Status:

COMPLETED

Azacitidine and Pembrolizumab in Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Susan E. Bates

Conditions:

Pancreas Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of combining immune therapy, pembrolizumab, with a hypomethylating agent, azacitidine, for pancreatic cancer. People who have advanced pancr...

Detailed Description

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) has the worst prognosis of any major malignancy in the United States and, unlike other common cancers, annual deaths from PDA are rising. Despite recent advances...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Be willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial.
  • Age ≥18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.
  • Have confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  • Have a predicted life expectancy of greater than 3 months.
  • Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1.
  • Have a performance status of 0 or 1 using the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale within 3 days of first dose of study drug.
  • Have documented radiographic progression to or documented intolerance of first line systemic chemotherapy which included either gemcitabine or Fluorouracil (5-FU) based regimen (including capecitabine).
  • Subjects who have documented disease recurrence within 6 months of completing neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for limited disease will be eligible for study. Subjects who recur greater than 6 months after completing adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy will not be eligible unless they receive additional chemotherapy for advanced disease.

Exclusion

  • Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy, or herbal/complementary oral or IV medicine within 2 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • Has received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 14 days of first dose of study medication.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 3 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03264404

Start Date

October 1 2017

End Date

December 3 2024

Last Update

June 17 2025

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032