Radiation and immunotherapy join forces against tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT07312422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study is testing whether adding low-dose radiation and an immunotherapy drug called pucotenlimab to standard chemotherapy can help control advanced pancreatic cancer. Ten adults with pancreatic cancer who haven't had prior immunotherapy will receive the combination. The goal is to see if the treatment shrinks tumors and improves disease control, while also identifying which patients benefit most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-dose radiation, pucotenlimab (a PD-1 inhibitor), gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, leucovorin, and 5-FU
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new combination therapy that helps control advanced pancreatic cancer by activating the immune system.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. The combination also carries risks like immune-related side effects and chemotherapy toxicity.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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: * Age ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender; * ECOG score of 0 to 1; * Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic malignancy; * No prior treatment with PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors; * Presence of a radiotherapeutically eligible target lesion (excluding bone metastases); * Subjects voluntarily participate in the study and provide signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of radiotherapy; * Uncontrolled chronic infectious or non-infectious diseases, including but not limited to: medication-refractory heart failure, poorly controlled hypertension, etc.; * Active or clinically uncontrolled severe infections; * History of psychoactive drug abuse that cannot be abstained from, or patients with psychiatric disorders; * Pregnant or lactating women, or patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to adopt effective contraceptive measures; * Other conditions deemed by the investigator as potentially affecting the conduct of the clinical study or the interpretation of study results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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