Supercharged immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT07145450
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new therapy that takes a patient's own immune T-cells, engineers them to recognize and attack pancreatic cancer cells with specific KRAS mutations, and infuses them back. The study includes 96 adults with advanced pancreatic cancer who have the right genetic markers. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TCR-T cells (engineered immune cells targeting mutated KRAS proteins)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for advanced pancreatic cancer by training the immune system to attack cancer cells with specific mutations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early first-in-human trial, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. The therapy requires chemotherapy beforehand and may cause serious side effects. Only patients with specific genetic profiles can participate.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Amsterdam UMC - VU Medical Center
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, Germany
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Radboud University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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Technische Universitaet Dresden - Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig - Universitaeren Krebszentrum (UCCL)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeipzig, Germany
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University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, Germany
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