Review Article

Contemporary Tailored Oncology Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancers

Table 2

On-going clinical trials investigating adjuvant therapies following resection of biliary tract cancers.

Agent [trial]Mechanism of actionPopulationPhaseTreatment armsPlanned recruitmentPrimary endpointClinical trial identifier

GEM/CIS [ACTICCA-1]CytotoxicResected localised biliary tract cancer, following complete macroscopic resectionIII
Open-label
vs. (1 : 1)Recruiting
Target
DFSNCT02170090
GEM/CAP [AdBTC-1]CytotoxicResected localised biliary tract cancer, following complete macroscopic resectionIII
Open-label
vs. Recruiting
Target
DFSNCT03779035
S-1 [JCOG1202, ASCOT]CytotoxicResected localised biliary tract cancer, following complete macroscopic resectionIII
Open-label
vs. observationRecruiting
Target
OSUMIN000011688
ApatinibVEGFR2Resected biliary tract cancerII
Open-label
Apatinib plus capecitabine vs. capecitabineNot yet recruiting
Target
PFSNCT03609489
Nivolumab+cabrilizumabPD1; CSF1Confirmed biliary tract cancerII
Single-arm
Nivolumab+cabrilizumabNot yet recruiting
Target
Drug-related toxicityNCT03768531

GEM/CIS: gemcitabine+cisplatin; GEMCAP: gemcitabine+capecitabine; DFS: disease-free survival; OS: overall survival; VEGFR2: vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2; PFS: progression-free survival; PD1: programmed death 1; CSF1: colony-stimulating factor 1.