Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 to 75

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.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment10 (estimated)
SponsorZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionspembrolizumab, Pucotenlimab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations1 site (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 30, 2025
Main results expectedApril 30, 2026
Study endsOctober 30, 2026
Registry record updatedJanuary 26, 2026
Trial IDNCT07312422 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

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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

  • Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.