Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Oncology

AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES for Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic cancer

Phase II/III trial of AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES for Borderline resectable pancreatic c…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Cell therapy
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
23-01-2026
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-05-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, intervention arm: surgical exploration to perform a resection, followed by 28 weeks of mesopher treatment (three biweekly vaccinations (week 6, 8, and 10) and two booster vaccinations at weeks 22 and 34). control arm: surgical exploration alone. Phase II/III trial in Netherlands.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Intervention arm: Surgical exploration to perform a resection, followed by 28 weeks of MesoPher treatment (three biweekly vaccinations (week 6, 8, and 10) and two booster vaccinations at weeks 22 and 34). Control arm: Surgical exploration alone.
Target Sample Size
143
Trial Duration For Participant
238

Eligibility

Recruits 143 Vulnerable population selected in trial metadata. Only adults eligible ("Patients must be at least 18 years old and be able to give written informed consent"). Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP is required; subject information and informed consent form documents for adults are listed in the application..

Pregnancy Exclusion
19. Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study or within 12 months after the last administration of study treatment
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected in trial metadata. Only adults eligible ("Patients must be at least 18 years old and be able to give written informed consent"). Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP is required; subject information and informed consent form documents for adults are listed in the application.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- At registration: ABC borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, histologically or cytologically confirmed. ABC borderline is defined as resectable pancreatic cancer with a CA-19.9 level > 500 kU/L at diagnosis or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Resectability criteria are defined by the DPCG criteria.\n- Laboratory tests: ASAT/ALAT <5xULN (upper limit of normal), bilirubin <1.5xULN, Lactate dehydrogenase value < ULN and albumin value > 30.\n- Women of childbearing potential (WOCB) must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening. They must be willing to use an effective contraceptive method (intrauterine devices, hormonal contraceptives, contraceptive pill, implants, transdermal patches, hormonal vaginal devices, infusions with prolonged release) or true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle*) during the study and for at least 12 months after the last study drug administration. *True abstinence is acceptable when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (such as calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, and post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.\n- Men must be willing to use an effective contraceptive method (e.g. condom, vasectomy) during the study and for at least 12 months after the last study drug administration.\n- Ability to return to the hospital for adequate follow-up as required by this protocol.\n- Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP.\n- Inclusion and randomisation: Borderline resectable or resectable tumours according to the DPCG criteria. CA-19.9 levels of no more than 500 kU/L at the time of screening, and a valid reduction during neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX according to the treating physician. Predefined exceptions apply for CA19-9 non-producers with PET-CT showing no metabolic progression, and for patients with CA19-9 levels above 500 kU/L who have demonstrated a valid reduction during FOLFIRINOX and are deemed clinically eligible by the treating physician, subject to approval after consultation with the central study team.\n- Patients must be at least 18 years old and be able to give written informed consent.\n- WHO performance status 0-1.\n- Patients must be able to undergo surgery.\n- Patients must have normal organ function and adequate bone marrow reserve: absolute neutrophil count > 1.0 x 109/l, total leucocyte count ≥ 3.0 x 109/l, platelet count > 100 x 109/l, renal function E-GFR ≥ 50 ml/min, and Hb > 6.0 mmol/l."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- At registration: a.\tMetastatic or locally advanced (unresectable) pancreatic cancer according to the DPCG criteria. b.\tResectable pancreatic cancer with a CA19-9 < 500 kU/L at registration, unless predefined exception criteria (e.g. CA19-9 non-producer with PET-CT showing no distant metastases and no metabolic progression) are met and eligibility is confirmed by the central study team.\n- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past two years. Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ (e.g., breast cancer, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded.\n- Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past two years (i.e. with the use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered systemic treatment and is allowed.\n- Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.\n- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.\n- Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.\n- Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen or known active Hepatitis C virus infection.\n- Active or inadequately treated syphilis (Lues).\n- Has a history of current evidence of any condition, therapy or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant’s participation for the entire duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.\n- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.\n- 19.\tIs pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study or within 12 months after the last administration of study treatment\n- At inclusion: Registered patients are excluded from randomisation if, during neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX: a. they develop RECIST-defined progressive disease (see 11.3.2.3); or b. they fail to demonstrate a CA19-9 response compared with baseline values or have CA19-9 levels > 500 kU/L at screening, unless predefined exception criteria apply\n- Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.\n- Ampullary or distal bile duct cancer.\n- Severe concomitant systemic disorders that would compromise the safety of the patient or their ability to complete the study at the discretion of the investigator.\n- A WOCPB who has a positive urine pregnancy test at screening. A serum pregnancy test will be performed if the urine test cannot be confirmed as negative.\n- Current or previous use of autologous DC therapy or anti-tumour vaccinations.\n- A known allergy or hypersensitivity to the study drug or any study drug excipients.\n- History of life-threatening toxicity related to prior immune therapy that wasn’t manageable by the standard of care treatment.\n- Current use of steroids (or other immunosuppressive agents). Patients must have discontinued treatment for at least six weeks and not use such therapy during the study."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II Progression-free survival (PFS): defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to the first documented recurrent disease or progressive disease (PD) per RECIST 1.1, or death to any cause, whichever occurs first (exploratory endpoint)\n- Phase III Overall survival (OS): the time from inclusion to death due to any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Phase II PFS: measured as time from initiation of study treatment to first documented recurrent disease or progressive disease per RECIST 1.1, or death from any cause. Phase III OS: measured as time from inclusion to death due to any cause."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Phase II Assessments of immune responses •\tVaccine-induced responses by analysing peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and performing NanoString analyses •\tModulation of peripheral immune cell subsets by analysing PBMCs •\tPredictive gene expression signatures related to therapy outcome by using nCounter NanoString analyses\n- Phase II Disease-free survival: defined as the first documented evidence of recurrence of disease as defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria.\n- Phase II Patient reported quality of life using the EORTC QLQC30 and the EORTC-QLQPAN26 questionnaires.\n- Phase II To assess safety by AEs and study intervention discontinuations due to AEs.\n- Phase III Assessments of immune responses •\tVaccine-induced responses by analysing peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and performing NanoString analyses •Modulation of peripheral immune cell subsets by analysing PBMCs •\tPredictive gene expression signatures related to therapy outcome by using nCounter NanoString analyses\n- Phase III Disease-free survival: defined as the first documented evidence of recurrence of disease as defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria.\n- Pase III Event-free survival: defined as the time from randomisation to any of the following events: failure to undergo surgery, disease recurrence, or death from any cause.\n- Phase III Patient reported quality of life using the EORTC QLQC30 and the EORTC-QLQPAN26 questionnaires.\n- Phase III To assess safety by AEs and study intervention discontinuations due to AEs.\n- Phase III: Progression-free survival (PFS): defined as the time from initiation of study treatment to the first documented recurrent disease or progressive disease (PD) per RECIST 1.1, or death to any cause, whichever occurs first.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Immune response assessments: vaccine-induced responses analysed by PBMC assays and NanoString (nCounter) gene expression analyses; modulation of peripheral immune cell subsets via PBMC analysis; predictive gene expression signatures via NanoString. DFS/PFS/EFS: defined per RECIST 1.1 as specified (time to first documented recurrence/progression or death). QoL: measured by EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-PAN26 questionnaires. Safety: assessed by adverse events (AEs) and treatment discontinuations due to AEs. EFS (Phase III): time from randomisation to failure to undergo surgery, disease recurrence, or death."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
143
Recruitment Window Months
72
Consent Approach
Written informed consent according to ICH-GCP is required. Participants must be at least 18 years old and able to provide written informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form documents for adults are listed in the application.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
143

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
08-05-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-05-2026
Processing Time Days
3
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
143

Sites

Site Name
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Department Name
Internal medicine
Contact Person Name
Geert Cirkel
Contact Person Email
G.A.Cirkel-3@umcutrecht.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Nigel Kooreman
Contact Person Email
n.kooreman@erasmusmc.nl
Site Name
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
Bert Bonsing
Contact Person Email
b.a.bonsing@lumc.nl
Site Name
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Department Name
Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Judith de Vos-Geelen
Contact Person Email
Judith.de.vos@mumc.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Johanna Wilmink
Contact Person Email
ctis@amsterdamumc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"Amphera","duties_or_roles":"Funding","organisation_type":""}
  • {"country":"","full_name":"Dutch Cancer Society (KWF)","duties_or_roles":"Funding","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Mesopher
Active Substance
AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Not authorised
Orphan Designation
Yes
Frequency
Three biweekly vaccinations (week 6, 8, and 10) and two booster vaccinations at weeks 22 and 34 (treatment period described as up to 28-34 weeks in protocol)
Maximum Dose
125000000 U unit(s)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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