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Not yet recruitingNCT07897565ZSAB-GENTLEUpdated Oct 27, 2026

Safety and Efficacy of Gemcitabine, Toripalimab and Dose- Modified Lenvatinib in Elderly Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Intolerant to Conventional Chemotherapy

A Phase 2 interventional study of gemcitabine, toripalimab, and lenvatinib capsules in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer, sponsored by Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-27.

Sponsored by Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 27, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
65 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the regimen of gemcitabine, toripalimab and dose-modified lenvatinib works to treat advanced biliary tract cancer in elderly patients with intolerance to conventional chemotherapy. It will also learn about the safety of the regimen.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does this regimen control the tumors in participants with advanced biliary tract cancer?
  • What medical problems do participants have when taking this regimen?

Participants will:

Take lenvatinib capsules every day, gemcitabine on days 1 and 8, and toripalimab on day 1 every 3 weeks; Visit the clinic regularly for follow-ups, imaging scans, and lab tests.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital is the lead sponsor of 651 studies on the registry; 290 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 65 years at the time of informed consent, male or female;
  2. ECOG performance status (PS) score of 0 or 1;
  3. Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks;
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic advanced biliary tract malignancy (BTC), including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (eCCA), and gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) by a complete pathology report from a qualified/accredited institution;
  5. Participants are not candidates for surgical resection, ablation, or similar local therapies;
  6. Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) chemotherapy risk score \< 10;
  7. No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for the study disease;
  8. Participants must provide sufficient tumor samples (within 6 months) from the primary or metastatic lesionbefore the first study dose for exploratory biomarker testing;
  9. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1;
  10. Have adequate laboratory parameters and organ functions during the screening period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior anti-tumor therapy before the first study dose;
  2. Participation in another clinical study within 4 weeks before the first study dose;
  3. Ampullary carcinoma or other pathological types of malignancy besides the study disease, other malignancies, CNS metastases, transplant history, prior antitumor local therapy, recent participation in other clinical studies or major surgery, or unresolved toxicity from prior therapy.
  4. Participants with severe comorbidities, immunodeficiency, autoimmune disease, uncontrolled infection, bleeding or thrombotic risks, or other risk factors that may affect the study results or lead to forced termination of the study early as judged by investigators.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
39 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Elderly Participants with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Intolerant to Conventional Chemotherapy

    Drug: gemcitabine, toripalimab, and lenvatinib capsules

Interventions

  • Druggemcitabine, toripalimab, and lenvatinib capsules

    The interventions include gemcitabine, toripalimab, and lenvatinib capsules. Each 21-day treatment period counts as one cycle. Gemcitabine is given for up to 8 cycles, while toripalimab and lenvatinib are given for up to 2 years. In each cycle, participants receive gemcitabine (1 g/m²) by intravenous infusion on days 1 and 8, and toripalimab (240 mg) by intravenous infusion on day 1. Lenvatinib is taken orally once daily (4 mg qd for body weight \< 60 kg, and 8 mg qd for body weight ≥ 60 kg).

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

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. ORR by RECIST v1.1

    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as complete response (CR) rate + partial response (PR) rate according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: Up to 39 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. DCR by RECIST v1.1

    Disease control rate (DCR) is defined as complete response (CR) rate + partial response (PR) rate + stable disease (SD) rate according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: Up to 39 months.

  2. DOR by RECIST v1.1

    Duration of response (DOR) is defined as time from the first complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to disease progression according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: From the date of first documented complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) ,whichever came first, until the date of first documented disease progression, assessed up to 39 months.

  3. TTP by RECIST v1.1

    Time to progression (TTP) is defined as time from enrollment to disease progression according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: From the date of enrollment until the date of first documented disease progression, assessed up to 39 months.

  4. PFS by RECIST v1.1

    Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as time from enrollment to disease progression assessed (according to RECIST v1.1) or death from any cause.

    Time frame: From the date of enrollment until the date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 39 months.

  5. OS

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as time from enrollment to death from any cause.

    Time frame: From the date of enrollment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 39 months.

  6. ORR by iRECIST

    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as complete response (CR) rate + partial response (PR) rate according to iRECIST.

    Time frame: Up to 39 months.

  7. QoL assessment 1

    Impact on quality of life (Quality of Life Scores) assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30

    Time frame: Up to 25 months.

  8. QoL assessment 2

    Impact on quality of life (Quality of Life Scores) assessed by EORTC QLQ-BIL21

    Time frame: Up to 25 months.

Other outcomes

  1. Safety assessment

    Number of Participants With Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v6.0

    Time frame: Up to 39 months.

  2. Number of participants with Exploratory markers

    Predictive biomarker status in participants as assessed by sequencing-based analysis

    Time frame: Up to 39 months.

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 27, 2026
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  1. Oct 27, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07897565
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 27, 2026
Start date
Oct 12, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 27, 2026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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