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EGFR Targeted Photoimmunotherapy With ASP-1929 for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

BrUOG 438: EGFR Targeted Photoimmunotherapy With ASP-1929 for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07698613
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-07-13
Start date
2026-09-01
Completion date
2033-09-01
Last updated
2026-07-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer Borderline, Pancreatic Cancer Patients Diagnosed With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Not Amenable to Curative Surgical Resection, Pancreatic Cancer Resectable

Keywords

ASP-1929, photoimmunotherapy, EGFR targeting antibody, laser-light activable dye IR700, IRDye 700DX, RM-1929, cetuximab sarotalocan

Brief summary

This is an open label phase II study to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of photoimmunotherapy (PIT) for patients with locally advanced and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCTASP-1929 photoimmunotherapy

Approximately 24 hours prior to surgery, patients will receive ASP-1929, IV over 2 hours, in the outpatient clinic. ASP-1929 is an EGFR targeting antibody conjugated with a laser-light activable dye IR700 (IRDye 700DX). The following day patients will undergo standard surgical exploration. Those patients found to be inoperable on surgical exploration will be treated with the laser device (Alluminox platform) over 5 minutes in the operating room to activate ASP-1929 photoimmunotherapy. Activation of the IR700 dye with red light (690nm) may result in anticancer activity mediated by immunogenic cell death and necrosis, leading to activation of the immune system.

Sponsors

Brown University
Lead SponsorOTHER
Rakuten Medical, Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Rhode Island Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
The Miriam Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Pathologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 2. Clinically staged locally advanced or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 3. Completed neoadjuvant chemotherapy 4. Neoadjuvant radiation is allowed 5. Planned surgical exploration 6. Treatment with ASP-1929 will be at least 4 - 10 weeks after last chemotherapy and radiation. 7. Patients with a history of biliary obstruction must have adequate biliary drainage. 8. Patients meeting the following laboratory criteria for Adequate Organ and Bone Marrow Function: Platelet Count ≥ 75,000/mm3. Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL \[NOTE: Participants requiring ongoing transfusions or growth factor support to maintain hemoglobin ≥8.0 g/dL are not eligible\] Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm3. \[Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor administration is not allowed within 1 week prior to C1D1\] Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3×ULN Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3×ULN Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN or \< 3×ULN in the presence of documented Gilbert's syndrome (unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia) Creatinine ≤ 3×ULN 9. Age ≥ 18 10. ECOG performance status 0-1 11. For women of pregnancy potential, a negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to registration. 12. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with distant metastases. 2. Patients with medical co-morbidities that make them not candidates for surgical exploration 3. Planned concomitant, non-protocol directed anti-cancer therapy for at least 8 weeks after ASP-1929 4. Patients with unresolved toxicities from previous anticancer therapy, defined as toxicities (other than alopecia) not yet resolved to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline. Note: Subjects may be enrolled with chronic, stable Grade 2. 5. History of significant (Grade ≥ 3) cetuximab infusion reactions 6. Photosensitizing medications must be discontinued 4 weeks before ASP-1929 PIT treatment, unless medically required. 7. No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including but not limited to symptomatic CHF, unstable angina, clinically significant severe cardiac arrhythmia, psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. 8. Any other condition which, in the investigator's opinion, deems the patient an unsuitable candidate to receive ASP-1929 and/or be exposed to PIT illumination. 9. Women who are pregnant or nursing. 10. Patients with concomitant malignancies not expected to cause death within 5 years are eligible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of treatment related toxicities grade ≥3From start of treatment to 28 days post surgeryPart 1 \| Safert: The primary endpoint is grade 3 or higher ASP-1929 photoimmunotherapy treatment related toxicity within 28 days of surgery.
Number of Participants Reaching 6 Months Progression Free SurvivalFrom start of treatment to 6 months post surgery.Part 2 (expansion cohort for efficacy): The primary endpoint of this cohort is 6-month progression free survival. RECIST version 1.1 will be used to assess for response/progression

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTRoxanne Wood, MPH
roxanne_wood@brown.edu401-863-3000
CONTACTBrUOG
BrUOG@brown.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 14, 2026