Table 2 Ongoing clinical trials for pancreatic cancer treatment

From: The molecular biology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: translational challenges and clinical perspectives

Condition or disease

Intervention/treatment

Target

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier

Phase

Status and results

Reference

Metastatic PDAC

Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes with KRASG12D siRNA

KRAS

NCT03608631

1

Not yet recruiting

365

NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors

Entrectinbi

NTRK inhibitor

NCT02568267

2

Recruiting

366

NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors

Larotrectinib

NTRK inhibitor

NCT02576431

2

Recruiting

367

Advanced solid tumors

Ceritinib

ALK inhibitor

NCT02227940

1

Completed

 

BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer

Olaparib maintenance

PARP inhibitor

NCT02184195

3

Completed, ORR and PFS improved

14

Advanced PDAC

Nivolumab with cabiralizumab with or without chemotherapy

Anti-PD-1 antibodies and CSF-1R antibodies

NCT03336216

2

Active, not recruiting

 

Metastatic pancreatic cancer

Pembrolizumab and BL-8040

Anti-PD-1 antibodies and CXCR4 antagonist

NCT02907099

2

Active, not recruiting

 

Non-colorectal MSI-H/dMMR-deficient cancer

Pembrolizumab

anti-PD-1 antibodies

NCT02628067

2

Completed, ORR 18.2%, CR 4.5%, and PR 13.6% for PDAC

373

Metastatic PDAC

Durvalumab with or without tremelimumab

Anti-PD-L1 antibodies, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies

NCT02558894

2

Completed, tolerated, ORR 3.1% for combination therapy

 

Locally advanced or metastatic RAS-mutant solid tumors

Avelumab, binimetinib, and talazoparib, second line

Anti-PD-L1 antibodies, MEK inhibitor, PARP inhibitor

NCT03637491

2

Recruiting

 

Metastatic PDAC

Devimistat with mFOLFIRINOX

Tricarboxylic acid cycle modulation

NCT03504423

3

Recruiting

378

Advanced or metastatic PDAC

Hydroxychloroquine with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel

Autophagy inhibitor

NCT01506973

1/2

Active, not recruiting

 

Advanced or metastatic PDAC

Hydroxychloroquine and trametinib

Autophagy inhibitor, MEK inhibitor

NCT03825289

1

Recruiting

 

Advanced or metastatic PDAC

Paclitaxel liposome and S-1

–

NCT04217096

 

Active, not recruiting

 

Stage IV untreated PDAC

PEGPH20 based on nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine

Recombinant human hyaluronidase

NCT01839487

2

Completed, improved PFS and ORR

375

Previously treated

Hyaluronan high metastatic PDAC

PEGPH20 with pembrolizumab

Recombinant human hyaluronidase, anti-PD-1 antibodies

NCT03634332

2

Recruiting

 

Advanced solid tumors

Defactinib with pembrolizumab

FAK inhibitor, PD-1 antagonist

NCT02758587

1/2

Recruiting

 

PDAC

GSK2256098 with trametinib

FAK inhibitor, MEK inhibitor

NCT02428270

1

Active, not recruiting

 

Unresectable pancreatic cancer

Pamrevlumab based on gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel

CTGF antagonism

NCT02210559

1/2

Active, not recruiting

 

Pancreatic cancer

CAR T cells, second line

 

NCT03323944

1

Active, not recruiting

 

Metastatic pancreatic cancer

Paclitaxel and gemcitabine plus or without napabucasin

STAT3 and cancer cell stemness inhibitor

NCT03721744

3

Recruiting

 

Metastatic PDAC

Napabucasin plus nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine

Cancer stemness inhibitor

NCT02993731

3

Active, not recruiting

 
  1. CR complete response, ORR objective response rate, PARP poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase, PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas, PFS progression-free survival, PR partial response