Experimental cell therapy takes aim at Hard-to-Treat pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT05438667
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a personalized cell therapy called TCR-T cells, engineered to recognize and attack cancer cells with a specific KRAS mutation. Up to 18 adults with advanced pancreatic cancer who have exhausted standard treatments will receive a single infusion of these cells after a short chemotherapy prep. The study primarily checks safety and whether the tumors shrink, while also measuring how long the cells last in the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- KRAS mutant antigen specific TCR-T cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced pancreatic cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (18 participants) focused on safety. The therapy may not shrink tumors or could cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.
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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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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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