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Trial reportSignal transduction and targeted therapy2024

First-line penpulimab (an anti-PD1 antibody) and anlotinib (an angiogenesis inhibitor) with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (PAAG) in metastatic pancreatic cancer: a prospective, multicentre, biomolecular exploratory, phase II trial.

Huizi Sha, Fan Tong, Jiayao Ni, Yi Sun, Yahui Zhu, Liang Qi, Xiaoqin Li, Wei Li, Yan Yang, Qing Gu and 6 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05493995 (A Multicenter Study of Penpulimab and Anlotinib in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine as First-line Therapy in Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05493995 phase2completednot on this map

A Multicenter Study of Penpulimab and Anlotinib in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine as First-line Therapy in Patients (Pts) With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: PAAG.

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolRan2022 to 2024Enrolled66ConditionsPancreatic NeoplasmsArmsPenpulimab, Anlotinib, Nab paclitaxel, Gemcitabine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Emerging Therapeutic Landscapes for KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Beyond the "Undruggable" Paradigm.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026
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  19. Combination of anlotinib and albumin-bound paclitaxel in 2World journal of clinical oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Huizi Sha *The Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Fan Tong *The Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jiayao NiThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yi SunThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3818-1260
Yahui ZhuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Liang QiThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoqin LiDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yan YangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qing GuNational Institute of Healthcare Data Science at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China.
Xiaoxuan WangState Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China.
Chan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China.
Dongsheng ChenState Key Laboratory of Neurology and Oncology Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China.
Baorui LiuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. baoruiliu@nju.edu.cn.
Juan DuThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. dujuanglyy@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC) has a dismal prognosis. Herein, we conducted a prospective, multicentre, single-arm, phase II trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of penpulimab and anlotinib in combination with nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (PAAG) in patients with first-line mPC (NCT05493995). The primary endpoints included the objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR), while secondary endpoints encompassed progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety. In 66 patients analysed for efficacy, the best response, indicated by the ORR, was recorded at 50.0% (33/66) (95% CI, 37.4-62.6%), with 33 patients achieving partial response (PR). Notably, the DCR was 95.5% (63/66, 95% CI, 87.3-99.1%). The median PFS (mPFS) and OS (mOS) were 8.8 (95% CI, 8.1-11.6), and 13.7 (95% CI, 12.4 to not reached) months, respectively. Grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were reported in 39.4% of patients (26/66). In prespecified exploratory analysis, patients with altered SWI/SNF complex had a poorer PFS. Additionally, low serum CA724 level, high T-cell recruitment, low Th17 cell recruitment, and high NK CD56dim cell scores at baseline were potential predicative biomarkers for more favourable efficacy. In conclusion, PAAG as a first-line therapy demonstrated tolerability with promising clinical efficacy for mPC. The biomolecular findings identified in this study possess the potential to guide the precise clinical application of the triple-combo regimen.

Indexed as

AlbuminsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDeoxycytidineGemcitabineIndolesPaclitaxelPancreatic NeoplasmsQuinolinesAdultAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Aged130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelAlbuminsAngiogenesis InhibitorsanlotinibAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedDeoxycytidineGemcitabineIndolesPaclitaxelPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorQuinolines

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PMID38844468
PMCPMC11156675

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