New drug cocktail aims to tackle tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT06646055
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two experimental drugs, AK112 and cadonilimab, combined with standard chemotherapy as a first treatment for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer. About 110 participants will receive the combination to see if it is safe and helps shrink tumors. The goal is to find a better option for this hard-to-treat cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AK112, cadonilimab, nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for metastatic pancreatic cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with only 110 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The added drugs may increase side effects, and the treatment may not work better than standard chemotherapy alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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. Be able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with all requirements of study participation (including all study procedures). 2. ≥18 years old and ≤ 75 years (regardless of sex). 3. ECOG performance status 0-1 4. Life expectancy longer than 3 months. 5. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC). 6. No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for metastatic PDAC. 7. Adequate organ function. 8. Measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Histological or cytological diagnosis of other pathological types. 2. BRCA1/2 or PALB2 mutations. 3. Participating in another clinical research. 4. Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. 5. Undergoing systemic antiangiogenic therapy. 6. Acute or subacute pancreatitis. 7. Other known malignancies within five years. 8. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology.
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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