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NCT06001658RecruitingPhase 2

Perioperative Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Pembrolizumab in Potentially Resectable Biliary Tract Cancers

Tumor Microenvironment Features of Response to Perioperative Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Pembrolizumab in Potentially Resectable Biliary Tract Cancers

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of peri-operative gemcitabine, cisplatin, and pembrolizumab in patients with BTC, as well as whether the combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and pembrolizumab (gem/cis/pembro) is feasible and lead to pathologic responses.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (estimated)
First submitted
8 Aug 2023
Start date
8 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
Jun 2028
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT number
NCT06001658

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 27
  • From 8 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, Jun 2028
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Receiving, or previously received, any systemic chemotherapy, or investigational agent for BTC.
  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention.
  • Patients with a history of prior treatment with anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1.
  • Have been diagnosed with another cancer or myeloproliferative disorder whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with safety or efficacy assessment of this study's investigational drugs.
  • Systemic or topical corticosteroids at immunosuppressive doses.
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation.
  • Prior tissue or organ allograft or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, including corneal transplants.
  • Previously identified allergy or hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or any component of the study treatment formulations.
  • Patient is at the time of signing informed consent a regular user (including "recreational use") of any illicit drugs or had a recent history (within the last year) of substance abuse (including alcohol).

Other illness

  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS
  • Has active co-infection with HBV and HDV.
  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent active medical and/or psychiatric illness/social psychosocial problems that that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, metastatic cancer, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.

Other

  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency.
  • Evidence of clinical ascites.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • WOCBP and men with female partners (WOCBP) who are not willing to use contraception.
  • Subjects unable to undergo venipuncture and/or tolerate venous access.

Who the study is looking for

  • Must have a newly diagnosed, biopsy-proven biliary tract cancer (BTC) including gallbladder, intrahepatic, extrahepatic, and hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
  • Resectable BTC (biliary tract cancer)
  • Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as determined by the investigator.
  • Age ≥18 years.
  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status ≤1 or Karnofsky ≥80
  • Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function defined by study-specified laboratory tests.
  • Patients must have adequate liver function defined by study-specified laboratory tests.
  • Patients with chronic or acute HBV or HCV infection must have disease controlled prior to enrollment.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test.
  • For both Women and Men, must use acceptable form of birth control while on study.
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
SKCCC Johns Hopkins
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BaltimoreUnited StatesRecruiting

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