Resectable Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaPhase 2NCT06050252
Testing the Combination of the Anticancer Drug Durvalumab With Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine and Cisplatin) at Improving Outcomes for High-Risk Resectable Liver Cancer Before Surgery
A Phase 2 study testing Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection and Cisplatin in people with Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 57 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This phase II trial tests how well giving durvalumab with standard chemotherapy, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery works in treating patients with high risk liver cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
- What is being tested?
- Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection and Cisplatin
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 27 participants
- Where
- 57 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 10 Jul 2024to 12 Feb 2027
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) that is resectable by imaging evaluation. Choice of staging modality is left up to the discretion of the treatment team; we favor high-quality CT scan of the chest/abdomen/pelvis with liver or biliary protocol. Eligibility will be confirmed through central imaging review.
- Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >= 10 mm (>= 1 cm) with CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam.
- Patients must be an acceptable risk surgical candidate at the time of enrollment, as determined by a board-certified surgeon with expertise in hepatobiliary surgery.
- High-risk iCCA is defined as the presence of any of these factors:
- Tumor size > 5 cm.
- Multifocality or satellitosis limited to the same lobe.
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- Vascular invasion.
- Suspected or confirmed (via biopsy) regional lymph node metastases.
- Suspected is defined as lymph nodes that are deemed suspicious for metastasis based on large size (criteria vary per anatomical location; 6-10 mm for abdominal and 8-10 mm for pelvic), enhancement pattern, and shape. These may also include lymph nodes that display fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG)-avidity on positron emission tomography (PET) scan, if obtained, in the course of disease work-up (not mandatory).
- CA 19-9 > 200 U/mL.
- Patients are treatment naïve for iCCA.
- Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of durvalumab (MEDI4736) in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study.
- Body weight > 30 kg.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1 (Karnofsky >= 70%).
- Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL.
- Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL.
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL.
- Platelets >= 100,000/mcL.
- Neuropathy grade =< 1 by CTCAE.
- Albumin >= 2.8 g/dL.
- Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) / alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 × institutional ULN.
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional ULN.
- Measured creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (by the Cockcroft-Gault equation).
- Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
- Women < 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).
- Women >= 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, had radiation-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or hysterectomy).
- Life expectancy >= 12 weeks.
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial.
- For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated.
- Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load.
- Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression.
- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. If non-protocol anticancer agents for non-study indications is required concurrently with the protocol therapy, the case should be discussed and approved by the study chair and the sponsor (Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program [CTEP]).
- Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants.
Who cannot join
- Potential trial participants should have recovered from clinically significant adverse events of their most recent therapy/intervention prior to enrollment.
- Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 14 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent or biliary stents is acceptable.
- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
- Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection).
- Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed <<10 mg/day>> of prednisone or its equivalent.
- Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication).
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- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. Note: Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving durvalumab and up to 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab.
- Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin, or other platinum-containing compounds.
- Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness or any other significant condition(s) that would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because durvalumab (MEDI4736) is an anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with durvalumab, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with durvalumab. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study. Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 6 months after durvalumab administration. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of durvalumab.
- Patients with active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
- Patients with vitiligo or alopecia.
- Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g. following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement.
- Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy.
- Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician.
- Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone.
- Active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and tuberculosis [TB] testing in line with local practice), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen [HBsAg] result), or hepatitis C. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA.
- History of allogenic organ transplantation.
- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
Trial locations and contacts
57 sites in 1 country.
57 sites in 1 country
United States57 sites
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
City of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63376
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
UT MD Anderson - The Woodlands
Conroe, Texas, 77384
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care Center
Derby, Connecticut, 06418
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824
University of Kansas Clinical Research Center
Fairway, Kansas, 66205
UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Glastonbury
Glastonbury, Connecticut, 06033
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Guilford
Guilford, Connecticut, 06437
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Saint Francis
Hartford, Connecticut, 06105
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
UT MD Anderson - West Houston
Houston, Texas, 77079
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care
Irvine, California, 92612
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160
University of Kansas Cancer Center - Briarcliff
Kansas City, Missouri, 64116
University of Kansas Cancer Center - North
Kansas City, Missouri, 64154
UT MD Anderson - League City
League City, Texas, 77573
University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center
Madison, Wisconsin, 53718
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, 10065
Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center
North Haven, Connecticut, 06473
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Orange, California, 92868
University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park
Overland Park, Kansas, 66210
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
Memorial Hospital East
Shiloh, Illinois, 62269
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Siteman Cancer Center-South County
St Louis, Missouri, 63129
Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63136
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Long Ridge
Stamford, Connecticut, 06902
UT MD Anderson - Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Torrington Care Center
Torrington, Connecticut, 06790
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Trumbull
Trumbull, Connecticut, 06611
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Waterbury Care Center
Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Waterford
Waterford, Connecticut, 06385
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester
West Chester, Ohio, 45069
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Westerly
Westerly, Rhode Island, 02891
University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
About this study
Official title: A Phase II Trial of Durvalumab With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as Neoadjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
This phase II trial tests how well giving durvalumab with standard chemotherapy, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery works in treating patients with high risk liver cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving durvalumab with gemcitabine and cisplatin before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed in patients with high risk resectable cholangiocarcinoma.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To examine the proportion of patients who complete neoadjuvant therapy followed by curative intent surgical resection.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the major pathologic response (MPR) rate. (Efficacy) II. To determine the proportion of patients who attain an R0 resection following neoadjuvant therapy. (Efficacy) III. To determine the radiological response rate after 2 and 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy. (Efficacy) IV. To determine the overall survival of patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy prior to curative intent surgical resection. (Efficacy) V. To determine the relapse free survival (RFS) of patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy prior to curative intent surgical resection. (Efficacy) VI. To estimate the incidence of adverse events during neoadjuvant therapy which would preclude completion of the neoadjuvant chemotherapy regiment as defined by grade 4 or above adverse events by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0. (Feasibility) VII. To determine the proportion of patients who are able to start adjuvant therapy within 10 weeks of surgical resection. (Feasibility) VIII. To determine the proportion of patients who can complete 4 cycles of adjuvant therapy. (Feasibility) IX. To determine the efficacy of therapy in different molecular subtypes (by deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] profiling, ribonucleic acid [RNA] profiling, and circulating tumor [ct]DNA-based minimal residual disease [MRD]). (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers) X. To compare pre- and post-neoadjuvant therapy changes in the phenotypic profiles of circulating immune cells. (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers) XI. To correlate ctDNA-based MRD, tissue and blood based immune biomarkers, and body composition with the primary/secondary endpoints. (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers)
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- Quantitative European Association for the Study of the Liver (qEASL)-based 3 dimensional (3D) enhancement measurement will be used as a surrogate marker of pathological response.
II. The primary and secondary outcomes will be associated with the visceral abdominal fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat, and muscle at the level of L2/L3.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 with gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8 for 4 cycles and then undergo surgical resection on study. Following surgery, patients may continue the durvalumab, gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen for up to 4 additional cycles. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scans and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and blood sample collection throughout study, as well as tissue biopsies during screening and on study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 5 years and then yearly.
- Being tested
- Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Durvalumab
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Biopsy ProcedureProcedure or surgery
Also called Biopsy, BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx
Undergo tissue biopsy
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
CisplatinDrug
Also called Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDP
Given IV
Computed TomographyProcedure or surgery
Also called CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography
Undergo CT scan
DurvalumabBiological
Also called Imfinzi, Immunoglobulin G1, Anti-(Human Protein B7-H1) (Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Heavy Chain), Disulfide with Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Kappa-chain, Dimer, MEDI 4736, MEDI-4736
Given IV
GemcitabineDrug
Also called dFdC, dFdCyd, Difluorodeoxycytidine
Given IV
Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure or surgery
Also called Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
Undergo MRI scan
ResectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Surgical Resection
Undergo surgical resection
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) | Experimental | Patients receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 with gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8 for 4 cycles and then undergo surgical resection on study. Following surgery, patients may continue the durvalumab, gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen for up to 4 additional cycles. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo CT scans and/or MRI scans and blood sample collection throughout study, as well as tissue biopsies during screening and on study. Receives: Procedure: Biopsy Procedure; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Cisplatin; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Biological: Durvalumab; Drug: Gemcitabine; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Procedure: Resection |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Proportion of patients who complete 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgical resection
Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% confidence interval [CI]) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Secondary outcomes (8)
Major pathologic response (MPR) rate
MPR will be calculated based on the patients who can successfully undergo surgical resection. Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Proportion of patients who attain an R0 margin status after surgical resection
Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Radiological response rate
Defined as the percentage of patients with complete response, partial response, stable disease or progressive disease after neoadjuvant therapy by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor (RECIST), modified RECIST and quantitative European Association for the Study of the Liver after completing 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy. Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: After 2 and 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy (cycle length=21 days)
Overall survival (OS)
OS, including treatment-related, and disease-related death will be assessed using immune RECIST. Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the survival curves. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: From randomization to death, assessed up to 2 years
Relapse free survival (RFS)
Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% confidence interval (CI) will be reported. Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate the survival curves. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: From surgery to recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCa), assessed up to 2 years
Incidence of adverse events
Adverse events will be defined by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: Up to recurrence of iCCA
Proportion of patients who are able to start adjuvant therapy
Defined as the proportion of patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group > 2, immunotherapy related adverse event > 3, any CTCAE > grade 3 that prevent from starting adjuvant therapy. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: Up to 10 weeks after surgical resection
Proportion of patients who complete 4 cycles of adjuvant therapy
Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% CI will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
Measured: Up to week 12 after starting adjuvant therapy
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Sep 2023
- Study start10 Jul 2024
- Primary completion12 Feb 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion12 Feb 2027 (estimated)
Why it stopped: Other - evaluation of patients on first stage
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Resectable Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Hop S Tran Cao, Principal investigator, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center LAO
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06050252
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2023-07031
- Other IDs
- NCI-2023-07031, 2024-0230, 10608, 10608, UM1CA186688
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Sep 2023
- Last updated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II Trial of Durvalumab With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as Neoadjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06050252
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCI-2023-07031
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- SuspendedReason stopped: Other - evaluation of patients on first stage
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 10 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 Feb 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 12 Feb 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase II trial tests how well giving durvalumab with standard chemotherapy, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery works in treating patients with high risk liver cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving durvalumab with gemcitabine and cisplatin before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed in patients with high risk resectable cholangiocarcinoma.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To examine the proportion of patients who complete neoadjuvant therapy followed by curative intent surgical resection.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the major pathologic response (MPR) rate. (Efficacy) II. To determine the proportion of patients who attain an R0 resection following neoadjuvant therapy. (Efficacy) III. To determine the radiological response rate after 2 and 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy. (Efficacy) IV. To determine the overall survival of patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy prior to curative intent surgical resection. (Efficacy) V. To determine the relapse free survival (RFS) of patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy prior to curative intent surgical resection. (Efficacy) VI. To estimate the incidence of adverse events during neoadjuvant therapy which would preclude completion of the neoadjuvant chemotherapy regiment as defined by grade 4 or above adverse events by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0. (Feasibility) VII. To determine the proportion of patients who are able to start adjuvant therapy within 10 weeks of surgical resection. (Feasibility) VIII. To determine the proportion of patients who can complete 4 cycles of adjuvant therapy. (Feasibility) IX. To determine the efficacy of therapy in different molecular subtypes (by deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] profiling, ribonucleic acid [RNA] profiling, and circulating tumor [ct]DNA-based minimal residual disease [MRD]). (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers) X. To compare pre- and post-neoadjuvant therapy changes in the phenotypic profiles of circulating immune cells. (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers) XI. To correlate ctDNA-based MRD, tissue and blood based immune biomarkers, and body composition with the primary/secondary endpoints. (Toxicity Profiles and Biomarkers)
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- Quantitative European Association for the Study of the Liver (qEASL)-based 3 dimensional (3D) enhancement measurement will be used as a surrogate marker of pathological response.
II. The primary and secondary outcomes will be associated with the visceral abdominal fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat, and muscle at the level of L2/L3.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 with gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8 for 4 cycles and then undergo surgical resection on study. Following surgery, patients may continue the durvalumab, gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen for up to 4 additional cycles. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scans and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and blood sample collection throughout study, as well as tissue biopsies during screening and on study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 5 years and then yearly.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) | Experimental | Procedure: Biopsy Procedure, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Drug: Cisplatin, Procedure: Computed Tomography, Biological: Durvalumab, Drug: Gemcitabine, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Procedure: ResectionPatients receive durvalumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 with gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8 for 4 cycles and then undergo surgical resection on study. Following surgery, patients may continue the durvalumab, gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen for up to 4 additional cycles. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo CT scans and/or MRI scans and blood sample collection throughout study, as well as tissue biopsies during screening and on study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (35 listed)
- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) that is resectable by imaging evaluation. Choice of staging modality is left up to the discretion of the treatment team; we favor high-quality CT scan of the chest/abdomen/pelvis with liver or biliary protocol. Eligibility will be confirmed through central imaging review.
- Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >= 10 mm (>= 1 cm) with CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam.
- Patients must be an acceptable risk surgical candidate at the time of enrollment, as determined by a board-certified surgeon with expertise in hepatobiliary surgery.
- High-risk iCCA is defined as the presence of any of these factors:
- Patients are treatment naïve for iCCA.
Key exclusion criteria (20 listed)
- Potential trial participants should have recovered from clinically significant adverse events of their most recent therapy/intervention prior to enrollment.
- Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 14 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent or biliary stents is acceptable.
- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. Note: Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving durvalumab and up to 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab.
- Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Biopsy ProcedureAlso: Biopsy, BIOPSY_TYPE, BxUndergo tissue biopsy | Procedure or surgery | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| Biospecimen CollectionAlso: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen CollectionUndergo blood sample collection | Procedure or surgery | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| CisplatinAlso: Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDPGiven IV | Drug | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| Computed TomographyAlso: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial TomographyUndergo CT scan | Procedure or surgery | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| DurvalumabAlso: Imfinzi, Immunoglobulin G1, Anti-(Human Protein B7-H1) (Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Heavy Chain), Disulfide with Human Monoclonal MEDI4736 Kappa-chain, Dimer, MEDI 4736, MEDI-4736Given IV | Biological | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| GemcitabineAlso: dFdC, dFdCyd, DifluorodeoxycytidineGiven IV | Drug | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| Magnetic Resonance ImagingAlso: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging ScanUndergo MRI scan | Procedure or surgery | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
| ResectionAlso: Surgical ResectionUndergo surgical resection | Procedure or surgery | Treatment (durvalumab, gemcitabine, cisplatin) |
Primary outcome
Proportion of patients who complete 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgical resection
Time frame: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Descriptive analysis will be used. Summary statistics (such as mean, median, range, proportion, as well as the associated 95% confidence interval [CI]) will be reported. Regression models (such as the logistic regression for binary endpoints and the Cox regression for survival endpoints) will be constructed to assess the association between the primary/secondary endpoints and the prognostic or biomarker variables.
8 secondary outcomes
Major pathologic response (MPR) rate
Time frame: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Proportion of patients who attain an R0 margin status after surgical resection
Time frame: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy
Radiological response rate
Time frame: After 2 and 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy (cycle length=21 days)
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: From randomization to death, assessed up to 2 years
Relapse free survival (RFS)
Time frame: From surgery to recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCa), assessed up to 2 years
Incidence of adverse events
Time frame: Up to recurrence of iCCA
Proportion of patients who are able to start adjuvant therapy
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks after surgical resection
Proportion of patients who complete 4 cycles of adjuvant therapy
Time frame: Up to week 12 after starting adjuvant therapy
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hop S Tran Cao principal investigator
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center LAO
57 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection and Cisplatin in people with Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 57 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 35 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: paused, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 57 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Proportion of patients who complete 4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgical resection (time frame: After surgical resection, up to week 18 after starting neoadjuvant therapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Sep 2026.