Trial reportInvestigational new drugs2018
Phase Ib/II study of gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Trial report in Investigational new drugs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 154 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Phase Ib/II Study of Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Cancer (PembroPlus)
Nivolumab as add-on to Gemcitabine/S-1 in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: a Phase II Trial
Sintilimab Plus Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Patients With Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer: a Single-arm, Exploratory, Phase II Trial
Who cites it
154 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 213 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel in Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review.Cancer medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Advancing precision immunotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of first-line ICI-based combinations.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Improving Outcomes in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of Immunotherapy in Multimodal Treatment.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Immune checkpoint inhibition for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: limitations and prospects: a systematic review.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment beyond progression with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 based regimens in advanced solid tumors: a systematic review.BMC cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab for Patients with Previously Treated Advanced Gastric, Biliary Tract, or Pancreatic Cancer: Results from the Phase II LEAP-005 Study.Cancer research communications · 2026Trial
- A phase 1b/2 study of first-line anti-PD-L1/ TGF-βRII fusion protein SHR-1701 combined with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine for advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Trial
- Irreversible Electroporation and Beta-Glucan-Induced Trained Innate Immunity for Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Phase II Study.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2025Trial
- Spatial interactions of immune cells as potential predictors to efficacy of toripalimab plus chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a phase Ib/II trial.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Trial
- Hypofractionated radiotherapy plus PD-1 antibody and SOX chemotherapy as second-line therapy in metastatic pancreatic cancer: a single-arm, phase II clinical trial.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2024Trial
- Sintilimab Plus Modified FOLFIRINOX in Metastatic or Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer: The Randomized Phase II CISPD3 Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Trial
- Phase I/II Trial of Neoadjuvant Oregovomab-based Chemoimmunotherapy Followed by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy and Nelfinavir For Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.American journal of clinical oncology · 2019Trial
- Clinical Efficacy of Tislelizumab Plus Gemcitabine-Nab-Paclitaxel for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer and Chemoresistance Analysis: A Prospective Pilot Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Review
- Precision Therapeutics in Pancreatic Cancer: Emerging Targeted, Immune, and Antibody-Drug Conjugate Strategies Exemplified by Adagrasib, Dostarlimab, and Trastuzumab Deruxtecan.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Current advances in immunotherapy for KRAS-Mutant pancreatic cancer.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- Pancreatic tumor microenvironment reprogramming via alloantigen-expressing virotherapy elicits tumor rejection and improves immunotherapy response.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
- The mechanisms and clinical prospects of combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- Targeting stroma-mediated T-cell exclusion and functional exhaustion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through CXCR4 and PD-1 blockade.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Rethinking PDAC: from immunological silence to therapeutic opportunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
94 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background A single center phase Ib/II study of gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab (GNP) to evaluate the safety and efficacy in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) was conducted (NCT02331251). Methods PDAC patients (pts) with measurable disease, biopsy proven metastasis, adequate laboratory tests, and KPS ≥ 70% received GNP until progression or toxicity. Safety monitoring, RECIST 1.1, and irRECIST assessments were conducted. Response imaging was performed prior to cycle 4, then every 3 months. Changes in tumor cell-free DNA copy number instability (CNI) was retrospectively evaluated. Results 17 pts. with a median age of 56 were treated. 11 were women and all had a KPS of at least 80%. Grade 3 events occurred in 53% of patients. The phase II portion was completed for chemotherapy naïve PDAC pts. Of the 11 evaluable chemotherapy naïve PDAC, the disease control rate (partial response [PR] + stable disease[SD]) was 100%. There were 3 with PR on treatment for 8+, ~11, and 15 months; respectively. The primary endpoint of >15% complete response was not met. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was 9.1 and 15.0 months for chemotherapy naïve treated patients. Of 9 patients evaluable for CNI change, a greater reduction in CNI correlated with longer PFS and improved OS. Conclusions GNP can be safely given to chemotherapy naïve PDAC patients. Efficacy appears to be slightly improved over previously reported results for standard weekly × 3 every 28 day gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel dosing. CNI change may be prognostic for OS.
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