Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

MMR Injection

Sponsor:

University of Arkansas

Code:

NCT07539155

Conditions

Borderline Resectable/Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Non Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Intratumoral MMR Injection

Study Details

Brief summary:

By doing this study, it is the hope to learn whether an injection of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine developed by Merck \& Co. (Merck's M-M-R® II) into the tumor is safe and effective in making the tumor smaller.

Conditions

Borderline Resectable/Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Non Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Study ID

NCT07539155

Start date

Jun 26, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years.
2. Pathologically proven locally advanced adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
3. Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer that is determined to be unresectable following completion of SoC chemotherapy and RT as evidenced by any of the following:

1. Encasement of gastroduodenal artery up to the common hepatic artery/short segment encasement or abutment of the hepatic artery, but without extension to the celiac trunk.
2. Venous involvement of SMV or portal vein, less than 180 degrees.
3. Tumor abutment of SMA, less than half the circumference of the vessel wall. OR

Unresectable pancreatic cancer that remains unresectable following completion of SoC chemotherapy and RT as evidenced by any of the following:
4. Greater than 180-degree encasement or occlusion/thrombus of SMA, unresectable SMV, or SMV-portal confluence occlusion.
5. Direct involvement of inferior vena cava, aorta, celiac trunk, or hepatic artery, as defined by the absence of fat plane between low-density tumor and these structures on CT scan.

OR Surgeon deems that the pancreatic cancer is unresectable.
4. Prior history of treatment with chemotherapy (e.g., FOLFIRINOX, Gemcitabine + Abraxane or NALIRIFOX \[liposomal irinotecan (Nal-IRI or Onivyde®), Nab Paclitaxel, 5 fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin and oxaliplatin\]) and RT. The chemotherapy regimen is per treating physician's choice. The chemotherapy agent for radio sensitization is up to the treating physician (capecitabine, 5FU or gemcitabine).

a. The chemo-radiation therapy regimen should be completed at least 6 weeks but no more than 12 weeks from planned Day 1.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
6. Adequate hematological function (Hemoglobin > 9g/dL, White Blood Cell (WBC) count > 1500 K/µL, Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) > 500 K/µL, Platelet count > 100 K/µL).
7. Adequate hepatic function (Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal \[ULN\]) (Note: In subjects with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is >1.5 × ULN, measure direct and indirect bilirubin and if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 × ULN, subject is eligible); Aspartate aminotransferase (AST\[SGOT\]) or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT\[SGPT\]) ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN; Serum albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL.
8. Adequate renal function (i.e., creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pancreatic cancer that was either resectable before SoC treatment or became resectable following SoC chemotherapy and RT.
2. Subjects with radiographically proven metastatic disease are excluded.
3. Subject must not be pregnant and/or currently breastfeeding or plan to be.
4. Subject must not have received any live vaccine, including MMR, within 30 days prior to the dose of study drug.
5. Subject must not have treatment with any anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, biological, immunotherapy or an investigational therapy, including targeted small molecule agents, within 5 half-lives (or 2 weeks if half-life is unknown) prior to day 1.
6. Subject has no unresolved toxicities, AEs ≥ Grade 2 (NCI CTCAE version 5.0), from prior anticancer therapy.
7. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the safe conduct of the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intratumoral MMR Injection

Interventions

Intratumoral MMR Injection

A single dose (0.5 mililiter) of MMR vaccine will be injected under endoscopic ultrasound guidance in the GI laboratory at UAMS under sedation as prescribed by the interventional gastroenterologist.

The injection will be at least 6 weeks but no later than 12 weeks post completion of chemo-radiation therapy.

Primary outcome measure

  • Intratumoral T-Cell Response [ Time Frame: Baseline to 4 weeks post injection ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Recruiting

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Contacts

Maroof Zafar

501-686-8274

Joseph Holley

501-686-8274

More Information

Sponsor

University of Arkansas

Last update posted

Sep 1, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • MMR
  • Borderline Resectable
  • Borderline Unresectable
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Non-Metastatic

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Arkansas on 2026-09-01.