Immunotherapy duo takes on bile duct cancer in new trial
NCT ID NCT07369791
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase II trial tests whether adding two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and relatlimab) to standard chemotherapy can shrink tumors better than chemotherapy plus just one immunotherapy drug in people with advanced biliary tract cancer. The study will enroll 76 adults whose cancer has spread or cannot be removed by surgery and who have not had prior treatment for advanced disease. The main goal is to see how many patients have their tumors shrink significantly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nivolumab and relatlimab (immunotherapy drugs) plus gemcitabine and cisplatin (chemotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option that improves tumor shrinkage rates for people with advanced biliary tract cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early Phase II trial with only 76 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Immunotherapy can cause serious side effects like inflammation of organs.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
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 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. histologically confirmed biliary tract carcinoma (including intrahepatic bile duct, extrahepatic bile duct, ampulla of Vater cancer, and gallbladder); 2. metastatic or unresectable disease; 3. no history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy or immunotherapy for biliary tract cancer, except for patients who experienced recurrence at least six months after completing adjuvant therapy; 4. presence of at least one measurable tumor lesion which is defined as lesions that can be accurately measured in at least 1 dimension with longest diameter (LD) ≥20 mm using conventional techniques or ≥10 mm with spiral CT and MRI; measurable lymph nodes must be ≥15 mm in the short axis; 5. must have PD-L1 testing with results performed by a local laboratory during the screening period 6. adequate hematopoietic function which is defined as below: 1. hemoglobin level ≥ 9 g/dL; 2. absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3; 3. platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3; 7. adequate hepatic function which is defined as below: 1. total bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN); 2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x ULN; if liver metastasis, ALT ≤ 5 x ULN 8. adequate renal function: creatinine clearance rate (CCr) ≥ 50 mL/min, calculated by Cockroft-Gault formula;\< Cockroft-Gault formula \> Male: ((140 - age) × weight \[kg\])/(72 × serum creatinine\[mg/dL\]) Female: 0.85 x estimate for male 9. age of 18 years or above 10. ECOG performance status 0-1; 11. life expectancy of at least 12 weeks; 12. ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 13. Subjects with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) positive) must start antiviral therapy with nucleoside analogs (e.g., entecavir or tenofovir, according to current practice guidelines) before start of study drug treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. other malignancy within the past 2 years except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ; 2. history or known presence of brain metastasis; 3. presence of grade 2 or above ascites or pleural effusion; 4. presence of grade 2 or above diarrhea; 5. presence of mental disease or psychotic manifestation; 6. active or uncontrolled infection; 7. Significant medical conditions that are contraindicated to study medication or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications, such as: Biliary tract-related infection or sepsis. Uncontrolled biliary obstruction. Ongoing grade ≥2 infection at any site despite appropriate therapy.; 8. Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to, any of the following: * Myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke/transient ischemic attack within the 6 months prior to consent * Uncontrolled angina within the 3 months prior to consent * Any history of clinically significant arrhythmias (such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes or poorly controlled atrial fibrillation) * QTc prolongation \> 480 msec * History of other clinically significant cardiovascular disease (ie, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association functional classification III-IV, pericarditis, significant pericardial effusion, significant coronary stent occlusion, poorly controlled deep venous thrombosis, etc.) * Cardiovascular disease-related requirement for daily supplemental oxygen * History of 2 or more MIs OR 2 or more coronary revascularization procedures * Participants with history of myocarditis, regardless of etiology * Troponin T (TnT) or I (TnI) \> 2 institutional ULN. Participants with TnT or TnI levels between \> 1 to 2 × ULN will be permitted if repeat levels within 24 hours are ≤ 1 × ULN. If TnT or TnI levels are between \>1 to 2 × ULN within 24 hours, the participant may undergo a cardiac evaluation and be considered for treatment, based on a favorable benefit-risk assessment by the Investigator. 9. Pregnant women or nursing mothers, or positive pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential. Patients with childbearing potential shall have effective contraception for both the patient and his or her partner during the study and 5 months after treatment completion. Individuals of childbearing potential and male participants with a partner with childbearing potential should be counselled on the importance of pregnancy prevention and the potential of fetal toxicity occurring due to transmission of study intervention via seminal fluid to a developing fetus.
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Locations
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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