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Phase 2

Immunotherapy

Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Code:

NCT02451982

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cyclophosphamide

GVAX pancreatic cancer

Nivolumab

Urelumab

BMS-986253

Study Details

Brief summary:

This platform trial will evaluate various immunotherapy combinations given in the neo-adjuvant and adjuvant setting in patients with surgically resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Study ID

NCT02451982

Start date

Mar 28, 2016

Status verified date

Apr, 2025

Completion date

May 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 31, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Newly diagnosed or clinically-suspected adenocarcinoma of the head, neck, or uncinate process of the pancreas
  • Tumor must be surgically resectable
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0 to 1
  • Adequate organ function as defined by study-specified laboratory tests
  • Must agree to use acceptable form of birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received any type of anti-cancer treatment or immunotherapy for pancreas cancer
  • History of autoimmune disease (Graves or Hashimoto's disease, vitiligo, and type I diabetes are allowed)
  • Systemically steroid use within 14 days
  • Evidence of active infection
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Diagnosed with another cancer or myeloproliferative disorder (some exceptions)
  • History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody or known component of the study drugs
  • Known history of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
  • Oxygen saturation of <92% on room air by pulse oximetry
  • On home oxygen

Study Design

Enrollment

76 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Arm A: CY/GVAX alone

Patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide IV on day 0 and GVAX pancreatic cancer vaccine ID on day 1. Patients undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy on day 15. Approximately 6-10 weeks after surgery, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide IV on day 0 and the vaccine on day 1. Beginning approximately 1 month after vaccination, patients receive standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Beginning approximately 4-8 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide IV on day 0 and the vaccine on day 1. Treatment with cyclophosphamide and the vaccine repeats every 28 days for 4 courses. Patients will then enter the extended treatment phase where they will receive cyclophosphamide on day 0, and GVAX on day 1 every 12 weeks for another 2 treatments.

experimental: Arm B: CY/GVAX with nivolumab

Patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide and nivolumab IV on day 0 and GVAX pancreatic cancer vaccine ID on day 1. Patients undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy on day 15. Approximately 6-10 weeks after surgery, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide and nivolumab IV on day 0 and the vaccine on day 1. Beginning approximately 1 month after vaccination, patients receive standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Beginning approximately 4-8 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide and nivolumab IV on day 0 and the vaccine on day 1. Treatment with cyclophosphamide, nivolumab, and the vaccine repeats every 28 days for 4 courses. Patients will then enter the extended treatment phase where they will receive nivolumab every 4 weeks for another 6 treatments as well as cyclophosphamide on day 0, and GVAX on day 1 every 12 weeks for another 2 treatments.

experimental: Arm C: CY/GVAX with nivolumab and urelumab

Patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide, nivolumab, and urelumab on day 0 and GVAX pancreatic cancer vaccine on day 1. Patients undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy on day 15. Approximately 6-10 weeks after surgery, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide, nivolumab, and urelumab on day 0 and the vaccine on day 1. Beginning approximately 28 days after vaccination, patients receive standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Beginning approximately 4-8 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive low-dose cyclophosphamide, nivolumab, and urelumab on day 0 and GVAX on day 1. Treatment with cyclophosphamide, nivolumab, urelumab, and the vaccine repeats every 28 days for 4 courses. Patients will then enter the extended treatment phase where they will receive nivolumab and urelumab every 4 weeks for another 6 treatments as well as cyclophosphamide on day 0, and GVAX on day 1 every 12 weeks for another 2 treatments.

experimental: Arm D: BMS-986253 and Nivolumab

Patients receive BMS-986253 and nivolumab on day 0 (Cycle 1), 15 days prior to surgery. 6-10 weeks after surgery, patients receive Cycle 2, with nivolumab on day 0 and BMS-986253 on days 0 and 14. Patients then receive standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Approximately 4-8 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive 4 additional 28-day cycles of immunotherapy, with Nivolumab on Day 0 and BMS-986253 on Days 0 and 14. Patients will then enter the extended treatment phase where they will receive nivolumab alone every 4 weeks for another 6 treatments.

Interventions

Cyclophosphamide

200 mg/m2 IV

GVAX pancreatic cancer

5x10\^8 cells intradermal injection

Nivolumab

480 mg IV

Urelumab

8 mg IV

BMS-986253

2400 mg IV

Primary outcome measure

  • IL17A expression [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
  • Intratumoral CD8+CD137+cells [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
  • Intratumoral granzyme B+PD-1+CD137+ cells [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
  • Pathologic Response [ Time Frame: 4 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410

Contacts

Clinical Trials Office - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Ce

410-955-8804jhcccro@jhmi.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Last update posted

Apr 11, 2025

Last verified

Apr, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-20. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins on 2025-04-11.