A Phase 2 interventional study of Niraparib and Dostarlimab in Pancreatic Cancer and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-15.
Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This research is being done to see how the combination of dostarlimab, niraparib, and radiation therapy works in controlling metastatic pancreatic cancer.
This two-stage single arm phase II trial will evaluate the efficacy of niraparib with dostarlimab and radiation therapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer
The research study procedures include screening for eligibility and study treatment including evaluations and follow up visits.
The names of the experimental interventions involved in this study are:
It is expected that about 25 people will take part in this research study. An initial 15 participants will be enrolled during the first stage and evaluated for treatment disease control, if none of the initial 15 participants achieve disease control the study will be terminated.
It is expected participants will be on the research study for as long as the experimental interventions are safe, and their metastatic pancreatic cancer does not progress with up to 5 years of follow up after participants stop taking the experimental interventions.
This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational intervention to learn whether the intervention works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the intervention is being studied.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved dostarlimab as a treatment for any disease. Dostarlimab is a type of antibody (a protein that attaches to other cells to fight off infection) that is believed to work by attaching to a protein called PD-1 on Tcells.
This PD-1 protein controls parts of the immune system (the system in the body that fights off infections and diseases) by shutting down certain immune responses responsible for recognizing and destroying cancer cells. The investigators believe that dostarlimab will inhibit the PD-1 protein, thus allowing the immune cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells. The FDA has not approved niraparib for metastatic pancreatic cancer, but it has been approved for other uses. Niraparib is a type of drug called a "PARP inhibitor", which blocks DNA (the genetic material of cells) damage from being repaired or may prevent damage from occurring in the first place. In cancer treatment, inhibiting PARP may help kill cancer cells by not allowing the cancer cells to repair its DNA damage or prevent DNA damage from occurring. It is believed that the combination of dostarlimab, niraparib, and radiation therapy may have a greater effect on metastatic pancreatic cancer cells than when these interventions are used alone.
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Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
Non childbearing potential is defined as follows (by other than medical reasons):
Post-hysterectomy, post-bilateral oophorectomy, or post-tubal ligation. Documented hysterectomy or oophorectomy must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure or confirmed by an ultrasound. Tubal ligation must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure, otherwise the patient must be willing to use 2 adequate barrier methods throughout the study, starting with the screening visit through 150 days after the last dose of study treatment. See Section 4.4 for a list of acceptable birth control methods. Information must be captured appropriately within the site's source documents. Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the established and preferred contraception for the patient.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded:
Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; however intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., Flu-Mist®) are live attenuated vaccines, and are not allowed.
Further imaging is not required for eligibility purposes.
Each study treatment cycle lasts 21 days * Niraparib oral, once a day, predetermined dose.Dosing will commence on cycle 1 day 1 and will continue until the participant is taken off treatment * Dostarlimab by intravenous infusion once every cycle for as long as they remain on the study * Radiation therapy on every other week day of cycle 2 only. Radiation will begin on Cycle 2 Day 1
Drug: Niraparib · Drug: Dostarlimab · Radiation: Radiation
Niraparib oral, once a day, predetermined dose.Dosing will commence on cycle 1 day 1 and will continue until the participant is taken off treatment
Also known as: Zejula
Dostarlimab by intravenous infusion once every cycle for as long as they remain on the study
Radiation therapy on every other week day of cycle 2 only. Radiation will begin on Cycle 2 Day 1
Disease Control Rate With RECIST 1.1 Criteria
Disease control rate (DCR) is the percentage of participants who experienced a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria below. * CR = Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * PR = At least 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. * SD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters while on study. * Progressive Disease (PD) = At least 20% increase in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters while on study. Appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.
Time frame: up to 17 months
Disease Control Rate With irRECIST Criteria
Disease control rate (DCR) is the percentage of participants who experienced a immune-related complete response (irCR), partial response (irPR), or stable disease (irSD) assessed by the Immune-Related Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (irRECIST) criteria below. * irCR = Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * irPR = At least 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, compared to baseline. * irSD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, compared to baseline. * Immune-related Progressive Disease (irPD) = At least 20% increase in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions AND at least 5mm absolute increase, compared to baseline. Appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression. Confirmation scan required at least 4 weeks later.
Time frame: up to 17 months
Progression-free Survival
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time duration from the first day of protocol treatment to the earlier date of disease progression or death due to any cause. PFS time will be censored at the date of last follow-up for surviving patients with disease control.
Time frame: up to 17 months
Overall Survival
Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time duration from the first day of protocol treatment to the date of death due to any cause, and will be censored at the date of last follow-up for patients still alive.
Time frame: up to 17 months
Number of Treatment-Related Adverse Events Per CTCAE v5.0
Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) are evaluated according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0, as grades 3-5 and at least possibly attributed to study treatment. TRAEs are evaluated from the start of study treatment through 30-days after the last treatment dose.
Time frame: up to 19 weeks
| Milestone | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Started | 18 |
| Completed | 15 |
| Not completed | 3 |
| Withdrew: Disease progression prior to starting study treatment | 3 |
Disease control rate (DCR) is the percentage of participants who experienced a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 criteria below. * CR = Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * PR = At least 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. * SD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters while on study. * Progressive Disease (PD) = At least 20% increase in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters while on study. Appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression.
| Participants | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Disease Control Rate With RECIST 1.1 Criteria | 0 |
Disease control rate (DCR) is the percentage of participants who experienced a immune-related complete response (irCR), partial response (irPR), or stable disease (irSD) assessed by the Immune-Related Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (irRECIST) criteria below. * irCR = Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \<10 mm. * irPR = At least 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, compared to baseline. * irSD = Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, compared to baseline. * Immune-related Progressive Disease (irPD) = At least 20% increase in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions AND at least 5mm absolute increase, compared to baseline. Appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression. Confirmation scan required at least 4 weeks later.
| Participants | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Disease Control Rate With irRECIST Criteria | 0 |
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time duration from the first day of protocol treatment to the earlier date of disease progression or death due to any cause. PFS time will be censored at the date of last follow-up for surviving patients with disease control.
| months | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Progression-free Survival | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.7) |
Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time duration from the first day of protocol treatment to the date of death due to any cause, and will be censored at the date of last follow-up for patients still alive.
| months | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Overall Survival | 3.1 (1.5 to 7.7) |
Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) are evaluated according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0, as grades 3-5 and at least possibly attributed to study treatment. TRAEs are evaluated from the start of study treatment through 30-days after the last treatment dose.
| treatment-related adverse events | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Grade 3 TRAEs | 17 |
| Grade 4 TRAEs | 3 |
| Grade 5 TRAEs | 0 |
Collected over up to 17 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation | 14/15 (93.3%) | 2/15 (13.3%) | 15/15 (100%) |
| Event | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| FeverGeneral disorders | 1/15 |
| StrokeNervous system disorders | 1/15 |
| Event | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders | 12/15 |
| FatigueGeneral disorders | 12/15 |
| Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders | 11/15 |
| Alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations | 10/15 |
| CD4 lymphocytes decreasedInvestigations | 10/15 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 10/15 |
| AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 9/15 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 9/15 |
| HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 8/15 |
| Platelet count decreasedInvestigations | 8/15 |
| Age, Customized(Participants) | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Age 30-39 years | 2 |
| Age 40-49 years | 1 |
| Age 50-59 years | 5 |
| Age 60-69 years | 7 |
| Age 70-79 years | 3 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Female | 9 |
| Male | 9 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Niraparib+Dostarlimab + Radiation |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| More than one race | 1 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
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