New targeted pill takes on Hard-to-Treat pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT07303465
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing an oral drug called RNK08954 in 60 people with metastatic pancreatic cancer that has a specific genetic change (KRAS G12D mutation). The drug is taken daily and aims to slow tumor growth. Researchers will measure how long the cancer stays under control and monitor side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RNK08954 (an oral drug targeting the KRAS G12D mutation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new targeted treatment option for people with a specific genetic form of pancreatic cancer that is hard to treat.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to slow the cancer.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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: * The subjects voluntarily joined the study and signed the informed consent, with good compliance and follow-up. * Male and female subjects aged 18-75 years (including 18 and 75 years). * Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma confirmed by pathology (histology) or cytology. * At the time of study enrollment, according to the solid tumor efficacy evaluation criteria (RECIST1.1), imaging diagnosis had at least one measurable lesion . * Presence of a KRAS G12D mutation. * Physical condition score ECOG score 0-1 points. * Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks. * Have adequate hematologic and end-organ function, with laboratory test results within required parameters within 7 days prior to the first dose. * Fertile female subjects and male subjects whose partners are women of reproductive age must agree to comply with the contraceptive requirement from the time of signing the informed consent until 6 months after the final administration of the trial drug.Fertile female subjects must undergo a serum pregnancy test within 7 days before the first dose, and the result is negative; And must be non-lactating. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with other pathological types of pancreatic tumors; * Presence of uncontrolled symptomatic central nervous system metastases; including leptomeningeal metastasis, spinal cord metastasis, or brainstem metastasis. * Presence of symptomatic, moderate or greater fluid accumulation in serous cavities (e.g., pleural effusion, ascites, pericardial effusion) which either necessitates therapeutic intervention or is judged by the investigator to make the patient ineligible. * Clinical condition with an acute and significant decline, including, but not limited to, a decrease in ECOG performance status to \>1 within 72 hours prior to the baseline visit and initiation of study treatment, a weight loss of ≥10% during the screening period, or a BMI \<18.0 kg/m² * Except for certain circumstances, a history of malignant tumors other than the inclusion diagnosis within 2 years prior to the first administration of the drug; * History of known severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease that requires treatment. * The patient had previously used KRAS inhibitors or pan-KRAS inhibitors therapy. * Received systemic anti-tumor therapy prior to the first dose, or received Chinese herbal preparations with clear anti-pancreatic tumor indications within 2 weeks before the first dose. * Having received other investigational drugs or therapies not yet approved for marketing prior to the first dose, with the interval from the last administration or treatment being less than 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter). * Having undergone major surgery or experienced significant trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, or requiring elective surgery during the trial period. * The presence of severe non-healing wounds, ulcers, fractures, etc., within 4 weeks prior to the first dose. * Severe infection occurred within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, including but not limited to hospitalization due to infectious complications, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia; presence of systemic active infection within 2 weeks prior to the first dose requiring systemic anti-infective therapy. * Presence of active tuberculosis infection at the time of screening. * Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at screening with hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ≥ 2000 IU/mL or 10⁴ copies/mL (however, subjects can be enrolled if their HBV-DNA is \<2000 IU/mL or 10⁴ copies/mL after antiviral therapy). * Positive for hepatitis C antibody (HCV-Ab) and positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) at screening. * Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active Treponema pallidum, except under certain circumstances. * Presence of any toxicity from previous antitumor therapies that has not recovered to Grade ≤1. * Other situations that the researchers believe should not be included.
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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
2 sites. 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
Locations
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Nanjing Tianyinshan Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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Shanghai GoBroad Cancer Hospital China Pharmaccutical University
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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