Pancreatic cancer trial aims to supercharge immune system before surgery
NCT ID NCT06048484
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding drugs that block the tumor's immune-evasion pathways to standard radiation and immunotherapy can boost the body's immune attack on pancreatic cancer before surgery. About 60 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who are candidates for surgery will receive different combinations of these drugs along with radiation. The main goal is to see if these combos increase cancer-fighting immune cells in the tumor and improve surgical outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zimberelimab, Quemliclustat, Etrumadenant, modified FOLFIRINOX, and stereotactic body radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve immune attack on pancreatic tumors, potentially increasing surgical success and long-term control.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 60 participants. The added drugs may cause more side effects, and the immune response may not translate to better outcomes.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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: * Histological or pathological confirmation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma Cytologic or histologic proof of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) needs to be verified by the treating institution pathologist. A pathological report from non-treating institutions is sufficient to consent and to initiate investigational therapy if tissue sample is unavailable for evaluation at time of consent or enrollment. However, in such a case, PDAC diagnosis should be confirmed by the treating institution pathologist at a later time. * Completed 8 cycles of neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX. Omission of oxaliplatin due to adverse events may be allowed in cycles 5-8 with consultation with the principal investigator. * Patients with surgically resectable PDAC who are considered appropriate to undergo the applicable operation. * Eligible to undergo SBRT. * Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. * No prior surgical, systemic, or radiotherapy for PDAC except for mFOLFIRINOX. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Age ≥ 18 years. * Adequate hematological and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of investigational treatment: Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with T-cell co-stimulating or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including but not limited to anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies. * Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents concurrently. * Concomitant treatment with other anti-neoplastic agents (hormonal therapy acceptable). * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites. * Uncontrolled hypercalcemia (ionized calcium \> 1.5 mmol/L, calcium \> 12 mg/dL, or corrected serum calcium \> ULN) or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy. * Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis (some exceptions permissible as outlined per protocol). * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan. • History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted. * Positive HIV test at screening or at any time prior to screening. * Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (chronic or acute), defined as having a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening. --Note: Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection, defined as having a negative HBsAg test and a positive total hepatitis B core antibody test at screening, are eligible for the study. * Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, defined as having a positive HCV antibody test followed by a positive HCV RNA test at screening. The HCV RNA test will be performed only for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test. * Known clinically significant liver disease, including alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, and inherited liver disease. * Known active tuberculosis. * Inability to swallow medication or malabsorption condition that would alter the absorption of orally administered medications. * Pregnant women are excluded from this study because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with these agents and breastfeeding should be discontinued. * History of allergy or hypersensitivity to oxaliplatin, irinotecan, leucovorin, fluorouracil, pegfilgrastim, or any excipients. * History of Gilbert's disease or known genotype UGT1A1 \*28/\*28. * Inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum, or severe uncontrolled diarrhea. * Active or history of celiac disease. * Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Northwell Health R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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UNC Hospitals, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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