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CXCR4 Antagonist BL-8040 for Pancreatic Cancer

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Brandon G. Smaglo, MD
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 3 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a combination of two drugs to treat pancreatic cancer. One drug is pembrolizumab, which helps the body's immune system attack the cancer. The other drug is CXCR4 antagonist BL-8040, which may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Eligible Conditions
  • Pancreatic Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 3 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Objective response rate (ORR) based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Treatment (CXCR4 antagonist BL-8040, pembrolizumab)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions
Patients receive CXCR4 antagonist BL-8040 SC on days 1-5 and 8-12 of cycle 1 and days 1, 4, 8, and 11 of subsequent cycles. Beginning cycle 2, patients also receive pembrolizumab IV over about 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
CXCR4 Antagonist BL-8040
2016
Completed Phase 2
~20
Pembrolizumab
2017
Completed Phase 3
~3150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
3,068 Previous Clinical Trials
1,802,821 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,931 Previous Clinical Trials
41,021,170 Total Patients Enrolled
Brandon G. Smaglo, MDPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
~2 spots leftby Dec 2025