New drug combo aims to fight tough bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT06938321
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two experimental drugs, AK130 and AK112, in people with advanced biliary tract cancer (a type of bile duct cancer). The first part finds a safe dose; the second part checks if the combination shrinks tumors. About 135 participants will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AK130 and AK112 (two experimental drugs that help the immune system fight cancer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced biliary tract cancer who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 135 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drugs could cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
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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 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 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. 2. Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months. 3. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. 4. Subjects with histologically and/or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic biliary tract malignancies (including only intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and gallbladder carcinoma; excluding ampullary carcinoma), who have experienced treatment failure following prior first-line systemic therapy. 5. According to RECIST v1.1, there is at least one untreatable measurable lesion, or a measurable lesion with clear imaging progression after local treatment, suitable for repeated and accurate measurement. 6. Has adequate organ function. 7. All subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective method of contraception, as determined by the Investigator, during and for 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. 8. Able to to comply with all requirements of study participation (including all study procedures). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Except for BTC, the subjects had other malignant tumors within the 3 years prior to enrollment. Subjects with other malignant tumors that have been cured through local treatment are not excluded, such as basal or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, cervical or breast cancer in situ. 2. There is central nervous system (CNS) metastasis, spinal cord compression, or meningeal metastasis. 3. There are pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites with clinical symptoms or requiring repeated drainage. 4. Prior administration of any immunotherapy targeting immune mechanisms other than PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. 5. There is a history of non infectious pneumonia that requires systemic glucocorticoid treatment. 6. History of severe bleeding tendency or coagulation dysfunction. 7. Previous history of myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, and malignant arrhythmia. 8. Any arterial or severe venous thromboembolism events, transient ischemic attacks, cerebrovascular accidents, hypertensive crises, or hypertensive encephalopathy occurred within 6 months prior to the first administration of medication. 9. Pregnant or lactating female subject. 10. Any prior or concurrent disease, treatment, or laboratory test abnormality that may confuse study results, affect subjects' full participation in the study, or may not be in their best interest to participate.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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