Precision radiation plus immunotherapy shows promise for bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT07291947
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new approach for advanced bile duct cancer, combining a precise type of radiation (PULSAR) with immunotherapy drugs and chemotherapy. The goal is to see if this combination is safe and effective. The trial is recruiting 60 adults aged 18-75 with confirmed bile duct cancer that has spread.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Iparomlimab and Tuvonralimab Injection (QL1706) combined with chemotherapy and PULSAR radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for advanced bile duct cancer by combining precise radiation with immune-boosting drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination therapy may cause significant side effects.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed informed consent. The subject has fully understood and accepted the purpose, content, expected efficacy, mechanism of action, and risks of the study, and has signed the informed consent form. 2. Age 18-75 years, regardless of gender. 3. Histopathologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. 4. At least one measurable lesion based on RECIST 1.1 criteria. 5. ECOG performance status score of 0-1. 6. Expected survival time ≥3 months. 7. Willing to comply with study procedures and able to undergo treatment (including radiotherapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy) and follow-up. 8. No contraindications to the use of PD-1, PD-L1 inhibitors, gemcitabine, or cisplatin. 9. No contraindications to radiotherapy. 10. Organ function levels meet the following requirements: - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L; - Platelet (PLT) count ≥ 80 × 10⁹/L; - Hemoglobin (Hb) level ≥ 90 g/L; - Total bilirubin (TBil) level ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels ≤ 2.5 times ULN; if liver metastases are present, ≤ 5 times ULN; - Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN, or calculated creatinine clearance rate ≥ 50 ml/min; - International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 times ULN, and prothrombin time (PT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 times ULN, unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy. - Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive with peripheral blood hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV-DNA) titer ≤ 1 × 10³ copies/L; if HBsAg positive and peripheral blood HBV-DNA titer ≥ 1 × 10³ copies/L, subjects may be included if the investigator determines that the chronic hepatitis B is stable and poses no additional risk. 11. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use appropriate contraceptive measures during the study period. Additionally, a serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 24 hours prior to the initiation of chemotherapy must be negative. 12. Women must be non-lactating. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previously treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibodies. 2. Received any investigational drug treatment within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drug. 3. Simultaneous participation in other clinical studies, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or the follow-up phase of an interventional clinical study. 4. Previously received radiotherapy to the upper abdomen. 5. Uncontrolled severe diseases that the investigator considers may affect the subject's ability to receive study protocol treatment, such as severe cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled infections, active peptic ulcers, etc. 6. Active known or suspected autoimmune diseases (including but not limited to uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and asthma requiring bronchodilator treatment). Patients with hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement therapy and those with skin conditions not requiring systemic treatment (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) may be included. 7. Active tuberculosis infection. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis infection within the past year will be excluded, even if treated. Patients with a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection more than one year ago will also be excluded unless evidence is provided that they have undergone standard anti-tuberculosis treatment. 8. Patients requiring long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (equivalent to \>10 mg prednisone/day) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy. Patients using inhaled or topical corticosteroids may be included. 9. Uncontrolled cardiac disease, such as: New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or higher heart failure; unstable angina; myocardial infarction within the past year; clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention. Additionally, dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric disorders that could impair the ability to understand, provide informed consent, or complete questionnaires. 10. History of allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the treatment. 11. History of malignant tumors within the past 5 years, except for completely treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, localized prostate cancer after radical surgery, or ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast after radical surgery. 12. Previously received systemic therapy for cholangiocarcinoma. 13. Positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies. 14. Active infection requiring systemic treatment. 15. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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