Experimental combo aims to reboot immune system against Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT02961101
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing an anti-PD-1 antibody (a type of immunotherapy) alone or combined with low-dose decitabine and/or standard chemotherapy in people whose cancers have come back or not responded to treatment. The trial includes patients with several cancer types, such as lymphoma, lung, breast, and liver cancers. The goal is to see if these combinations are safe and effective at shrinking tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Anti-PD-1 antibody (a drug that helps the immune system attack cancer) and low-dose decitabine (a chemotherapy-like drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for patients with several types of cancer that have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects from the combination therapy are possible and are being closely monitored.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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May 2016
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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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12 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. Subjects must have histological confirmation of relapsed or refractory malignancies,including Non-Hodgkin'lymphoma, Hodgkin'lymphoma, gastrointestinal cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer or lung cancer or renal-cell cancer or pancreatic cancer or bile duct cancer. 2. 12 to 75 years of age. 3. ECOG performance of less than 2. 4. Life expectancy of at least 3 months. 5. Subjects with lymphoma must have at least one measureable lesion \>1 cm as defined by lymphoma response criteria; with solid tumors must have at least one measureable lesion \>1 cm per RECIST1.1. 6. Subjects must have received at least two prior chemotherapy regimen, and must be off therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to Day 1. Subjects with autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation are eligible which must be more than 3 months. 7. Subjects must have adequate bone marrow, live, renal, lung and heart functions. 1. Absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,000/μL. 2. Platelet count greater than or equal to 70,000/µL. 3. Serum bilirubin level less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limits of normal (ULN). 4. Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN. 5. Alanine aminotransferase \[ALT or SGPT\] and aspartate aminotransferase \[AST or SGOT\] less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with any autoimmune disease or history of syndrome that requires corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medications. 2. Serious uncontrolled medical disorders or active infections, pulmonary and intestinal infection especially. 3. Active alimentary tract hemorrhage or history of alimentary tract hemorrhage in 1 month . 4. Prior organ allograft. 5. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 6. Subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (eg, infectious disease) illness.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biotherapeutic Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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