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Camupepimut (ELI-002 7P) drives mutated KRAS (mKRAS)-specific T cell responses that correlated with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with mKRAS pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in the phase 1 AMPLIFY-201 trial. In...
The C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)/C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) axis drives immune exclusion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Building on our preclinical data, we conducted the first stage of an open-label, single-arm...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive gastrointestinal cancers, with over 90% of cases harboring KRASgene mutations. These mutations not only serve as key drivers of tumorigenesis but also reshape the tumor...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal and aggressive tumor types, with a dismal 5-year survival rate of less than 15%. Despite major advances in understanding PDAC biology, therapeutic progress has been limited. Numerous...
Advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal solid tumors, with a five-year survival rate below 9%. Its profound resistance to treatment is driven by a uniquely immunosuppressive and fibrotic tumor microenvironment...
Quemliclustat potently inhibits CD73, a key enzyme producing immunosuppressive adenosine. In a phase 1b trial (ARC-8), we evaluated safety and efficacy of quemliclustat combined with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (G/nP) with or without zimberelimab...
The CCTG PA.7 study was a randomized phase II trial comparing chemotherapy with and without dual immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). In follow-up to the published primary results of the...
Purpose Pancreatic cancer poses a significant clinical challenge due to its aggressive nature and poor prognosis. While surgery remains the primary curative option, the emergence of immunotherapy presents a promising avenue for improving patient...
In this phase I study, we test a pooled synthetic long peptide vaccine targeting the six KRAS mutations (G12V, G12A, G12R, G12C, G12D, G13D) with ipilimumab and nivolumab in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Co-primary endpoints include safety and...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains among the deadliest cancers, with limited surgical eligibility, modest chemotherapy benefit, and resistance to immune checkpoint blockade. Two recent vaccine platforms have shown encouraging results....
Background Pancreatic cancer is associated with a low survival rate due to its late diagnosis, and the patients’ resistance to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), a member of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine family,...
Chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations have failed to improve survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), except in rare microsatellite instability-high cases; most studies focused on advanced disease. Here, we present...
Pancreatic cancer (PC), predominantly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, remains one of the most lethal malignancies, largely due to late diagnosis and intrinsic resistance to conventional therapies. In recent years, mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR)...
Background Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies with limited treatment options, particularly in advanced stages. Emerging immunotherapeutic strategies, such as Gamma Delta (γδ) T cell therapy paired with microbiota...
T cell therapy has proven challenging for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), partly due to heterogeneous expression of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). To address tumor heterogeneity and mitigate immune evasion, an ex vivo expanded,...
Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine (AG) is the standard first-line chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and has limited efficacy. This phase 1b/2 study aimed to evaluate SHR-1701 (an anti-PD-L1/TGF-βRII fusion...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains highly lethal due to its aggressive nature and limited treatment options, with the efficacy of immunotherapy constrained by a uniquely immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). In this study, we...
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the dense desmoplastic stroma and insufficient infiltrating T cells represent a significant barrier to effective immunotherapy. In this phase I, dose-escalation study, previously registered at the Dutch...
Pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal cancers with a 5-year survival rate of only 13%. Due to its late-stage diagnosis and high metastatic potential, there is a critical need to better understand its molecular mechanisms to develop effective...
