A Single-Arm Study of Pembrolizumab With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as Perioperative Therapy for Potentially Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

About this trial

To find out if adding pembrolizumab to standard of care chemotherapy drugs (cisplatin and gemcitabine) will improve long-term response of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after surgery, compared to treatment with surgery and standard chemotherapy alone.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Provision of signed Informed Consent prior to any screening procedures being performed.

Age ≥ 18 years at the time of informed consent.

Histologically (or cytologically) confirmed diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma of suspected biliary origin/ cholangiocarcinoma that is measurable according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.

T-stage ≥ Ib (Ib - IIIb)

Disqualifiers

Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or antiPDL2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX40, CD137).

Has had previous systemic therapy for ICC.

Has small cell cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma, sarcoma, mixed tumor histology and/or mucinous cystic neoplasm.

Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to allocation.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pembrolizumab

    Drug

    Given by IV (vein)

  • Gemcitabine

    Drug

    Given by IV (vein)

  • Cisplatin

    Drug

    Given by IV (vein)

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Pembrolizumab with Gemcitabine and CisplatinExperimental treatment 3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0

Time frame
through study completion; an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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