New hope for bile duct cancer: immunotherapy plus chemo after surgery
NCT ID NCT05430698
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase II trial is testing whether adding an immunotherapy drug (PD-1 antibody) to standard chemotherapy (GEMOX) after surgery can help prevent cancer from returning in people with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma that has spread to nearby lymph nodes. The study plans to enroll 62 adults aged 18-75 who have had their tumor removed with clear margins but still have cancer in their lymph nodes. Participants will receive up to 8 cycles of the drug combination, and researchers will track how many remain cancer-free after 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PD-1 antibody plus gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX) chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could improve the chance of staying cancer-free for at least a year after surgery for people with this rare bile duct cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with no comparison group, so results may not be definitive. The treatment combines chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which can cause significant 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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 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. The patient must sign an informed consent form; 2. Age 18-75 years old, both male and female; 3. ECOG performance status score (PS score) 0 or 1 point; 4. Child-Pugh score A period; 5. Perihepatic cholangiocarcinoma with negative margins and positively metastatic lymph nodes confirmed by histopathology. Abdominal positively metastatic lymph nodes region is not limited. The 16 groups of microscopically positively metastatic lymph nodes can be included. 6. Have not received any systemic treatment within 6 months; 7. 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); 8. The subject has at least 1 measurable lesion (according to RECIST1.1); 8. For women who are not breastfeeding or pregnant, use contraception during treatment or 12 months after the end of treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unresectable PHC patients or postoperative diagnosis of PHC recurrence and metastasis ; 2. Past or simultaneous suffering from other malignant tumors, except for fully treated non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, and thyroid papillary carcinoma; 3. Have used gemcitabine-based chemotherapy or have used PD-1 monoclonal antibody or PD-L1 monoclonal antibody treatment within 6 months; 4. Severe cardiopulmonary and renal dysfunction; 5. 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 ≥2 measurements); 6. Abnormal coagulation function (PT\>14s), have bleeding tendency or are receiving thrombolysis or anticoagulation therapy; 7. After antiviral treatment, HBV DNA\>2000 copies/ml, HCV RNA\>1000; 8. A history of esophageal and gastric varices, significant clinically significant bleeding symptoms or a clear tendency to appear within 3 months before enrollment; 9. 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; 10. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, HIV1/2 antibody) positive; 11. A history of psychotropic drug abuse, alcohol or drug abuse; 12. Known to have a history of severe allergies to any monoclonal antibodies, platinum drugs, or gemcitabine; 13. 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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 376032, China
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