One-Time immune boost for ARID1A-Mutant cancers?
NCT ID NCT06824363
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing whether a single dose of two immunotherapy drugs (tremelimumab and durvalumab) can increase cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors. It includes 34 people with untreated, non-metastatic stomach or esophageal cancers that have an ARID1A gene mutation. The main goal is to see if the treatment is feasible and changes the tumor's immune environment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tremelimumab and Durvalumab (two immunotherapy drugs given as a single dose)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat stomach and esophageal cancers that have a specific genetic mutation (ARID1A).
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small proof-of-principle study with only 34 people. It is designed to see if the drugs increase immune cells in the tumor, not yet to prove they shrink tumors or extend life. Immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause serious immune-related side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Non metastatic GEC including locally advanced unresectable * Treatment naïve * Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or the stomach with ARID1a mutation either by liquid biopsy (ctDNA) or tissue NGS/WES * MSI-Stable or pMMR * Age ≥ 18 years * Body weight \> 66 pounds * ECOG ≤ 2 * Repeat biopsy feasible * No clinically significant autoimmune disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known metastatic disease * Prior systemic treatment for esophagus, GEJ, or the stomach adenocarcinoma * Patients with uncontrolled autoimmune disease per investigator discretion * Inability or refusal to undergo biopsy procedures to obtain tissue samples
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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