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Testing Durvalumab with Oleclumab for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Official title: Durvalumab and Oleclumab in Resectable PDAC

Durvalumab and Oleclumab in Resectable PDAC: A Window of Opportunity Study (DORA Trial)

Condition: Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaSponsor: University Health Network, TorontoTarget enrollment: 22

Interventions

DRUG

Durvalumab

Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 on immune cells.

DRUG

Oleclumab

Oleclumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and inhibits the activity of CD73.

Canadian Sites (1)

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for32 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • +Weight ≥ 35 kg
  • +Have a life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • +Have histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
  • +Upfront resectable PDAC
  • +Have adequate organ and marrow function required for the study
  • +BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → images taken prior to treatment must undergo central review
  • +Participants must agree to use study approved methods to prevent pregnancy for study required period

Exclusion

  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to investigational product formulations.
  • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reaction
  • Have known active hepatitis infection. Participants with a past or resolved Hepatitis B (HBV) infection are eligible. Participants positive for Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA.
  • Known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) or active tuberculosis infection
  • Receipt of any conventional or investigational anticancer therapy within 21 days or palliative radiotherapy within 14 days prior to the scheduled first dose of study treatment
  • Prior receipt of any immune-mediated therapy including, but not limited to, other anti CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 including durvalumab antibodies and agents targeting CD73, CD39, or adenosine receptors, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines.
  • Concurrent enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → in another therapeutic clinical study. Enrolment in observationalObservational studyA study that watches what happens without assigning any treatment.Read more → studies will be allowed.
  • Have a history of Grade 3 or greater thromboembolic events in the prior 3 months or thromboembolic event of any grade with ongoing symptoms.
  • Have prior history of myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, congestive heart failure ≥ Class 3 based on New York Heart Association Functional Classification or stroke within the past 3 months prior to the scheduled first dose of study treatment.
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disorders within the past 3 years prior to the scheduled first dose of study treatment with the following exceptions
  • Vitiligo or alopecia
  • Hypothyroidism not requiring systemic treatment or stable on hormone replacement
  • Psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment
  • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
  • Other invasive malignancy within 5 years.
  • Active grade 3 or greater edema
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
  • Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the scheduled first dose of study treatment with the following exceptions:
  • Intranasal, topical, inhaled corticosteroids or local steroid injections
  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent
  • Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the scheduled first dose of study treatment
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →, would interfere with safe administration or evaluation of the investigational products or interpretation of subject safety or study results
  • Are pregnant, lactating, or intend to become pregnant during their participation in the study
  • Major surgery within 28 days prior to scheduled first dose of study treatment or still recovering from prior surgery. Local are allowed, without needing to wait for the 28 day recovery period.
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 2Phase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → — a middle-stage study in a few hundred people at most, looking at what the treatment does and watching for side effectsSide effectAn unwanted effect thought to be caused by the treatment itself.Read more →.

What is being given or done in this study: Durvalumab, Oleclumab.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.phases
  • armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

There is one group in this study.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 22 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around October 2026.

The main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → biopsy to surgical resection (35 days).

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Percent change in CD8+ cell infiltration — measured over BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → biopsy to surgical resection (35 days).

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT06060405 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About DurvalumabDrug

Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 on immune cells.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About OleclumabDrug

Oleclumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and inhibits the activity of CD73.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → biopsy to surgical resection (35 days).

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-10-30.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 22 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists one location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This is a multi-site Canadian, window of opportunity study to evaluate the immune activity of durvalumab and oleclumab in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) when given prior to surgery.

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