New hope for pancreatic cancer: drug combo trial underway

NCT ID NCT05669482

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding two experimental drugs (avutometinib and defactinib) to standard chemotherapy can help people with advanced pancreatic cancer that has spread. About 40 adults with untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer will take part. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and shrinks tumors.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • New York Presbyterian/Weill-Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Michigan Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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