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NCT05927142
PHASE1/PHASE2

Combining Anti-PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Durvalumab With TLR-3 Agonist Rintatolimod in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma for Therapy Efficacy

Sponsor: Joachim Aerts, MD PhD

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Summary

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is estimated to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. Effective management of PDAC is challenged by a combination of late diagnosis, lack of effective screening methods and high risk of early metastasis. Although systemic chemotherapy improves survival, 5-year survival is only 6%. Chemotherapy efficacy is attenuated by innate and acquired drug resistance of tumor cells, a strong desmoplastic reaction that limits local accessibility of drugs and a "cold" tumor microenvironment (TME) with high infiltrating levels of immunosuppressive cells. In PDAC, increased T cell exhaustion defined by increased PD-1/PD-L1 activity in both peripheral blood and tumor microenvironment, is associated with poor prognosis. Hence the rationale for targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis with the aim to release the "brake" and exert an anti-tumor response. In PDAC successful results with Immune Checkpoint Inhibition (ICI) monotherapy are limited and combination therapy with other agents is encouraged; specifically agents that induce dendritic cell priming. We hypothesize that combination therapy of ICI therapy with a toll like receptor 3 (TLR-3) agonist is a potential effective strategy. TLR-3 agonists are hypothesized to increase dendritic cell maturation and cross-priming naïve cytotoxic CD8 T cells while eliminating regulatory T-cell attraction, thereby acting as an immune-boosting agent. We propose that rintatolimod/durvalumab-combination therapy is feasible and may induce synergistic anti-tumor immune responses in PDAC.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

43

Start Date

2024-01-09

Completion Date

2027-04

Last Updated

2025-02-25

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Durvalumab

Human anti-PD-L1 antibody

DRUG

Rintatolimod

TLR-3 agonist, synthetic double-stranded ribonucleic acid (poly I:C12U)

Locations (1)

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands