Can an immune drug combo shrink pancreatic tumors before surgery?

NCT ID NCT05604560

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First seen Oct 07, 2026 · Last updated Oct 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether combining tislelizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, with SX-682, a drug that blocks certain inflammatory signals, can help people with pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery. Participants receive the combination before and after surgery along with standard chemotherapy. The trial measures changes in immune cells within the tumor and how much cancer remains after treatment, while also tracking side effects and survival.

What this could mean

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Active substance
tislelizumab plus SX-682
What this could lead to
If the combination works, it could improve outcomes for people whose pancreatic cancer can be removed by surgery, possibly by making tumors more responsive to treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a small phase 2 trial with 25 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination could cause immune-related side effects or fail to improve tumor response.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 25 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Age ≥18 years. * Newly diagnosed have histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. * Tumor must be resectable. * Patient's acceptance to have a tumor biopsy. * ECOG performance status 0 or 1 * Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function defined by study-specified laboratory tests. * For both Women and Men, must use acceptable form of birth control while on study. Exclusion Criteria: * Have received any anti-pancreatic cancer therapy. * Have been diagnosed with another malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with safety or efficacy assessment of this study. * Conditions, including alcohol or drug dependence, intercurrent illness, or lack of sufficient peripheral venous access, that would affect the patient's ability to comply with study visits and procedures * Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease that may relapse. * Systemic steroid therapy (\> 10mg daily prednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive therapy within 14 days of first dose of study drug administration. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Infection with HIV or hepatitis B or C at screening• * History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis or uncontrolled diseases including pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung diseases, etc. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled infection, pulmonary embolism, uncontrolled hypertension, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, metastatic cancer, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation * Any major surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia ≤ 28 days before first dose of study drug. * Have received a live vaccine ≤ 28 days before first dose of study drug. * Use of QT prolonging drugs within 2 weeks before the start of SX-682 dosing and for the length of the study. * ECG demonstrating a QTc interval ≥ 470 msec or patients with congenital long QT syndrome. * Severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody. * Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study * Pregnant or breastfeeding

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Locations

  • Johns Hopkins SKCCC

    COMPLETED

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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