New immunotherapy cocktails aim to boost pancreatic cancer surgery success
NCT ID NCT02451982
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests different combinations of immunotherapy drugs given before and after surgery for people with pancreatic cancer that can be removed. The goal is to see if these treatments can help the immune system fight the cancer better and improve outcomes. About 76 participants will be enrolled, and the study focuses on immune cell changes in the tumor and safety.
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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 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2016
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 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: * Newly diagnosed or clinically-suspected adenocarcinoma of the head, neck, or uncinate process of the pancreas * Tumor must be surgically resectable * ECOG Performance Status of 0 to 1 * Adequate organ function as defined by study-specified laboratory tests * Must agree to use acceptable form of birth control Exclusion Criteria: * Received any type of anti-cancer treatment or immunotherapy for pancreas cancer * History of autoimmune disease (Graves or Hashimoto's disease, vitiligo, and type I diabetes are allowed) * Systemically steroid use within 14 days * Evidence of active infection * Pregnant or lactating * Diagnosed with another cancer or myeloproliferative disorder (some exceptions) * History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody or known component of the study drugs * Known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C * Oxygen saturation of \<92% on room air by pulse oximetry * On home oxygen
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410, United States
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