Immunotherapy cocktail takes on tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT06050317
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug sintilimab to chemotherapy and radiation can help people with inoperable pancreatic cancer live longer. The study will enroll 25 participants who have not had prior treatment. Researchers will track how long the cancer stays under control and any 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
- Sintilimab (an immunotherapy drug) plus chemotherapy (mFFN or NALIRIFOX) and radiation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option to control inoperable pancreatic cancer and extend survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 25 people, so results may not apply widely. Side effects from the combination therapy could be significant.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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: * ECOG PS 0-1 * Pathological tissue-confirmed unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer * Pancreatic cancer patients who have not received systemic anti-tumor therapy * Primary pancreatic cancer or at least one measurable lesion specified by RECIST1.1 standards * A life expectancy of \> 3 months * Blood routine examination: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 ×109 cells/L, platelets ≥ 75×109 cells/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dl * AST\<2.5 × ULN(Upper Limit of Normal), ALT\<2.5 × ULN,creatinine ≤1.5xULN, total bilirubin \< ≤1.5 X ULN. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with other malignant diseases other than pancreatic cancer within three years before enrollment * Patients who are currently participating in interventional clinical research treatment or have received other research drugs or used research devices within four weeks before enrollment * Patients who have previously received anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 drugs or another drug that stimulates or synergistically inhibits T-cell receptors * Patients who have received systemic treatment with Chinese patent medicines with anti-tumor indications or drugs with immunomodulatory effects within two weeks before enrollment * Abnormal results of blood routine examinations and liver and kidney and coagulation tests * Abnormal function of major organs (14 days before enrollment) * Women who are pregnant * Inability of the research subject or authorized legal representative to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
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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
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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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 0531, China
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