New drug cocktail aims to tackle tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT06313970
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing an experimental immunotherapy drug called QL1706 combined with standard chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine), with or without the targeted drug bevacizumab, as a first treatment for people with advanced pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The study will enroll 58 participants in China to see if the combination can shrink tumors and control the disease. Researchers will also monitor safety and how long any benefits last.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QL1706 (an experimental immunotherapy drug) combined with chemotherapy drugs nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, with or without bevacizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective first-line treatment option for advanced pancreatic cancer, potentially shrinking tumors and extending life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 exploratory study with only 58 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug combination may cause significant side effects, and there is no guarantee it will work better than current treatments.
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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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58 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects voluntarily participate in this study, sign the informed consent form; 2. Age ≥18 years and ≤75 years; 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma. 4. Patients have not received prior systemic therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer; 5. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria; 6. ECOG Performance Status 0-1; 7. Estimated life expectancy ≥3 months; 8. Adequate major organ function (no medication for blood component, cell growth factor correction therapy is allowed within 14 days before randomization); 9. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use a reliable, effective method of contraception from the time they provide informed consent until at least 120 days after the last dose of study drug is administered. HCG test must be negative. And must be non-lactating; 10. Male participants whose partner is a woman of child-bearing potential must agree to use a reliable, effective method of contraception from the time they sign an informed consent form until at least 120 days after the last dose of study drug is administered. Male subjects also have to agree not to donate sperm during the same period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed other pathological types, such as acinar cell carcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms or pancreatoblastoma. 2. Patients with other malignant tumors within 5 years, except localized tumor that has been cured; 3. Known active or untreated brain metastases, meningeal metastases, spinal cord compression or leptomeningeal disease. 4. Patients with a history of life-threatening bleeding or a definite risk of bleeding within 6 months before randomization; 5. Has undergone major trauma or surgical treatment within 28 days before randomization or is expected to undergo major surgical treatment during the study period; 6. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) ;or have a history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy; 7. Thrombotic or embolic events, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, etc., occurred within 6 months before randomization; 8. Patients who receive any prior treatments targeting the mechanism of tumor immunity, such as immune checkpoint blockades, immune checkpoint agonists, immune cell therapy, etc. 9. Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within 2 years before randomization, or autoimmune diseases that may relapse or require scheduled treatment judged by the investigator; 10. Subjects with active hepatitis B or C; 11. Patients with a known history of immunodeficiency or HIV positive; 12. The investigator assessed that it is not appropriate to participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
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Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Shanghai Changzheng Hospital)
Shanghai, China
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