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QUILT-3.088: NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine

A Phase 2 interventional study of Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored by ImmunityBio, Inc.. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-21.

Sponsored by ImmunityBio, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Trial not initiated
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

QUILT-3.088 NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine: Phase II Randomized Trial of the NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine vs. Standard-of-Care as First- Line Treatment for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.

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This is a two-cohort, open-label, randomized phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy (as assessed by PFS) of the NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine regimen (experimental arms) vs SoC therapy (control arms) as first-line treatment for subjects with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Subjects will be enrolled into two independent cohorts based on ECOG status. Subjects with ECOG 0-1 will be randomized 1:1 to receive the NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine regimen (experimental arm) or gemcitabine in combination with nab-paclitaxel (control arm), while subjects with ECOG 2 will be randomized 1:1 to receive the NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine regimen (experimental arm) or gemcitabine monotherapy (control arm).

The experimental arms will be administered in two phases, an induction and a subsequent maintenance phase. The treatment regimen administered in the experimental arms will be identical for all subjects, independent of ECOG status. Subjects may continue induction treatment for up to 1 year. Those who have a complete response (CR) in the induction phase will enter the maintenance phase of the study. Subjects who experience ongoing stable disease (SD) or an ongoing partial response (PR) after 1 year of induction phase treatment may enter the maintenance phase at the Investigator's discretion. Subjects may remain on the maintenance phase of the study for up to 1 year.

Treatment in the study will be discontinued if the subject experiences confirmed PD or unacceptable toxicity, withdraws consent, or if the Investigator feels it is no longer in the subject's best interest to continue treatment. Subjects receiving treatment in the control arms may cross over to treatment in the induction phase of the experimental arms after experiencing PD. Subjects receiving treatment in the experimental arms with an initial assessment of PD per RECIST 1.1 may, at the discretion of the Investigator, continue to receive study treatment until PD is confirmed. The maximum time on study treatment is 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
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In context

Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

ImmunityBio, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 82 studies on the registry; 15 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 18 years old.
  2. Able to understand and provide a signed informed consent that fulfills the relevant IRB or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) guidelines.
  3. Histologically-confirmed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma that has not been previously treated with chemotherapy.
  4. ECOG performance status of 0-2.
  5. Have at least 1 measurable lesion of ≥ 1.0 cm.
  6. If available, must be willing to release a recent formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor biopsy specimen for prospective and exploratory tumor molecular profiling. If an historic specimen is not available, the subject must be willing to undergo a biopsy during the screening period, if considered safe by the Investigator.
  7. Must be willing to provide blood samples prior to the start of treatment on this study for prospective tumor molecular profiling and exploratory analyses.
  8. Must be willing to provide a tumor biopsy specimen 8 weeks after the start of treatment for exploratory analyses, if considered safe by the Investigator.
  9. Ability to attend required study visits and return for adequate follow-up, as required by this protocol.
  10. Agreement to practice effective contraception for female subjects of child-bearing potential and non-sterile males. Female subjects of child-bearing potential must agree to use effective contraception for up to 1 year after completion of therapy, and non-sterile male subjects must agree to use a condom for up to 4 months after treatment. Effective contraception includes surgical sterilization (eg, vasectomy, tubal ligation), two forms of barrier methods (eg, condom, diaphragm) used with spermicide, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and abstinence.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Serious uncontrolled concomitant disease that would contraindicate the use of the investigational drug used in this study or that would put the subject at high risk for treatment-related complications.
  2. Systemic autoimmune disease (eg, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison's disease, autoimmune disease associated with lymphoma).
  3. History of organ transplant requiring immunosuppression.
  4. History of or active inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).
  5. Inadequate organ function, evidenced by the following laboratory results:

    1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1,000 cells/mm\^3.
    2. Platelet count \< 75,000 cells/mm\^3.
    3. Total bilirubin greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN; unless the subject has documented Gilbert's syndrome).
    4. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST [SGOT]) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT [SGPT]) > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases).
    5. Alkaline phosphatase levels (ALP) > 2.5 × ULN (> 5 × ULN in subjects with liver metastases, or >10 × ULN in subjects with bone metastases).
    6. Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or 177 μmol/L.
    7. Serum anion gap > 16 mEq/L or arterial blood with pH \< 7.3.
    8. Medically uncorrectable grade 3 anemia (hemoglobin \< 8 g/dL).
  6. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 160 mm Hg and/or diastolic > 110 mm Hg) or clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular accident/stroke, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to first study medication; unstable angina; congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association grade 2 or higher; or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication. Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension should be medically managed on a stable regimen to control hypertension prior to study entry.
  7. Serious myocardial dysfunction defined by echocardiogram (ECHO) as absolute left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 10% below the institution's lower limit of predicted normal.
  8. Dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or other disease requiring continuous oxygen therapy.
  9. Positive results of screening test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  10. Current chronic daily treatment (continuous for > 3 months) with systemic corticosteroids (dose equivalent to or greater than 10 mg/day methylprednisolone), excluding inhaled steroids. Short-term steroid use to prevent IV contrast allergic reaction or anaphylaxis in subjects who have known contrast allergies is allowed.
  11. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study medication(s).
  12. Subjects taking any medication(s) (herbal or prescribed) known to have an adverse drug reaction with any of the study medications.
  13. Concurrent or prior use of a strong cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 inhibitor (including ketoconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin, indinavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, voriconazole, and grapefruit products) or strong CYP3A4 inducers (including phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentin, phenobarbital, and St John's Wort) within 14 days before study day 1.
  14. Concurrent or prior use of a strong CYP2C8 inhibitor (gemfibrozil) or moderate CYP2C8 inducer (rifampin) within 14 days before study day 1.
  15. History of receiving any investigational treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, or participation in an investigational drug study within 30 days prior to screening for this study, except for testosterone-lowering therapy in men with prostate cancer.
  16. Assessed by the Investigator to be unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  17. Concurrent participation in any interventional clinical trial.
  18. Pregnant and nursing women.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine

    in subjects with ECOG=2 or subjects with ECOG=0 or 1 A combination of agents will be administered to subjects in this study: cyclophosphamide, bevacizumab, oxaliplatin, capecitabine, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, nab-paclitaxel, aldoxorubicin HCl, avelumab, ALT-803, haNK, GI-4000, GI-6207, GI-6301, ETBX-011, ETBX-021, ETBX-051, ETBX-061.

    Drug: Nab-paclitaxel · Drug: Aldoxorubicin HCl · Biological: ALT-803 · Biological: ETBX-011 · Biological: ETBX-021 · Biological: ETBX-051 · Biological: ETBX-061 · Biological: GI-4000 · Biological: GI-6207 · Biological: GI-6301 · Biological: haNK · Drug: Avelumab · Drug: Bevacizumab · Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: 5-Fluorouracil · Drug: Leucovorin · Drug: Oxaliplatin

  • Active comparator
    Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel

    Gemcitabine plus Nab-paclitaxel will be administered to subjects with ECOG=2

    Drug: Gemcitabine · Drug: Nab-paclitaxel

  • Active comparator
    Gemcitabine

    Gemcitabine will be administered to subjects with ECOG=0 or 1

    Drug: Gemcitabine

Interventions

  • DrugGemcitabine

    Gemcitabine is a type of chemotherapy medication used to interfere with the cancer cells' ability to grow and divide.

  • DrugNab-paclitaxel

    NAB-paclitaxel is a type of chemotherapy called a microtubule inhibitor. Microtubule inhibitors interfere with a cancer cell's ability to grow and divide.

  • DrugAldoxorubicin HCl

    Albumin-binding prodrug of doxorubicin HCl

  • BiologicalALT-803

    Recombinant human super agonist interleukin-15 (IL-15) complex

  • BiologicalETBX-011

    Ad5 \[E1-, E2b-\]-CEA

  • BiologicalETBX-021

    Ad5 \[E1-, E2b-\]-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 \[HER2\] vaccine

  • BiologicalETBX-051

    Ad5 \[E1-, E2b-\]-Brachyury vaccine

  • BiologicalETBX-061

    Ad5 \[E1-, E2b-\]-mucin 1\[MUC1\]

  • BiologicalGI-4000

    Vaccine derived from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast expressing mutant Ras proteins

  • BiologicalGI-6207

    CEA yeast vaccine

  • BiologicalGI-6301

    Brachyury yeast vaccine

  • BiologicalhaNK

    NK-92 \[CD16.158V, ER IL-2\]

  • DrugAvelumab

    Avelumab

  • DrugBevacizumab

    Bevacizumab

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Capecitabine

  • DrugCyclophosphamide

    2-\[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino\]tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2-oxide monohydrate

  • Drug5-Fluorouracil

    5-fluoro-2,4 (1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione

  • DrugLeucovorin

    L-Glutamic acid, N-\[4-\[\[(2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl\]amino\]benzoyl\]-, calcium salt

  • DrugOxaliplatin

    Oxaliplatin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival

    Compare the efficacy of the NANT Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine regimen vs standard-of-care (SoC) therapy as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer as assessed by progression-free survival (PFS) using RECIST Version 1.1

    Time frame: 12 mths

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Overall Survival from first treatment to date of death (any cause)

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Overall Response Rate

    Overall Response Rate, as determined by the percentage of patients achieving Partial or Complete response per RECIST 1.1 and irRC

    Time frame: 19 months

  3. Duration of Response

    Duration of Response from date of first response to date of disease progression or death (any cause), per RECIST 1.1 and irRC

    Time frame: 19 months

  4. Disease Control Rate

    Disease Control Rate: the number of patients with a CR, PR or SD lasting at least 2 months per RECIST 1.1 and irRC

    Time frame: 19 months

  5. Quality of Life by Patient-Reported Outcomes

    Quality of Life as assessed by Patient Reported Outcomes using the FACT-C questionnaire

    Time frame: 19 months

  6. Progression Free Survival

    Progression Free Survival from baseline to progression per irRC

    Time frame: 12 months

  7. Evaluation of safety as determined by incidence or treatment-emergent adverse events

    Incidence of treatment -emergent adverse events using NCI CTCAE Version 4.03

    Time frame: 19 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine
    El Segundo, California 90245, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 21, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03563144
Lead sponsor
ImmunityBio, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 20, 2018
Start date
Aug 2018 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 9, 2022
Last update
Feb 21, 2025

Oversight

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