New cocktail of drugs takes on tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT07445295
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase III trial is testing whether adding the experimental drug chiauranib and an immunotherapy (toripalimab) to standard chemotherapy can help people with metastatic pancreatic cancer live longer. About 558 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the full combo or chemo plus placebos. The study is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chiauranib, toripalimab, albumin-paclitaxel, gemcitabine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could become a new first-line treatment option for metastatic pancreatic cancer, potentially improving survival and disease control.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase III trial with no results yet. The added drugs may increase side effects without improving outcomes, and pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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