Cancer combo trial halted early: what we learned
NCT ID NCT04612712
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of two drugs, donafenib and KN046, in people with advanced gastrointestinal cancers that had not responded to standard treatments. The goal was to check safety and see if the drugs could shrink tumors. The trial was stopped early, and only 15 people took part.
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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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2022
- 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 70 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: * Male or female aged 18-70 years; * Phase I dose escalation: Advanced gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic cancer (other than pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma that failed standard treatments confirmed by histopathology and/or cytology; Among them, the Child-Pugh score of liver function in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma is less than 5, * Phase II advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Dose expansion: Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who are clinically diagnosed or confirmed by histopathology and/or cytology and are not suitable for surgical resection; The patient has not undergone first-line systemic treatment \[small molecule targeted drugs (such as sorafenib, lenvatinib, etc.), systemic chemotherapy\] and tumor immunotherapy (anti-PD-1/L1, CTLA-4, etc.); Child-Pugh score of liver function ≤ 6; * Has at least one measurable lesion based on RECIST 1.1; * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1; * Life expectancy ≥12 weeks; * Patients must be able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who have previously received immune checkpoint inhibitors (such as anti-PD-1/L1, CTLA-4, etc.); * History of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonia; * Clinically obvious gastrointestinal abnormalities, which may affect the intake, transport or absorption of drugs (such as inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, etc.), or patients undergoing total gastrectomy; * Has received vaccination within 4 weeks prior to the first dose. * Has participated in other anticancer drug clinical trials within 4 weeks. * According to the judgement of the investigators, there are other factors that subjects are not suitable for the study.
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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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Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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