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NCT03785210 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Nivolumab (Anti-PD1), Tadalafil and Oral Vancomycin in People With Refractory Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Liver Dominant Metastatic Cancer From Colorectal or Pancreatic Cancers

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
22
Enrollment target

NCT03785210: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

NCT03785210 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI). The registered enrollment target is 22 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03785210, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
22 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Background: A most common liver cancer in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma. Other kinds of liver cancer happen when colorectal or pancreatic cancer spreads to the liver. Researchers want to study if a combination of drugs helps people with these cancers. The drugs are nivolumab, tadalafil, and vancomycin. Objective: To investigate if nivolumab given with tadalafil and vancomycin causes liver cancer to shrink. Eligibility: Adults ages 18 years and older with hepatocellular carcinoma or metastases to the liver from colorectal or pancreatic cancer for which standard treatment has not worked Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical and cancer history Review of symptoms and ability to perform normal activities Physical exam Heart test. Some participants may meet with a cardiologist and/or have another heart test. Scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis Blood and urine tests Tumor sample review. This can be from a previous procedure. Participants will receive the study drugs in 4-week cycles. In each cycle participants will: Get nivolumab through a small plastic tube in the arm on Day 1. Take tadalafil by mouth 1 time every day. Take vancomycin by mouth 4 times a day. They will take it every day for weeks 1 3, then not take it for week 4. Complete a medicine diary of dates, times, missed doses and symptoms. Throughout the study, participants will repeat screening tests and will give stool samples or rectal swabs. After their last cycle, participants will have 3 follow-up visits over 3 months. Then they will be contacted every 6 months by phone or email and asked about their general well-being. ...

Primary Outcome

Best overall response is defined as the best response recorded from the start of the treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started) assessed by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)v1.1. Complete Response (CR) is disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR) is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the b

Interventions

  • DRUG nivolumab
  • DRUG tadalafil
  • DRUG oral vancomycin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 22 participants
Start Date 2019-06-05
Est. Completion 2022-12-31
Phase Phase 2
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

3,257 total trials

Why NCT03785210 stopped before completion

NCT03785210 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 22 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which nivolumab is the first listed.

NCT03785210 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03785210 about?

NCT03785210 is a clinical study titled "Nivolumab (Anti-PD1), Tadalafil and Oral Vancomycin in People With Refractory Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Liver Dominant Metastatic Cancer From Colorectal or Pancreatic Cancers". Background: A most common liver cancer in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma. Other kinds of liver cancer happen when colorectal or pancreatic cancer spreads to the liver. Researchers want to study if a combination of drugs helps people with these cancers. The drugs are nivolumab, tadalafil, and va...

What is the current status of trial NCT03785210?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 22 participants. The study started on 2019-06-05. Estimated completion is 2022-12-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03785210?

The interventions under investigation include: nivolumab (DRUG), tadalafil (DRUG), oral vancomycin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03785210?

This trial is sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI), which has 3,257 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03785210's enrollment target sits among peer trials

22 1790th of 2000 higher than 207 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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