Actively Recruiting
Targeting Driver Oncogenes With a Peptide Vaccine Plus Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Patients With Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC)
Led by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Updated on 2026-05-08
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
196 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Lead Sponsor
A
AstraZeneca
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and the immune response of personalized mutant peptide vaccine with poly-ICLC adjuvant (mBTCvax) in combination with durvalumab and tremelimumab following front-line treatment in patients with advanced stage BTC.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Targeting Driver Oncogenes With a Peptide Vaccine Plus Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Patients With Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed biliary tract cancer previously treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and anti-PD(L)1 therapy
- Evidence of radiological disease and willingness to have tumor biopsy at baseline and during treatment
- Sufficient archival tumor tissue available for next-generation sequencing and immune-phenotyping
- Biliary tract cancer containing at least one oncogenic mutation targeted by the vaccine
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Body weight greater than 30 kg
- Adequate organ and marrow function as defined by study laboratory tests
- Controlled chronic or acute hepatitis B or C infection prior to enrollment
- Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
- Use of acceptable birth control methods for both women and men during the study
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Participation in another clinical study with investigational product within 2 weeks prior to this study
- Expected need for other systemic or localized cancer treatments during this study
- Use of systemic or topical immunosuppressive steroids above specified doses within 2 weeks prior to treatment, with some exceptions
- Recent palliative or adjuvant radiation or gamma knife radiosurgery within 2 weeks
- Use of chemotherapy or checkpoint inhibitors targeting anti-PD1/PD-L1 within 2 weeks
- Use of investigational cytotoxic drugs, devices, live-virus vaccines, allergen therapy, growth factors, or major surgery within 4 weeks prior to treatment
- Unresolved toxicity grade 2 or higher from previous cancer therapy, except certain conditions
- Grade 2 or higher neuropathy without physician consultation
- Unresolved adverse events from prior immunotherapy
- History of grade 3 or higher immune-related or neurologic/ocular adverse events from prior immunotherapy
- Prior treatment with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 drugs
- Severe hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or related compounds
- History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis or brain metastases
- Active or suspected autoimmune disease requiring systemic therapy in last 5 years
- History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis requiring steroids
- Pulse oximetry below 92% on room air or need for home oxygen
- Known HIV/AIDS infection
- Active co-infection with hepatitis viruses
- Uncontrolled illnesses that may limit compliance
- Diagnosis of another cancer requiring systemic therapy within past 5 years
- Immunodeficiency diagnosis
- Presence of tissue or organ allograft or history of hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Substance abuse or illicit drug use history within last year
- Inability or unwillingness to follow study schedule
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Women of childbearing potential and men with female partners not willing to use contraception
- Clinical ascites requiring paracentesis within last 4 weeks
- History of malignant bowel obstruction
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
SKCCC Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Colleen Apostol, RN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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