New drug cocktail shows promise in preventing bile duct cancer return after surgery
NCT ID NCT05254847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of three drugs (capecitabine, lenvatinib, and tislelizumab) given after surgery to 65 adults with biliary tract cancer. The goal was to see if this treatment could help keep the cancer from coming back. The results focus on how long patients lived without the cancer returning and any side effects they experienced.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ages 18 and above 2. Pathological reported showed Biliary tract cancer (include intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC), extrahepatic/hilar cholangiocarcinoma, muscle infiltrated gallbladder carcinoma or distal cholangiocarcinoma),patients received R0 resection(including liver resection, pancreatectomy, or both). 3. ECOG PS 0-1 4. Patients can tolerate the combination therapy and survive longer than 6 months. 5. Organ function(Exclude use blood components and cell growth factors for 14 days): Neutrophils (ANC) ≥1,500/mm3, Platelet count (PLT)≥100,000/mm3, Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥9g/dL; Serum creatinine(SCR) ≤1.5\*upper limit of normal(ULN),or creatinine clearance rate≥50 ml/min(Cockcroft-Gault Formula),Total bilirubin(TBIL)≤ 2\*ULN,Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3\*ULN, urine protein≤2+(if urine protein≥2+, 24-hour urinary protein quantity must ≤1g), Adequate surgical biliary drainage and no infection signal. 6. The coagulation function was normal (without active bleeding and thrombotic disease): International normalized ratio(INR)≤1.5\*ULN, activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)≤1.5×ULN, prothrombin time(PT)≤1.5\*ULN. 7. Women without surgical sterilization or childbearing age who are required to use a medically approved contraceptive method (such as an intrauterine device, birth control pill or condom) during the study period and for 3 months after the study period; Women are of reproductive age and not undergoing surgical sterilization whose the serum or urine HCG test must be negative within 7 days prior to study enrollment and must be non lactation period. Male patients without surgical sterilization or reproductive age are required to consent with their spouse to use a medically approved contraceptive method during the study treatment period and for 3 months after the study treatment period. 8. The patients are voluntarily enrolled in the study, with good compliance and coordinate the follow-up for safety and survival Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with pancreatic/ampullary carcinoma 2. Patients with mucous gallbladder carcinoma 3. Patients who had received radiotherapy or chemotherapy previously 4. Incomplete surgery recovery or biliary obstruction exist 5. Patients with radiographs confirmed distant metastases 6. Patients with prior or concurrent malignancy(excluded Cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and Carcinoma in situ elsewhere) 7. Patients are allergy to macromolecular protein preparation(including anti-PD-1 antibody, uracil, cytosine pharmaceutical ingredients) 8. There are significant factors affecting oral drug absorption, such as inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, and intestinal obstruction 9. Patients had any active autoimmune disease or had experience of autoimmune disease. 10. Patients are receiving immunosuppressant and continue using within 2 weeks before enrollment 11. Patients with ascites or pleural effusion requiring therapeutic puncture or drainage 12. Patients with disease of the heart that are not well controlled 13. Abnormal coagulation(have tendency to bleed or receiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy) 14. Patients had active infection or unexplained fever during screening and before first dose 15. Patients had abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or abdominal abscess less than 4 weeks before first dose. 16. Patients past or present with pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonia, drug-related pneumonia, severely impaired lung function, etc 17. Patients have congenital or acquired immune deficiency; Hepatitis B patients: HBV DNA≥10\^3/ml, Hepatitis C patients: HCV RNA≥10\^3/ml, Chronic hepatitis B virus carriers: HBV DNA\<2000 IU/ml(\<10\^4 copies/ml), patients must receive antiviral therapy during the trial 18. Patients are participating in other relevant clinical studies or it has been less than 1 month since the end of the previous clinical study; Patients maybe receive other systemic antitumor therapy during the study period; 19. Patients received live vaccination less than 4 weeks before administration or possibly receive during the study period. 20. Patients had history of psychotropic substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse. 21. Patients cannot or does not agree to pay the cost of examination and treatment expense 22. The researchers concluded the patients should be excluded from this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
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