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RecruitingNCT07627191Updated Sep 18, 2026

GLP-1 RA Plus SOC Treatment in First-line, Metastatic Pancreatic, Colorectal, or Hepatocellular Cancer

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of GLP1-RA (semaglutide) in Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, sponsored by University of Arizona. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-18.

Sponsored by University of Arizona · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 1,852 studies in Pancreatic Neoplasms with a site in United States — 303 open to participants now, 475 under way, 25 of them phase 3. Pancreatic Neoplasms · United States.

Planned enrollment
868th of 1,575
30 · median 37
Started
2026
with 83 others
Phase 1
556 of 1,852
76 open now
Primary completion
2028-06
later than 334 of 474 live
Registered
1,811th of 1,852
by date

Among the 1,852 studies in Pancreatic Neoplasms with a site in United States, this one is the 868th largest by planned enrollment of the 1,575 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 84 that started in 2026, is one of 556 in phase 1, reaches primary completion later than 334 of the 474 other live ones, and was the 1,811th registered.

Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Study summary

There is a growing number of patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancers who are also simultaneously being treated with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (RA)s. To date, no clinical trial data exists to establish safety and/or feasibility with use of GLP-1 RAs during chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and correlative analyses of combining GLP-1 RAs with standard chemotherapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic, colorectal, or hepatocellular cancers in the first-line setting.

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The United States is facing a growing epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes, with over 42% of adults now classified as obese and nearly 20% of children affected by obesity. This rise has been driven by a combination of poor dietary habits, sedentary lifestyles, and social and economic factors that limit access to healthy food and healthcare. Type 2 diabetes, closely linked to obesity, affects more than 37 million Americans, with an additional 96 million adults estimated to have prediabetes. These conditions not only contribute to significant personal health burdens but also cost the U.S. economy over $370 billion annually. Disparities are evident, with higher rates among Black, Hispanic, Native American, low-income, and rural populations, largely due to systemic barriers and social determinants of health. In response, public health initiatives have promoted better nutrition, physical activity, and early intervention programs. New medications, such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, offer promising tools for weight loss and diabetes management, though their accessibility remains limited by cost and insurance coverage.

Prescription data show GLP 1 RA use has exploded in recent years. For example, GLP 1 prescribing volume in the U.S. roughly tripled from early 2020 to late 2022, and annual spending jumped from $13.7 billion in 2018 to $71.7 billion by 2023 (a 62% increase in just 2022-23). Semaglutide products (Ozempic/WEGOVY) still account for the largest share of use, but Lilly's tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) has gained market share rapidly. Uptake is broadening across age groups. Surveys indicate \~19% of adults ages 50-64 and 8% of those ≥65 have tried GLP 1 drugs (mainly for diabetes) and prescribing to adolescents with obesity surged \~300% in 2023 (albeit reaching only \~0.5% of obese youth). Looking ahead, analysts project continued robust growth. One forecast estimates U.S. GLP 1 weight loss drug sales rising from about $10 B in 2024 to \~$37 B by 2030 (≈19% CAGR). Globally, GLP 1 market revenue (diabetes + obesity) could approach $130 B by 2030, with the leading agents (semaglutide and tirzepatide lines) alone generating on the order of $100 B by decade's end. This outlook reflects expanding approved uses (e.g. heart disease, potential NASH indications) and large unmet need (only \~10-12% of U.S. adults have used GLP 1s despite over half of adults being overweight or obese). Taken together, the data indicate an unprecedented growth trajectory for GLP 1 RAs, with rapid year over year prescription gains and forecasts of very high revenues and market dominance through 2030.

Similarly, pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma are also associated with modifiable risk factors including obesity, dietary factors, and diabetes. Consequently, there is a growing number of patients diagnosed with GI cancers who are also simultaneously being treated with GLP-1 RAs. To date, no clinical trial data exists to establish safety and/or feasibility with use of GLP-1 RAs during chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. This highlights an unmet need to investigate the safety of GLP-1 RA use during chemotherapy treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, emerging evidence supports investigation of GLP-1 RAs on metabolic modulation, insulin resistance reduction, and potential anti-inflammatory effects from GLP-1 RAs in oncology settings. Both cancer types may benefit from adjunctive metabolic therapy, particularly in patients at risk of sarcopenia, cachexia, or insulin resistance.

This trial aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment in combination with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic, colorectal, or hepatocellular cancers in the first-line setting.

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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Keywords

  • GLP1 receptor agonists
  • gastrointestinal cancer
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  • Histological or cytological diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma or colorectal adenocarcinoma. Previous tumor tissue testing is acceptable. Please refer to the "additional HCC cohort criteria" below.
  • The subject has disease that is not amenable to curative-intent management (e.g., oligometastatic disease)
  • per v1.1 as determined by the investigator
  • Patients must be appropriate candidates for , SOC treatment.

    • SOC treatment as defined by NCCN® guidelines or institutional standard is allowable, however, options restricted to:

      • Colorectal: FOLFOX or FOLIFIRI +/- bevacizumab
      • Pancreatic: mFOLFIRINOX
      • HCC: Tremelimumab/Durvalumab
    • Patients are eligible who received prior perioperative chemotherapy for curative intent treatment and recurred ≥ 6 months since last dose of chemotherapy.
  • ≥ 18 years old on day of consent
  • (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Adequate archival frozen or fixed tissue available from primary or site for genotypic analysis (at least 15 unstained slides and/or tumor block)
  • Adequate hematologic and organ function laboratory values as follows:

    • The ≥ 1500/mm3 without colony stimulating factor support;
    • ≥ 75,000/mm3;
    • ≥ 9 g/dL;
    • ≤ 1.5 ´ the . For subjects with known Gilbert's disease, bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL;
    • Serum albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dl;
    • and AST ≤ 3.0 ´ ULN;
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 ´ ULN or (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min. For creatinine clearance estimation, the Cockcroft and Gault equation should be used:

      • Male: CrCl (mL/min) = (140 - age) × wt (kg) / (serum creatinine × 72);
      • Female: Multiply above result by 0.85;
  • The subject is capable of understanding and complying with the protocol requirements and has signed the document
  • Sexually active subjects (men and women) must agree to use medically accepted barrier methods of (eg, male or female condom) during the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug(s), even if oral contraceptives are also used. All subjects of must agree to use both a barrier method and a second method of birth control or practice abstinence during the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study drug(s);

Additional Inclusion Criteria for HCC Cohort ONLY:

  • Histologically or radiologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (per AASLD/EASL criteria)
  • Unresectable or advanced HCC not amenable to curative surgery or locoregional therapy.
  • Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B or C.
  • Score Class A; or Child-Pugh Class B7 or B8 at discretion of treating physician
  • Patients with infection, characterized by positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBcAb) with detectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (≥10 IU/mL or above the limit of detection per local or central lab standard), must be treated with antiviral therapy, as per institutional practice to ensure adequate viral suppression (HBV DNA \<2000 IU/mL) before enrolment. Patients must remain on antiviral therapy for the duration of their participation in the EAP and for 6 months after the last dose of EAP medication. Patients who test positive for anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) with undetectable HBV DNA (\<10 IU/mL or under the limit of detection per local or central lab standard) do not require anti-viral therapy before enrolment. These participants will be tested at every cycle to monitor HBV DNA levels and initiate anti-viral therapy if HBV DNA is detected (≥10 IU/mL or above the limit of detection per local or central lab standard). HBV DNA detectable patients must initiate and remain on anti-viral therapy for time they are on the EAP and for 6 months after the last dose of EAP medication.

    o Note: Testing required for subjects with a known history otherwise not required.

  • Patients with infection must have confirmed diagnosis of HCV characterized by the presence of detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) or anti-HCV antibody upon enrolment (management of this disease is per local institutional practice).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • The subject has received cytotoxic chemotherapy (including cytotoxic chemotherapy) or biologic agents (eg, cytokines or antibodies) for and/or unresectable disease.
  • \< 25 kg/m2
  • For colorectal cancer only - Microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) tumors.
  • For colorectal cancer only - BRAF V600E mutant tumors.
  • A personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2).
  • A prior reaction to semaglutide or any of the in WEGOVY®. Serious hypersensitivity reaction, including anaphylaxis and angioedema, have been reported with WEGOVY®.
  • Cachexia
  • Subjects on insulin.
  • Subjects with a history of diabetic retinopathy
  • Known or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and/or surgery (including radiosurgery) and stable for at least 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Eligible subjects must be neurologically asymptomatic and without treatment at the time of the start of study treatment
  • The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to, the following conditions:

    o Cardiovascular disorders including:

    • For patients being considered for bevacizumab (or bevacizumab biosimilar) only:
  • Concurrent uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure (BP) > 150 mm Hg systolic or > 100 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment within 7 days of the first dose of study treatment;
  • thromboembolic event requiring therapeutic anticoagulation (Note: subjects with a venous filter (eg, vena cava filter) within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.

    • Any of the following within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment:
  • unstable angina pectoris;
  • clinically-significant cardiac arrhythmias;
  • stroke (including (TIA), or other ischemic event);
  • myocardial infarction;

    • GI disorders particularly those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation including:

      • Unresolved abdominal fistula, GI perforation, bowel obstruction, intra-abdominal abscess.
      • Uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain.
    • Other disorders that would preclude safe study participation
  • Major surgery within 8 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Subjects with clinically relevant ongoing complications from prior surgery are not eligible.
  • Females who are known or suspected to be pregnant or lactating. Women of must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within screening.
  • Female patients planning on becoming pregnant while on study.
  • Male subjects with a pregnant partner who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use a condom during treatment.
  • Male subjects unwilling to abstain from donating sperm during treatment.
  • Inability to comply with self-administration of GLP-1 RA subcutaneous injections.
  • Subject has known sensitivity to any of the products or components to be administered during dosing.
  • Concurrent use of other semaglutide containing products or any other GLP-1 receptor agonist.
  • Diagnosis of another within 2 years before the first dose of study treatment, except for superficial skin cancers, or localized, low grade tumors deemed cured and not treated with systemic therapy.
  • Subject likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the subject and investigator's knowledge.
  • History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition or disease that in the opinion of the investigator, if consulted, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion.

Additional Exclusion Criteria for HCC Cohort ONLY:

  • Score Class B9; or Child-Pugh Class C
  • Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 28 days of the first dose of EAP treatments.
  • History of allogenic organ transplantation (e.g., liver transplant).
  • History of hepatic encephalopathy within the past 12 months or requirement for medications to prevent or control encephalopathy (e.g., no lactulose, rifaximin, etc if used for purposes of hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Clinically meaningful ascites, defined as any ascites requiring non-pharmacologic intervention (e.g., paracentesis) to maintain symptomatic control, within 2 months before the first EAP treatment dose. Patients on stable doses of diuretics for ascites for ≥2 months are eligible.
  • Patients with main portal vein thrombosis (i.e., thrombosis in the main trunk of the portal vein, with or without blood flow) on baseline imaging.
  • Active or previously documented or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [except for diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc]). Patients without active disease in the last 5 years are excluded unless discussed with the Treating Physician and considered appropriate for EAP participation. The following are exceptions to this criterion:

    • Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
    • Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
    • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
    • Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
  • Patients co-infected with and , or co-infected with HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV). HBV positive (presence of HbsAg and/or anti-HBcAb with detectable HBV DNA); HCV positive (presence of anti-HCV antibodies); HDV positive (presence of anti-HDV antibodies).

    o Note: Testing required for subjects with a known history otherwise not required.

  • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
  • History of active primary immunodeficiency.
  • Current or prior use of medication within 14 days before the first dose of EAP treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion:

    • Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra-articular injection)
    • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent
    • Steroids as pre-medication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan pre-medication)
  • Receipt of within 30 days before first dose of treatment. Note: patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine while receiving study treatment, and up to 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.
  • Previous randomization or treatment in a previous durvalumab and/or tremelimumab clinical study regardless of treatment arm assignment.
  • Patients who have received , anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 before the first dose of EAP treatment.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(32)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Reproductive potential

Able to have children. For women this usually means from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery; for men, unless permanently sterile. Read who the line is about — participants, women, men, or their partners.

Criteria about it usually ask for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Child-Pugh class

A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Brain metastases

Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).

Studies differ: some leave out any brain metastases, some accept ones treated and stable for some weeks. Check what this study allows.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Live vaccines

Vaccines made with a weakened form of the germ, such as measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), chickenpox and yellow fever. They can be risky when the immune system is weakened. Flu injections are not live; the nasal flu spray is.

PD-1, PD-L1 and checkpoint inhibitors

PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 are proteins that act as brakes on the immune system. Checkpoint inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab or nivolumab, block them so the immune system can attack a cancer.

PD-L1 can also be measured in a tumour sample. Some scores count stained tumour cells only (TPS); others also count certain immune cells (CPS). The study names the score and the minimum it uses.

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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

    30 patients with a diagnosis of 1st line metastatic or unresectable PDAC, CRC, or HCC and a BMI \>25 will receive GLP1 RA weekly + SOC treatment for 6 months or disease progression whichever comes first. SOC treatment for pancreatic cancer is modified FOLFIRINOX.

    Drug: GLP1-RA (semaglutide)

  • Experimental
    Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (CRC)

    10 patients with a diagnosis of 1st line metastatic or unresectable CRC and a BMI \>25 will receive GLP1 RA weekly + SOC treatment for 6 months or disease progression whichever comes first. SOC treatment for CRC is FOLFOX or FOLFIRI +/- bevacizumab.

    Drug: GLP1-RA (semaglutide)

  • Experimental
    Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

    10 patients with a diagnosis of 1st line metastatic or unresectable HCC and a BMI \>25 will receive GLP1 RA weekly + SOC treatment for 6 months or disease progression whichever comes first. SOC treatment for HCC is Tremelimumab/Durvalumab.

    Drug: GLP1-RA (semaglutide)

Interventions

  • Patients will receive 6 months of weekly semaglutide; weekly subcutaneous injection; dose escalation will occur every 4 weeks with dose titration as follows: 0.25 mg → 0.5 mg → 1 mg → 1.7 mg → Maintenance at 2.4 mg or 1.7 mg pending tolerability.

This study also gives Durvalumab, Tremelimumab. No intervention listed here names it: that was found by reading the record.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events [Safety] attributed to GLP1-RA and/or its interaction with chemotherapy

    Safety is defined as the incidence of grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) as defined by CTCAE v5.0, attributed to GLP-1 RA and/or its interaction with chemotherapy

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients who complete planned chemotherapy with concurrent GLP-1 RA without Dose Modifications or Early Termination [Tolerability]

    Endpoints for this outcome include: proportion of patients who complete planned chemotherapy with concurrent GLP-1 RA without unplanned dose reductions or delays \> 14 days; dose modifications; early termination: rate of early study withdrawal or discontinuation due to treatment-related adverse effects.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  2. Overall Response Rate [Efficacy]

    Overall response rate (ORR) will be measured using the radiographic objective Response Rate as defined by RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  3. Progression Free Survival [Efficacy]

    Progression free survival (PFS) is defined as the duration on treatment until progression as measured from start of treatment until disease progression or death from any cause. We will use 95% CI for PFS on those patients deemed efficacy eligible.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

Other outcomes

  1. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (Fasting glucose).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. Fasting glucose is a measure of blood sugar when it should be at its lowest. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  2. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (HbA1c).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. HbA1c is a lab that measures average blood sugar levels over 2-3 months. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  3. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (HOMA-IR).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) is a mathematical score used to measure insulin resistance. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  4. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (CRP).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. CRP (C-Reactive Protein) is a lab used to test for inflammation. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  5. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (IL-6).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an essential protein and inflammatory cytokine that regulates the body's immune system, fever response, and inflammation. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  6. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (Adiponectin).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. Adiponectin is a protein hormone produced by adipose tissue that regulates metabolism, improves insulin sensitivity, and reduces inflammation. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  7. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (Leptin).

    Endpoints for this measure include glycemic control and insulin resistance - change in fasting glucose, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR and inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers - serial changes in CRP, IL-6, adiponectin, leptin, and insulin.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  8. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (Insulin).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. The insulin lab test measures the amount of insulin in the blood stream. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  9. Evaluate changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism (Glucagon).

    Changes in serologic markers of inflammation and metabolism will be measured by looking at multiple labs that measure Glycemic control and Insulin resistance as well as Inflammatory and Metabolic biomarkers. The glucagon lab test measures the amount of glucagon in the blood stream. Changes will be presented via repeated measures, ANOVA, or mixed-effects modeling.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first

  10. Measure changes in performance status

    Performance status will be measured using the ECOG scale. ECOG is a performance status scale with grading from 0-5. 0=Normal Activity. 1. Symptoms, but ambulatory 2. In bed \<50% of the time 3. In bed \>50% of the time 4=100% bedridden 5=Dead.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first.

  11. Measure changes in body weight

    Change in Body Weight: % change from baseline to 3 and 6 months.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months or at time of disease progression, whichever comes first.

  12. Evaluate changes in quality of life

    Quality of life (QoL) will be evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. This is a 30-item instrument designed to measure quality of life in all cancer patients. The QLQ-C30 is composed of both multi-item scales and single item measures. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level. Scales are split up into 3 categories: Global health status/QoL, Functional Scales, and Symptom scales. A high score for a functional scale represents a high/ healthy level of functioning. A high score for global health status/QoL represents a high QoL. A high score for a symptom scale/ item represents a high level of symptomology/ problems. Patients will take the questionnaire at baseline and during several timepoints throughout the treatment period (6 months), at end of treatment, and follow-up. The follow-up period is 6 months after end of treatment.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  13. Evaluate changes in diet

    Measuring change in diet focusing on approximate intake of fruits and vegetables, percentage energy from fat, and fiber using the Multifactor Screener. asks respondents to report how frequently they consume foods in 16 categories. Patients will be asked to complete the questionnaire at baseline, during several timepoints throughout the treatment period (6 months), at end of treatment, and follow-up. The follow-up period is 6 months after end of treatment.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Oct 2026; primary completion for Jun 2028, 20 months later.

Of 208 non-industry phase 1 interventional studies under Pancreatic Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 46 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 33 and three quarters within 74. This study's planned 20 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 379 studies reached it within 45 months; a quarter within 32 and three quarters within 67.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 18, 2026
First posted
Jun 4, 2026
StartEst.
Oct 10, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Jun 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Jun 30, 2028
Last update
Sep 18, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 2026, 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
NCT07627191
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 4, 2026
Start date
Oct 10, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 18, 2026

Study contacts

Rachel EB Jarrett, MPH
Contact
UACC-IIT@uacc.arizona.edu
5206260375
Prisca Zimmerman
Contact
priscaz@arizona.edu
520-626-2548
Aaron J Scott, MD
principal investigator · University of Arizona

Oversight

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