New cocktail of drugs takes on tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT04999969
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase II trial is testing a combination of two experimental drugs (AZD0171 and durvalumab) plus standard chemotherapy in 126 people with advanced pancreatic cancer. The goal is to see if the combo is safe and helps patients live longer. Participants must have metastatic disease and provide tumor samples for analysis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AZD0171, durvalumab, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for advanced pancreatic cancer, potentially improving survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase II trial with only 126 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination may cause significant side effects, and it is not yet known if it works better than standard care alone.
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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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126 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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 130 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: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 at screening/enrolment * Must have a Gustave Roussy Immune Score of 0 or 1 * Participants diagnosed with histologically confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma * Participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion to be called a target lesion according to RECIST v1.1 * All participants must consent to providing sufficient archival specimen taken during metastatic stage or fresh tumour specimens for tumoural CD8+ T cell testing for enrolment * Presence of tumoural CD8+ T cells based on a predetermined benchmarked PDAC external sample * Normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days prior to first dose of study intervention * Body weight ≥ 35 kg Exclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic central nervous system metastasis or any history of leptomeningeal disease or cord compression * A participant with an already known sensitising mutation or tumour characteristic for pancreatic cancer for which there is a preferred local standard-of-care treatment * History of thromboembolic event within the past 3 months prior to the scheduled first dose of study intervention * Any unresolved toxicities ≥ Grade 2 per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0 from prior therapy (excluding vitiligo, alopecia, controlled diabetes) * History of solid organ transplantation * History of active primary immunodeficiency * Ongoing or an active infection, including tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus. A negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 28 days of the start of the study treatment is required. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness * Participants with prior history of myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, coronary bypass, or stroke within the past 3 months prior to the first dose of study intervention * Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥470 ms calculated from 3 electrocardiograms * Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders * History of another primary malignancy * Receipt of any conventional or investigational anticancer therapy prior to the scheduled first dose of study intervention * Prior receipt of any immune-mediated therapy * Use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study intervention (Participants can receive non-live COVID-19 vaccines, at the discretion of the Investigator)
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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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La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Ventura, California, 93003, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83814, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Barrie, Ontario, L4M 6M2, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Seongnam-si, 13620, South Korea
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Seongnam-si, 463-712, South Korea
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Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Majadahonda, 28222, Spain
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Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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