Experimental drug offered to cancer patients with severe wasting
NCT ID NCT07399015
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This expanded access program gives seriously ill adults with advanced pancreatic cancer and cachexia (severe weight loss and muscle wasting) access to the experimental drug mifomelatide. Patients receive a daily injection for up to 13 weeks. The goal is to provide a potential treatment option when no others are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mifomelatide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help reduce severe weight loss and muscle wasting in people with advanced pancreatic cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are not systematically collected. It is only for patients with no other options, and the drug may not work or could cause side effects.
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Conditions
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