Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

HRS-4642 with immunotherapy and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Official title: An Exploratory Clinical Study of HRS-4642 in Combination With Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Run by Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital · NCT06938282 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests whether adding HRS-4642 to immunotherapy and chemotherapy helps people with pancreatic cancer whose disease is advanced or borderline resectable.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment60 (estimated)
SponsorShanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, prednisone
Locations1 site (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 23, 2025
Main results expectedApril 30, 2027
Study endsApril 30, 2029
Registry record updatedAugust 26, 2026
Trial IDNCT06938282 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults (≥18) with pathologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, at least one measurable lesion, ECOG 0-1, adequate organ function, and sufficient life expectancy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with poor performance status, non-measurable disease, or lack of response to the combination treatment may not benefit.

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

What this trial studies

This phase 2 interventional trial evaluates the safety and potential efficacy of the investigational agent HRS-4642 in combination with immunotherapy and chemotherapy for adults with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Participants include those with locally advanced or metastatic disease, as well as borderline resectable cases, all requiring measurable disease and good performance status. Eligible patients must have adequate organ function and a life expectancy of at least six months. The study is led by Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital in collaboration with Fudan University and uses standard RECIST criteria to assess response.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, participants may experience tumor shrinkage or disease stabilization with a potentially improved treatment outlook.

How similar studies have gone: Previous trials in pancreatic cancer combining targeted agents with immunotherapy and chemotherapy have shown mixed results; this study explores a novel combination.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: ≥18 years old, male or female;
2. Pathologically or cytologically confirmed ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; and subjects must have at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1;
3. Arm 1 included patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer whose imaging assessment met the guideline definition, and Arm 2 included patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer whose imaging assessment met the guideline definition;
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1;
5. Expected survival ≥ 6 months;
6. Adequate marrow and organ function;
7. Female participants of childbearing age must undergo a pregnancy test within one week before the start of the study medication, and the result is negative. They are willing to use a medically recognized and efficient contraceptive method during the study period and within three months after the last administration of the study medication; For male participants whose partners are women of childbearing age, they should agree to use effective methods of contraception during the study period and within 3 months after the last study administration;
8. Patients volunteered to participate in this study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previously received any systemic therapy, including systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and anti-tumor Chinese medicine;
2. Known hypersensitivity to the study drug or any of its components;
3. Previous or concurrent other malignant tumors;
4. Participation in a clinical trial of any drug or medical device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose;
5. Live and attenuated vaccines were administered within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug;
6. Previous allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation;
7. Active CNS metastases (including CNS metastases with clinical symptoms, brain edema, CNS metastases that have been treated with or required steroid medications in the last 28 days, and CNS metastases that are new or have shown disease progression);
8. Symptomatic, advanced patients with visceral dissemination and short-term risk of life-threatening complications (including patients with uncontrolled large amounts of exudate \[thoracic, pericardial, peritoneal\]); if effusion is drained, those who have been stable for at least 2 weeks after drainage are eligible for enrollment (topical plasmapheresis is permitted on a routine basis prior to signing an informed consent form);
9. Patients with severe cardiovascular arterial thromboembolism (e.g., myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke), NYHA class 2 or greater cardiac insufficiency, and clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring clinical intervention;
10. Individuals with interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonia or severe and uncontrolled medical illness, acute infections, recent history of major surgery (within 28 days or not yet recovered from side effects);
11. Individuals with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, active hepatitis B (positive hepatitis B virus surface antigen \[HBsAg\] test result at screening along with a HBV-DNA test value of ≥10,000 copies/ml \[2000 IU/ml\]), active hepatitis C (positive hepatitis C virus antibody \[HCV-Ab\] test result at screening), or a combination of hepatitis B and hepatitis B and HCV-RNA. Positive HCV-Ab \[HCV-Ab\] test result at screening stage (also HCV-RNA positive) or co-infection with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C;
12. Patients with any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease (e.g., the following, but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonitis, uveitis, enterocolitis, hepatitis, pituitary gland inflammation, vasculitis, nephritis, and hyperthyroidism; patients with asthma that has resolved completely in childhood and does not require any intervention in adulthood may be included; patients with asthma that requires medical intervention with bronchodilators may not be included);
13. Systemic therapy with corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day of prednisone or other equivalent hormone) or other immunosuppressive agents within 2 weeks prior to the first dose; inhaled or topical corticosteroids are allowed in the absence of active autoimmune disease, as well as adrenal hormone replacement therapy at doses of ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone at efficacious doses;
14. Presence of clinically significant acute or chronic pancreatitis; patients at high risk for pancreatitis, e.g., serum amylase and/or lipase concentrations ≥3 times ULN;
15. Other situations that the researcher felt should not be included.

Where it's running

  • Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting

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