New drug combo aims to extend life in bile duct cancer
NCT ID NCT07221253
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This global Phase 3 trial is testing whether adding the experimental immunotherapy rilvegostomig to standard chemotherapy helps people with advanced biliary tract cancer live longer, compared to adding the approved drug durvalumab. About 1,100 participants with inoperable or metastatic cancer will receive one of the two combinations. The study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rilvegostomig (AZD2936) and durvalumab (IMFINZI), both given with chemotherapy (gemcitabine/cisplatin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new first-line treatment option that extends survival for people with advanced biliary tract cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, so results are not guaranteed. Adding immunotherapy to chemo may increase side effects, and the benefit over current treatments may be modest or absent.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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 1,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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.
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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.
Key inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract, including intra-hepatic or extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and gallbladder carcinoma (GBC). * Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic BTC, previously untreated in the advanced disease setting * Known PD-L1 status assessed at a central laboratory using an acceptable tumor sample. * Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria using CT or MRI and is suitable for accurate repeated measurements. * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 with no deterioration (ie, ECOG PS \> 1) over the previous 2 weeks prior to baseline at screening and prior to randomization. * Adequate bone marrow and organ function. Key exclusion Criteria: * Ampullary carcinoma * Any prior systemic therapy received for unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic BTC. * Any prior exposure to any other therapy targeting immune-regulatory receptors or mechanisms. * Any concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, investigational, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment other than those under investigation in this study. * Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring chronic treatment with steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment. * Active or ongoing interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis (of any grade), serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or active non-infectious skin disease (including any grade rash, urticaria, dermatitis, ulceration, or psoriasis) requiring systemic treatment.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
170 sites in 19 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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