Table of contents
- Overview of the clinical research
- Trial in peritoneal mesothelioma
- Trial in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
- Main endpoints being measured
- Who the studies are for
- Study design and phases
Overview of the clinical research
The available data describe two interventional clinical trials that study AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES in cancer care.[1][2] One trial is in people with peritoneal mesothelioma, and the other is in people with ABC borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.[1][2]
Both studies are authorised, but they are at different stages and ask different research questions.[1][2] The main focus is on clinical outcomes such as progression-free survival and overall survival, not on basic laboratory science.[1][2]
Trial in peritoneal mesothelioma
The first study is called IMMUNOPEC and is designed for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.[1] It is a Phase 2 interventional trial with an enrolment of 18 participants.[1]
This study evaluates a treatment plan that combines neo-adjuvant checkpoint inhibition with nivolumab and dendritic cell therapy, together with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).[1] Neo-adjuvant means treatment given before the main treatment, usually before surgery.[1]
The brief summary says the goal is to assess the efficacy of (neo-)adjuvant CPI (nivolumab) and DCT (MesoPher) around CRS-HIPEC.[1] The primary outcome is progression-free survival in patients who receive neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatment with anti-PD-1 and DCT vaccinations, with up to 5 administrations if there is a production shortage.[1]
Trial in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
The second study is the PREOPANC-6 study, which is for patients with ABC borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.[2] It is listed as a Phase 4 interventional trial with an enrolment of 143 participants.[2]
This study looks at AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES given after FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy.[2] The brief summary says Phase II explores whether adjuvant dendritic cell therapy may improve progression-free survival, while Phase III looks at overall survival.[2]
The primary outcome definition includes progression-free survival measured from the start of study treatment until the first documented recurrent or progressive disease, or death from any cause, whichever happens first.[2] Overall survival is measured from inclusion until death from any cause.[2]
Main endpoints being measured
The most important endpoint in the mesothelioma trial is progression-free survival.[1] This tells researchers how long patients stay without the cancer getting worse after treatment.[1]
In the pancreatic cancer study, the main endpoints are progression-free survival and overall survival.[2] The study also uses the RECIST 1.1 standard to define recurrent or progressive disease, which is a common way to measure how cancer changes on scans.[2]
Who the studies are for
These trials are not open to all cancer patients; they are focused on two specific groups.[1][2] One group has peritoneal mesothelioma, and the other has ABC borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.[1][2]
The source data do not list full inclusion or exclusion criteria, so the exact eligibility rules are not available here.[1][2] From the trial titles and summaries, it is clear that the studies are designed for patients who can receive complex cancer treatment plans that include surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy-based approaches.[1][2]
Study design and phases
Both studies are interventional, which means the research team gives a treatment and then observes the results.[1][2] They are not simple observation studies.[1][2]
The mesothelioma study is in Phase 2, a stage that often looks more closely at whether a treatment may help a selected patient group.[1] The pancreatic cancer study is listed as Phase 4, which is a later stage used to gather additional outcome data in real-world clinical use.[2]
Together, the studies show that AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS LOADED WITH ALLOGENIC ALLOGENEIC LYSATE OF MESOTHELIOMA CELL LINES is being tested in different treatment settings, with different combinations and different patient groups.[1][2] The main question in both trials is whether these treatment plans improve important cancer outcomes.[1][2]



