Pancreatic Cancer Trial Landscape (May 2026)

Last updated: May 13, 2026 · Built by a patient who got tired of scrolling ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

638
Recruiting
219
Phase 1
306
Phase 2
62
Phase 3
9
Phase 4

Active interventional trials with status RECRUITING or NOT_YET_RECRUITING. A multi-phase trial (e.g. 1/2) is counted in each of its phases.

Mechanism Breakdown

Recruiting trials grouped by drug class. Trials with unclassifiable or non-therapeutic interventions are excluded from this view.

Chemotherapy
95
Other / unclassified
57
Checkpoint inhibitor
50
CAR-T cellular therapy
17
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
17
Small-molecule inhibitor
16
Monoclonal antibody
16
Bispecific antibody
15
Vaccine (other)
11
Other inhibitor
10
mRNA / neoantigen vaccine
6
Radioligand / radiopharmaceutical
5

Recently Updated Trials

NCTPhaseTitleMechanism
NCT07360119Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation (TPIAT) for High-Risk Patients With Pancreatic TumorsUnknown mechanism
NCT043896321A Study of Sigvotatug Vedotin in Advanced Solid TumorsB7-H6 -- antibody-drug conjugate (Sigvotatug vedotin) + PD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (Pembrolizumab) + Chemotherapy (Cisplatin, Carboplatin)
NCT059683262A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Autogene Cevumeran Plus Atezolizumab and mFOLFIRINOX Versus mFOLFIRINOX Alone in Participants With Resected PDACNeoantigens -- personalized mRNA tumor vaccine plus PD-L1 blockade
NCT075783372A Randomized Phase II Study of Priming Treatment With the Hedgehog Inhibitor NLM-001 Prior to Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel (GNab-P) plusBotensilimab and Balstilimab (Bot/Bal) Versus GNab-P in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (NUMANTIA-2)Hedgehog pathway -- small molecule inhibitor (NLM-001); PD-1 + CTLA-4 -- dual immune checkpoint blockade (Botensilimab and Balstilimab)
NCT050862501Feasibility Study of Oral Ketamine Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Pancreatic CancerNMDA receptor -- antagonist (small molecule)

Top Sponsors

SponsorRecruiting trials
Fudan University21
Zhejiang University14
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital12
Ruijin Hospital11
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center10

Geographic Distribution

Countries with the most active trial sites for pancreatic cancer. A multi-site trial is counted once per country.

United States
222
China
208
France
47
Canada
30
Italy
29
Spain
28
South Korea
25
United Kingdom
19
Netherlands
19
Japan
18

Emerging Classes

Phase-1 trials whose listed start date falls within the last 12 months — the leading edge of the field.

StartNCTTitleMechanism
Sep 30, 2026NCT07394205Clinical Study of CBG131 CAR-T Cell Injection for the Treatment of CLDN18.2-Positive Advanced Gastric and Pancreatic CancerCLDN18.2 -- CAR-T cell therapy
Jul 1, 2026NCT07377526Phase 1/2 Study TROP2 CAREngineered Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells + Belzutifan In Pancreatic CancerTROP2-targeted CAR NK cells with IL-15 expression and TGFBR2 knockout + HIF-2α inhibition (Belzutifan)
Jul 2026NCT07153289CD318-targeted CAR-T Cell Therapy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer (ResCPa)CD318 -- CAR-T cell therapy targeting CD318
Jun 1, 2026NCT07488884Open-Label, Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Neoadjuvant Nogapendekin Alfa Inbakicept, Sotevtamab, and Zabadinostat in Combination With Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel for Participants With Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Pancreatic CancerIL-15 receptor agonist (Nogapendekin Alfa Inbakicept) + B7-H3 targeting bispecific antibody (Sotevtamab) + HDAC inhibitor (Zabadinostat)
May 1, 2026NCT07553793Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophages Targeting c-MET for Advanced Stage of Pancreatic Cancer Patientsc-MET -- CAR-macrophage therapy
May 1, 2026NCT07566897A Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of L19IL2 in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Patients With Advanced Solid TumorsIL-2 + JAK1/2 -- immunocytokine + JAK inhibitor
May 2026NCT07444541ANO31905 in Combination With Chemotherapy for CLDN18.2-Positive Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Pancreatic CancerCLDN18.2 -- monoclonal antibody
Apr 2026NCT07539155Intratumoral MMR Vaccine Injection in Borderline Resectable/Unresectable Pancreatic CancerMeasles, mumps, rubella virus antigens -- intratumoral vaccine

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