Low-dose local radiotherapy plus pucotenlimab with standard chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer
Official title: An Open-label, Single-center, Single-arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose Radiation Therapy Combined With Pultelimab and Standard Treatment in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Run by Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · NCT07312422 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests whether adding low-dose local radiation and the PD-1 blocker pucotenlimab to standard chemotherapy can help people with advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase1; Phase2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years to 75 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 10 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | pembrolizumab, Pucotenlimab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy |
| Locations | 1 site (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | September 30, 2025 |
| Main results expected | April 30, 2026 |
| Study ends | October 30, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | January 26, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07312422 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (≥18) with histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or unresectable pancreatic cancer, ECOG 0–1, a radiotherapy‑eligible target lesion, no prior PD‑1/PD‑L1 therapy, and who can give informed consent are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with prior radiotherapy, poor performance status, uncontrolled infections or comorbidities, pregnancy, or lesions not suitable for local irradiation are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This single-arm Phase 1/2 study gives patients with advanced pancreatic cancer a short course of low-dose (2 Gy) local radiotherapy to a target lesion combined with the PD-1 inhibitor pucotenlimab and standard systemic chemotherapy (AG or FOLFIRINOX). The trial will monitor safety, feasibility, and anti-tumor activity while collecting tissue and immune markers to see how the radiation changes the tumor immune microenvironment. Investigators will also build a preliminary prediction model to try to identify which patients are most likely to benefit. Primary goals are to define tolerability and early signals of efficacy to guide larger trials.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could increase response rates and extend survival for some patients by making the tumor microenvironment more responsive to immunotherapy.
How similar studies have gone: PD‑1/PD‑L1 drugs alone have shown very low response rates in pancreatic cancer, while early-phase combinations of radiation and immunotherapy have produced limited promising signals but no definitive success yet.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender; * ECOG score of 0 to 1; * Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic malignancy; * No prior treatment with PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors; * Presence of a radiotherapeutically eligible target lesion (excluding bone metastases); * Subjects voluntarily participate in the study and provide signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of radiotherapy; * Uncontrolled chronic infectious or non-infectious diseases, including but not limited to: medication-refractory heart failure, poorly controlled hypertension, etc.; * Active or clinically uncontrolled severe infections; * History of psychoactive drug abuse that cannot be abstained from, or patients with psychiatric disorders; * Pregnant or lactating women, or patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to adopt effective contraceptive measures; * Other conditions deemed by the investigator as potentially affecting the conduct of the clinical study or the interpretation of study results.
Where it's running
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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Liu Yang, M.D.
- Email: yangliuqq2003@163.com
- Phone: 13666601475
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.