Targeting Driver Oncogenes With a Peptide Vaccine Plus Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Patients With Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC)

Last updated: May 29, 2025
Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Pancreatic Cancer

Gall Bladder Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

mBTC vax [0.3 - 2.4 mg peptide + 0.5 mg Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol)]

Tremelimumab

Durvalumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06564623
J2477
IRB00416341
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and the immune response of personalized mutant peptide vaccine with poly-ICLC adjuvant (mBTCvax) in combination with durvalumab and tremelimumab following front-line treatment in patients with advanced stage BTC.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥18 years

  • Must have a histologically- or cytologically, proven biliary tract cancer (BTC)previously treated with gemcitabine/cisplatin/anti-PD(L)1 therapy.

  • Must have evidence of radiological disease, must accept to have a tumor biopsy of anaccessible lesion at baseline and on treatment.

  • Must have sufficient archival tumor tissue for next-generation sequencing (NGS) andimmune-phenotyping.

  • Have a BTC containing at least one of the oncogenic mutation/alterations targeted bythe vaccine.

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.

  • Must have body weight of >30 kg.

  • Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function defined by study-specifiedlaboratory tests.

  • Patients with chronic or acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)infection must have disease controlled prior to enrollment.

  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative urine or serumpregnancy test.

  • For both Women and Men, must use acceptable form of birth control while on study.

  • Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.

  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during thelast 2 weeks.

  • Patient is expected to require any other form of systemic or localizedantineoplastic therapy while on study.

  • Any of the following procedures or medications within 2 weeks prior to initiation ofstudy treatment:

  • Systemic or topical steroids at immunosuppressive doses (> 10 mg/day ofprednisone or equivalent). The following are exceptions to this criterion:

  • Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intraarticular injection)

  • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day ofprednisone or its equivalent

  • Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scanpremedication)

  • Palliative or adjuvant radiation or gamma knife radiosurgery.

  • Chemotherapy or checkpoint inhibitor targeting anti-Pd1/PD-L1.

  • Within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment:

  • Any investigational cytotoxic drug.

  • Any investigational device.

  • Non-oncology vaccines containing live virus.

  • Allergen hyposensitization therapy.

  • Growth factors, e.g. granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocytemacrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), erythropoietin.

  • Major surgery.

  • Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with theexception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusioncriteria.

  • Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis afterconsultation with the Study Physician.

  • All AEs while receiving prior immunotherapy must have completely resolved orresolved to baseline prior to screening for this study.

  • Must not have experienced a ≥Grade 3 immune related AE or an immune relatedneurologic or ocular AE of any grade while receiving prior immunotherapy.

  • Patients with a history of prior treatment with anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1.

  • History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibodies or relatedcompounds or to any of its components.

  • History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

  • Patient has a known history or evidence of brain metastases.

  • Has an active known or suspected autoimmune disease or which has required systemictherapy in the last 5 years.

  • Known history of interstitial lung disease or of (non-infectious) pneumonitis thatrequired steroids or current pneumonitis.

  • Has a pulse oximetry < 92% on room air.

  • Requires the use of home oxygen.

  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS

  • Has active co-infection with HBV (hepatitis B virus) and HCV (hepatitis C virus) orcoinfected with HBV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV)

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolledinfection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiacarrhythmia, metastatic cancer, or psychiatric illness/social situations that wouldlimit compliance with study requirements.

  • Patients who have been diagnosed with another cancer or myeloproliferative disorderin the past 5 years requiring systemic therapy or expected to require active therapywithin the clinical study period.

  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency.

  • Presence of any tissue or organ allograft, regardless of need for immunosuppression,including corneal allograft. Patients with a history of allogeneic hematopoieticstem cell transplant will be excluded.

  • Any other sound medical, psychiatric, and/or social reason as determined by theInvestigator.

  • Patient is at the time of signing informed consent a regular user (including "recreational use") of any illicit drugs or had a recent history (within the lastyear) of substance abuse (including alcohol).

  • Patient is unwilling or unable to follow the study schedule for any reason.

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.

  • WOCBP and men with female partners (WOCBP) who are not willing to use contraception.

  • Evidence of clinical ascites requiring paracentesis in the last 4 weeks.

  • History of malignant bowel obstruction.

Study Design

Total Participants: 25
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: mBTC vax [0.3 - 2.4 mg peptide + 0.5 mg Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol)]
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
May 27, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
May 31, 2029

Connect with a study center

  • SKCCC Johns Hopkins Medical Institution

    Baltimore, Maryland 21231
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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