At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Pembrolizumab (drug), Olaparib (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 29 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Pembrolizumab — drug: Pembrolizumab is a highly selective immunoglobulin G4-kappa humanised monoclonal antibody against Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) receptor. · Olaparib — drug: Olaparib is a potent inhibitor of polyadenosine 5'diphosphoribose polymerase (PARP) developed as a monotherapy as well as for combination with chemotherapy, ionising radiation and other anti-cancer agents including novel agents and immunotherapy.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 20
- Started
- 2025-02-26
- Last checked
- 2026-10
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for pancreatic cancer
- • Phase2 - 20 participants
- • A phase II study combining pembrolizumab with olaparib in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients with high tumour mutation burden
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Where?
- • Cambridge - Addenbrooke's Hospital
- • Bodelwyddan - Glan Clwyd Hospital
- • Cardiff - Velindre Cancer Centre
- • Coventry - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- • +11 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
A phase II study combining pembrolizumab with olaparib in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients with high tumour mutation burden
More detail
This is a phase II single arm, open label, prospective trial investigating the efficacy of pembrolizumab plus olaparib in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients exhibiting high tumour mutation burden (defined as ≥4 mutations/Mb, including tumours with Mismatch Repair Deficient (MMRD) /Microsatellite Instability (MSI) high).
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
What the study is looking for
- ✓Aged ≥ 18 years old
- ✓Written agreement to take part
- ✓confirmed by testing a sample PDA
- ✓Confirmation that the PDA has TMB \>4 mutations/Mb, or dMMR gene mutation, or MSI-H by IHC. TMB status and dMMR can...
- ✓Radiologically confirmed stage 4 mPDA, with cancer that can be measured on scans
Who cannot take part
- ✗Patients with resectable or that has grown locally PDA
- ✗Other invasive malignancies diagnosed within the last 2 years which have not been treated with curative intent
- ✗Uncontrolled ischaemic heart or other cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, new angina, stroke transient...
- ✗Stable but significant cardiovascular disease defined by heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional...
- ✗Presence of active infection
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (15 UK sites)
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Bodelwyddan LL18 5UJ, United Kingdom
Velindre Cancer Centre
Cardiff CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry, United Kingdom
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, United Kingdom
St James' University Hospital
Leeds, United Kingdom
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Liverpool L7 8YA, United Kingdom
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Royal Free Hospital
London, United Kingdom
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Rajinder Sidhu - Associate Director, Research Governance and Operations
uclh.jro-communications@nhs.net020 3447 9825The Christie
Manchester, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes University Hospital
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, United Kingdom
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Derriford Hospital
Plymouth, United Kingdom
