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Niraparib + Ipilimumab or Nivolumab in Progression Free Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Niraparib + Nivolumab and Niraparib + Ipilimumab in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-10.

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
104
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The main purpose of this study is to look at the effectiveness, safety, and anti-tumor activity (preventing growth of the tumor) of the drugs Niraparib with either Ipilimumab or Nivolumab on patients and their pancreatic cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

  • Platinum
  • chemotherapy
  • Niraparib
  • Ipilimumab
  • Nivolumab
  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • PARP inhibitor
  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  • DDR
  • PDAC
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with locally advanced or metastatic disease
  2. ≥18 years of age
  3. Patients must be able to understand the study procedures and agree to participate in the study by providing written informed consent
  4. Patients must have received treatment with platinum-based (cisplatin, oxaliplatin or carboplatin) treatment for locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer and have received a minimum of 16 weeks of therapy without evidence of disease progression based on the investigator's opinion. This does not have to be the patient's current treatment.

    • This requires at least stable imaging and a stable or decreasing tumor marker as applicable and as determined by the investigator.
    • If a patient has demonstrated a biochemical and imaging response to platinum therapy and has not progressed within 16 weeks of starting this therapy but had to discontinue platinum prior to 16 weeks for a legitimate medical reason (as determined by the investigator), the patient may still be considered for the trial
  5. Patients may have previously failed non-platinum containing therapy or may never have previously progressed on treatment

    • Discontinuation of the platinum component of the regimen for chemotherapy-related toxicity is permissible provided the patient has previously received at least 16 weeks of platinum-based therapy without evidence of disease progression ≤8 weeks after treatment with the platinum agent
  6. Measurable disease is not a requirement for study entry
  7. Female participant has a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to taking study treatment if of childbearing potential and agrees to abstain from activities that could result in pregnancy from screening through 6 months after the last dose of study treatment, or is of nonchildbearing potential
  8. Male patient agrees to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose through 90 days after the last dose of study treatment
  9. Adequate organ function confirmed by the following laboratory values obtained ≤7 days prior to the first day of study therapy:

    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L
    • Platelets>100 x 109/L
    • Hemoglobin ≥9g/dL
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3 x upper limit of normal (ULN); if liver metastases, then ≤5 x ULN
    • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN; if liver metastases or metabolic disorder such as Gilbert's syndrome, then ≤2.5 x ULN.
    • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN or estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥45 mL/min using Cockcroft Gault formula.
  10. Eastern Cooperative Oncology (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior treatment with a PARP inhibitor, ipilimumab, nivolumab or other cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA-4), PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor.
  2. Patients who have demonstrated resistance to platinum agents (e.g. oxaliplatin, cisplatin) are not eligible to participate in this study
  3. Clinical evidence of uncontrolled malabsorption and/or any other gastrointestinal disorder or defect that would, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with the absorption of niraparib
  4. Acute infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, antiviral or antifungal agents during the 14 days prior to first dose of study therapy
  5. Patients will be excluded if they have an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease, defined as: patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease are excluded from this study, as are patients with a history of symptomatic autoimmune disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic progressive sclerosis (scleroderma), systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis e.g. Wegener's Granulomatosis); motor neuropathy considered of autoimmune origin (e.g. Guillain-Barre Syndrome).

    NOTE: Patients are permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger.

  6. Has a history of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis
  7. Has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of trial therapy (Note: seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated and are allowed; however intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g. Flu-Mist) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed
  8. For fertile patient (female able to become pregnant or male able to father a child), refusal to use effective contraception during the period of the trial and:

    • Female patients refusing to use effective contraception for 6 months after the last dose of study drug.
    • Male patients refusing to use effective contraception for 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
  9. Received any systemic treatment for pancreatic cancer ≤14 days prior to first dose of therapy. Patients must not have had investigational therapy administered ≤4 weeks, or within a time interval less than at least 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer, prior to the first scheduled day of dosing in this study
  10. Patients will be excluded if they have a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses >10mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
  11. Patient has had any known Grade 3 or 4 anemia, neutropenia or thrombocytopenia due to prior chemotherapy that persisted > 4 weeks and was related to the most recent treatment.
  12. Non-study related minor surgical procedure ≤5 days, or major surgical procedure ≤21 days, prior to the first dose of therapy; in all cases, patients must be sufficiently recovered and stable before treatment administration.
  13. Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that would interfere with study compliance.
  14. Presence of any other condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation or may interfere with the interpretation of study results, and, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the study.
  15. Patient must not have any known history of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  16. Patients must not be simultaneously enrolled in any therapeutic clinical trial
  17. Patients must not have had radiotherapy within 4 weeks of the first dose of study treatment
  18. Patients must not have a known hypersensitivity to the components of niraparib or the excipients
  19. Patients must not have received a transfusion (platelets or red blood cells) ≤ 4 weeks of the first dose of study treatment
  20. Patients must not be undergoing treatment for an active cancer at the time of randomization. Exceptions include: local therapies for skin cancers and hormonal therapies for breast or prostate cancer.
  21. Patients must not have a history of positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and must not test positive for HIV during study screening.
  22. Patients must not have known, symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal metastases
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
104 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm A

    Niraparib + Nivolumab

    Drug: Niraparib + Nivolumab

  • Experimental
    Arm B

    Niraparib + Ipilimumab

    Drug: Niraparib + Ipilimumab

Interventions

  • DrugNiraparib + Nivolumab

    Niraparib 200mg PO daily on days 1-28 of each 28-day cycle. Nivolumab 480mg IV day 1 of each cycle.

    Also known as: Arm A

  • DrugNiraparib + Ipilimumab

    Niraparib 200mg PO daily on days 1-21 of each 21-day cycle. Ipilimumab 3mg/kg IV day 1 of each cycle, for the first 4 cycles only.

    Also known as: Arm B

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6)

    The PFS6 rate will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the 95% confidence interval will be estimated from the Kaplan-Meier curve. The null hypothesis is that the PFS6 rate in this population of subjects is 44%. Progressive disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of all the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression. Target lesions assessed according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: 6 months after initiation of study therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v.1.1 as Assessed by Radiology Review

    The proportion of patients who achieve a complete or partial response, as determined by RECIST

    Time frame: From first restaging assessment through completion of study treatment (maximum 42 months)

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Start of treatment to death due to any cause or last patient contact alive.

    Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1 until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal of consent or until 5 years have passed, whichever occurs first

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Results

Posted Jul 3, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
Started4645
Completed4440
Not completed25
Withdrew: Adverse event02
Withdrew: Rapidly declined before 1st follow-up scan02
Withdrew: Bowel obstruction01
Withdrew: Incorrect pathological diagnosis on internal review20

Outcome measures

PrimaryRate of Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6)

The PFS6 rate will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the 95% confidence interval will be estimated from the Kaplan-Meier curve. The null hypothesis is that the PFS6 rate in this population of subjects is 44%. Progressive disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of all the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression. Target lesions assessed according to RECIST v1.1.

Time frame:
6 months after initiation of study therapy
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants with PFS
Rate of Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6)
percentage of participants with PFSNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
Rate of Progression-free Survival at 6 Months (PFS6)20.6 (8.3 to 32.9)59.6 (44.3 to 74.9)
SecondaryObjective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v.1.1 as Assessed by Radiology Review

The proportion of patients who achieve a complete or partial response, as determined by RECIST

Time frame:
From first restaging assessment through completion of study treatment (maximum 42 months)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of participants
Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v.1.1 as Assessed by Radiology Review
Percentage of participantsNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per RECIST v.1.1 as Assessed by Radiology Review7.7 (1.5 to 19.5)15.4 (5.9 to 30.5)
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

Start of treatment to death due to any cause or last patient contact alive.

Time frame:
Cycle 1 Day 1 until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal of consent or until 5 years have passed, whichever occurs first
Reported as:
Median · Months
Overall Survival (OS)
MonthsNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
Overall Survival (OS)13.2 (8.1 to 16.7)17.3 (12.8 to 21.9)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events were assessed from 6 months after initiation of study therapy. All-Cause Mortality was from Cycle 1 Day 1 until death, loss to follow-up, withdrawal of consent or until 5 years have passed, whichever occurs first.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Niraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)7/46 (15.2%)20/46 (43.5%)46/46 (100%)
Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)5/45 (11.1%)15/45 (33.3%)44/45 (97.8%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations1/462/45
Rash maculo-papularSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/462/45
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders2/460/45
Blood bilirubin increasedInvestigations2/460/45
PneumonitisRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders2/461/45
ColitisGastrointestinal disorders0/461/45
Duodenal ulcerGastrointestinal disorders0/461/45
Small intestinal obstructionGastrointestinal disorders0/461/45
FeverGeneral disorders1/461/45
Other: Acute cholangitisHepatobiliary disorders0/461/45
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventNiraparib + Nivolumab (Arm A)Niraparib + Ipilimumab (Arm B)
FatigueGeneral disorders13/4626/45
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations12/4622/45
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations18/4621/45
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders10/4620/45
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders16/4620/45
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations10/4620/45
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders18/4612/45
Alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations14/4617/45
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders6/4612/45
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders8/4611/45

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Arm AArm BTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years182341
>=65 years261743
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Arm AArm BTotal
Median68 (46 to 84)64 (48 to 81)66 (46 to 84)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Arm AArm BTotal
Female152035
Male292049
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm AArm BTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian202
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American336
White383775
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported101
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Arm AArm BTotal
United States444084
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Reiss KA, Mick R, Teitelbaum U, O'Hara M, Schneider C, Massa R, Karasic T, Tondon R, Onyiah C, Gosselin MK, Donze A, Domchek SM, Vonderheide RH. Niraparib plus nivolumab or niraparib plus ipilimumab in patients with platinum-sensitive advanced pancreatic cancer: a randomised, phase 1b/2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Aug;23(8):1009-1020. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00369-2. Epub 2022 Jul 7. PubMed 35810751 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jun 6, 2024
  • Informed consent form · Jul 12, 2024

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03404960
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2018
Start date
Jan 31, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 5, 2022
Completion
Oct 9, 2024
Results posted
Jul 3, 2023
Last update
Oct 10, 2025

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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