Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT04146298
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a personalized cell therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer. Patients receive their own immune cells that have been engineered to recognize and attack cancer cells with a specific mutation (KRAS G12V). The study enrolls 30 people whose tumors carry this mutation and a specific immune type (HLA-A*11:01). The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mutant KRAS G12V-specific TCR transduced autologous T cells
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for advanced pancreatic cancer patients with the KRAS G12V mutation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are risks of serious side effects from the chemotherapy and cell infusion.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: * Patients with measurable and pathologically confirmed advanced pancreatic cancer, including metastatic pancreatic cancer (who have received standard chemotherapy) and recurrent pancreatic cancer (who have received surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy previously). * Patient's tumor must express the KRAS G12V mutation, or a G12V mutation in HRAS or NRAS, as determined by DNA or RNA sequencing methods. * Patients must be HLA-A\*11:01. * Patients with brain metastasis may be eligible if they are asymptomatic and there are fewer than 3 brain lesions that are each less than 1 cm in diameter. * Patients between 18 to 75 years old are eligible. * Patients should have good clinical performance status (ECOG 0 or 1). * Patients must practice birth control once enrolled into the study and for up to four months after therapy. * Patients must be seronegative for HIV antibody. * Patients must be seronegative for hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody (or HBV non-detectable by QPCR). * Patients must be seronegative for hepatitis C antibody (or HCV non-detectable by QPCR). * Baseline hematology criteria: * Absolute neutrophil count of at least 1000/mm\^3. * White blood cell count of at least 3000/mm\^3. * Platelet count of at least 100,000/mm\^3. * Hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL. * Baseline chemistry criteria: * Serum ALT/AST less than or equal to 3.0 x ULN. * Total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL, unless the patient has Gilbert's Syndrome in which case total bilirubin must be less than or equal to 3.0 mg/dL. * Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.6 mg/dL. * Anticipated lifespan greater than 12 weeks. * Patients must be willing and able to comply with all study-related procedures and follow-up requirements. * Patients must be able to understand and sign a written Informed Consent Document as well as a durable power of attorney. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Patients with any form of primary immunodeficiency (such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease or HIV). * Patients with active systemic infections, coagulation disorders, or any other major medical illnesses. * Patients with concurrent opportunistic infections. * Patients on concurrent systemic steroid therapy. * Patients with a history of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to any of the medicines used in this study (e.g., cyclophosphamide, fludarabine). * Patients with active coronary ischemic symptoms. * Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changhai Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200433, China
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