New hope for pancreatic cancer: drug combo aims to shrink tumors before surgery

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * (1)Sign a written Informed Consent Form (ICF), willing and able to comply with the visits and related procedures specified in the protocol. * (2)Histopathologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma. * (3)No evidence of distant metastasis as assessed by imaging (must include chest, abdomen, and pelvis). Bone scan or PET/CT may be performed for confirmation if necessary. * (4)Confirmed borderline resectable pancreatic cancer as assessed by imaging (abdominal contrast-enhanced CT or contrast-enhanced MRI), with resectability determined according to the NCCN 2025.V2 guidelines for pancreatic cancer. * (5)No prior anti-tumor treatment for the studied disease, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc. * (6)Age ≥18 years and ≤75 years, regardless of gender. * (7)Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) score of 0 or 1. * (8)Expected survival ≥12 weeks. * (9)Adequate bone marrow and organ function. * (10)Female subjects of childbearing potential or male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential must use effective contraception throughout the treatment period and for 6 months after treatment. * (11)Confirmed \*CLDN18.2 positivity by pathological tissue testing. \*CLDN18.2 positivity is defined as Claudin18.2 immunohistochemical membrane staining intensity ≥1+ in ≥50% of tumor cells, accepting previous test results, results from the research center, or laboratory test results. Regarding the proportion of CLDN18.2 expression, the investigator and sponsor may dynamically adjust the criteria during the study based on newly generated data and data from other studies. Exclusion Criteria: * (1)Currently participating in another interventional clinical study, excluding observational (non-interventional) clinical studies or being in the survival follow-up phase of an interventional study. * (2)The tumor is a locally recurrent lesion. * (3)Received treatment with a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the first dose of the investigational drug. * (4)Underwent biliary stent implantation or PTCD within 7 days before the first dose of the investigational drug. * (5)Received any live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of the investigational drug or plans to receive one during the study period. * (6)Underwent major surgical procedures (craniotomy, thoracotomy, laparotomy, or other surgeries defined by the investigator, excluding needle biopsy) within 4 weeks before the first dose of the investigational drug, or has unhealed wounds, ulcers, or fractures; or plans to undergo major surgery during the study period. * (7)History of gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistula within the past 6 months before the first dose of the investigational drug, which has not been resolved through surgical treatment. * (8)Pyloric obstruction affecting eating or gastric emptying that cannot be improved by jejunal feeding tube placement. * (9)Post-implantation of a stent in the digestive tract (referring to the muscular tube from the mouth to the anal canal, including the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum), large intestine (cecum, appendix, colon, rectum), and anal canal) or trachea. (Excluding stent placement included as part of radical surgery, such as duodenal stent placement in subjects with pancreatic head cancer.) * (10)Interstitial lung disease requiring steroid treatment, or a history of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonia, severely impaired lung function, or uncontrolled pulmonary conditions such as pulmonary fibrosis, severe radiation pneumonitis, acute lung injury, etc., or suspicion of the above conditions during screening. * (11)Presence of uncontrolled diseases. * (12)History of other primary malignancies. * (13)Known history of immunodeficiency. * (14)History of allogeneic organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. * (15)Previously received antibody-drug conjugate therapy based on topoisomerase inhibitors. * (16)For subjects receiving medication, a history of allergy to the corresponding drug or formulation. * (17)For subjects receiving medication, contraindications to the corresponding drug. * (18)For subjects receiving medication, a history of permanent discontinuation of the corresponding drug due to adverse reactions. * (19)Pregnant or breastfeeding female subjects. * (20)Other conditions considered by the investigator as not suitable for participation in this study.