\>14s), have bleeding tendency or are receiving thrombolysis or anticoagulation therapy; 6. After antiviral treatment, HBV DNA\>2000 copies/ml, HCV RNA\>1000; 7. A history of esophageal and gastric varices, significant clinically significant bleeding symptoms or a clear tendency to appear within 3 months before enrollment; 8. Active infections requiring systemic treatment; patients with active tuberculosis infection within 1 year before enrollment; a history of active tuberculosis infection more than 1 year before enrollment, and no formal anti-tuberculosis treatment or tuberculosis Still in the active period; 9. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, HIV1/2 antibody) positive; 10. A history of psychotropic drug abuse, alcohol or drug abuse; 11. Known to have a history of severe allergies to any monoclonal antibodies, platinum drugs, or gemcitabine; 12. Other factors judged by the investigator may affect the safety of the subjects or the compliance of the trial. Such as serious diseases (including mental illness) that require combined treatment, serious laboratory abnormalities, or other family or social factors. -
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510288, China