Cancer cocktail shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT05945823
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called futibatinib combined with standard immunotherapy and chemotherapy in people with advanced esophageal or pancreatic cancer. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors and control the disease. About 53 adults who have not had prior treatment will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Futibatinib (a targeted cancer drug) combined with pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) and chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced esophageal or pancreatic cancer, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with only 53 participants and no comparison group. The combination may cause significant side effects, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 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 1. Is ≥18 years of age at the time of informed consent 2. Cohort A: Histologically or cytologically confirmed, locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus or advanced/metastatic Siewert type 1 adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). 3. Cohort B: Histologically or cytologically confirmed, locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 4. No prior systemic treatment for locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic disease 5. Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guidelines. 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 7. Adequate organ function 8. Able to take medications orally Exclusion Criteria 1. Has locally advanced disease that is resectable or potentially curable with radiation therapy (as determined by local investigator). 2. Has an adenocarcinoma histology and is eligible to receive approved targeted therapy (eg, HER-2 positive patients). 3. Has received prior treatment with an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 or FGF/FGFR targeting drug, or any other agent directed to stimulatory or co-stimulatory T-cell receptor. 4. Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. 5. History or current evidence of calcium and phosphate homeostasis disorder 6. Current evidence of clinically significant retinal disorder 7. Pregnant or lactating female. 8. Has known hypersensitivity or severe reaction to any of the study drugs or their excipients. 9. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency. 10. Has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or history of Hepatitis B or C infections, or known to be positive for Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg)/ Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA or Hepatitis C antibody or RNA. 11. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years 12. Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis. 13. Has had an allogenic tissue/organ transplant.
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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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Alliance Cancer Specialists
Horsham, Pennsylvania, 19044, United States
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Blue Ridge Cancer Care
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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Dallas VA Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75216, United States
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Gabrail Cancer Center Research LLC
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Gundersen Lutheran Health System
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Krankenhaus Nordwest gGmbH
Frankfurt, 60488, Germany
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Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
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NYU Langone
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Midtown
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC) (Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI))
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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The Minniti Center - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Mickleton, New Jersey, 08056, United States
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Universitaetsmedizin Mainz
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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University of California Los Angeles UCLA - Cancer Care - Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
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