Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Early Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 to 70

Autologous neutrophils carrying MMAE for unresectable pancreatic cancer

Official title: A Single-Arm Investigator-Initiated Tria (IIT) Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Autologous Drug-Loaded Neutrophils (NeuMed) in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer(NeuMed-uPC)

Run by The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University · NCT07198659 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This will test whether a patient's own neutrophils, loaded with the chemotherapy drug MMAE, can help shrink or control unresectable pancreatic cancer.

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Quick facts

PhaseEarly Phase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 70 Years
SexAll
Enrollment3 (estimated)
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Xi’an, Shanxi)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 14, 2025
Main results expectedJuly 14, 2027
Study endsJuly 14, 2027
Registry record updatedSeptember 30, 2025
Trial IDNCT07198659 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults (18–70) with histologically confirmed unresectable pancreatic cancer, ECOG score ≤2, adequate liver/kidney/bone marrow function, and either prior standard therapy failure or a voluntary choice of this experimental therapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with active infections, autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease, recent live vaccines, need for anticoagulation, severe cardiovascular/cerebrovascular or interstitial lung disease, poor organ function, or resectable disease are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This open-label, single-arm early-phase study gives patients with histologically confirmed unresectable pancreatic cancer infusions of their own neutrophils that are isolated, processed in a GMP-compliant lab, and loaded with the anti-tumor agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). The primary focus is to determine safety and tolerability, with secondary observation of preliminary anti-tumor activity. Eligible adults (18–70) must have adequate organ function and ECOG ≤2, and may have progressed after standard first-line therapy or voluntarily opt in instead of standard treatment. Participants will be treated and monitored at a single center in Xi’an, China, with regular checks for adverse events and tumor response.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could deliver chemotherapy directly to tumors using a patient's own immune cells, potentially improving tumor control while reducing systemic side effects.

How similar studies have gone: This cell-delivered chemotherapy approach is novel and primarily supported by preclinical or very early human data, with no clear success demonstrated in large human trials yet.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-70 years
* Obtain an informed consent form voluntarily signed by the patient themselves
* patients with Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer confirmed by Histopathology
* Patients who either: 1) have received standard first-line treatments, proven ineffective or causing intolerable adverse effects; or 2) have not received the standard first-line treatments and voluntarily opt for Autologous Drug-Loaded Neutrophils (NeuMed)-based therapy
* EOCG score ≤ 2 and expected survival time ≥ 3 months
* Liver, kidney and bone marrow functions are basically normal

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who required anti coagulant therapy
* Patients with active infectious diseases or a history of bone marrow or organ transplantation
* Patients with autoimmune diseases or autoinflammatory diseases
* Patients with a history of severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases or interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonia
* Patients who have received live vaccines within 30 days prior to enrollment
* Patients with no response to bone marrow mobilization
* Other patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigator

Where it's running

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of the PLA Air Force Military Medical University
    Xi’an, Shanxi, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Liang Jin, Doctor of Medicine(M.D.) — The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University
  • Study coordinator: Liang Jin, Doctor of Medicine(M.D.)
  • Email: jinl2013@163.com
  • Phone: 02984775260

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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