New hope for pancreatic cancer: targeted drug combo enters final trial phase
NCT ID NCT07079228
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial is testing whether adding an experimental drug called QLS31905 to standard chemotherapy helps people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer. The study includes 602 adults whose tumors have a specific marker (CLDN18.2). Participants are randomly assigned to receive either QLS31905 or a placebo, both combined with chemotherapy. The main goal is to see if the drug improves overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QLS31905 (an experimental drug) plus chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new first-line treatment option for people with a specific type of advanced pancreatic cancer, potentially extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The drug may not improve survival or could cause side effects like infusion reactions or increased toxicity from chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 602 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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: * Subjects voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form; * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-1; * Expected survival time ≥ 3 months; * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic cancer; * No prior systemic anti-tumor treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease; * At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1; * Patients with adequate cardiac, liver, renal function, etc. Exclusion Criteria: * History of malignancies other than the target cancer within 5 years prior to the first dose of the investigational product ; * Underwent major organ surgery (excluding needle biopsy) or had significant trauma within 28 days prior to enrollment, or requires elective surgery during the study; * Known central nervous system metastases; * Patients with hepatitis B; patients with hepatitis C; patients who test positive for syphilis, or patients with a known history of HIV or positive HIV screening test; * Patients with added risks associated with the study or may interfere with the interpretation of study results as determined by the investigator, or deemed unsuitable by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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