New vaccine aims to stop pancreatic cancer return
NCT ID NCT07612930
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This program offers a personalized vaccine called PCNAT-01 to patients with pancreatic cancer who have had surgery and finished chemotherapy. The vaccine is made from each patient's unique tumor proteins and is given as shots to train the immune system to fight any remaining cancer cells. The goal is to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PCNAT-01 (personalized tumor neoantigen peptide vaccine with Poly-ICLC)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help prevent pancreatic cancer from coming back after surgery and chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early expanded access program, not a full trial, so results are uncertain. The vaccine is personalized and may not work for everyone, and there are risks like side effects from the injections.
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Study facts
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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
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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.
Eligibility for expanded access will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Sponsor and treating physician. Key criteria may include the following: Inclusion Criteria 1. Adult patients aged 18 years or older. 2. Histologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 3. Prior R0 or R1 surgical resection of PDAC. 4. Completion of standard adjuvant therapy, unless discontinued early due to intolerable toxicity as permitted after Sponsor and physician review. 5. No evidence of disease recurrence before PCNAT-01 administration. 6. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, or otherwise acceptable functional status based on treating physician and Sponsor assessment. 7. Adequate organ and marrow function to receive PCNAT-01. 8. Availability of adequate tumor tissue for sequencing and neoantigen identification. 9. Successful identification of sufficient patient-specific neoantigens for PCNAT-01 manufacture. 10. Ability to provide informed consent and comply with expanded access procedures. 11. For patients of reproductive potential, willingness to comply with pregnancy testing and contraception requirements. Exclusion Criteria 1. Ability to participate in the ongoing PCNAT-01 clinical trial, if trial participation is feasible and appropriate. 2. Evidence of recurrent, metastatic, or unresectable disease before planned PCNAT-01 administration, unless specifically accepted after Sponsor and physician review. 3. Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to PCNAT-01, Poly-ICLC, or any component of the vaccine. 4. Active uncontrolled infection or clinically significant viral infection. 5. Active or suspected autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment, except protocol-permitted conditions. 6. Immunodeficiency disease, organ transplantation requiring immunosuppression, or chronic systemic immunosuppressive therapy. 7. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, clinically significant arrhythmia, or other uncontrolled medical condition. 8. Recent live or live-attenuated vaccination, recent prohibited anticancer therapy, or recent major surgery within a timeframe considered unsafe by the treating physician and Sponsor. 9. Unresolved clinically significant toxicity from prior anticancer therapy. 10. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 11. Any condition that, in the opinion of the treating physician or Sponsor, would make expanded access treatment unsafe, interfere with patient monitoring, or compromise the ongoing clinical development program.
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