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Trial reportNature medicine2026

Elraglusib and chemotherapy in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a randomized controlled phase 2 trial.

Devalingam Mahalingam, Rachna T Shroff, Benedito A Carneiro, Yan Ji, Andrew L Coveler, Andres Cervantes, Vaibhav Sahai, Anne Ploquin, Sandrine Hiret, Noelle K LoConte and 14 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03678883 (Phase 1/2 Study of 9-ING-41, a Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Beta), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03678883 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

Phase 1/2 Study of 9-ING-41, a Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Beta (GSK-3β) Inhibitor, as a Single Agent and Combined With Chemotherapy, in Patients With Refractory Hematologic Malignancies or Solid Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorActuate Therapeutics Inc.Ran2019 to 2026Enrolled350ConditionsCancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Sarcoma, Renal CancerArms9-ING-41, Gemcitabine - 21 day cycle, Doxorubicin., Lomustine, Carboplatin.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Devalingam MahalingamRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. Mahalingam@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-9894
Rachna T ShroffUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-2672
Benedito A CarneiroBrown University, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-1126
Yan JiMetro-Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium, St Louis Park, MN, USA.
Andrew L CovelerFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Andres CervantesINCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital Clínico, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-3691
Vaibhav SahaiUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-1548
Anne PloquinLille University Hospital, Lille, France.
Sandrine HiretInstitut De Cancerologie de l'Ouest, Nantes, France.
Noelle K LoConteUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA.
Ivor J PercentFlorida Cancer Specialists - South, Fort Myers, FL, USA.
Charles D LopezOregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, OR, USA.
Simon PernotDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institute Bergonie Cancer Center, Bordeaux, France.
Petr KavanJewish General Hospital, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Mary MulcahyRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ryan CarrMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5762-367X
Francis J GilesDevelopmental Therapeutics LLC, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6919-0231
Chris SeifarthActuate Therapeutics, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Andrey UgolkovActuate Therapeutics, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Taylor WeiskittelMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Gil FineHarvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), Excelsior, MN, USA.
Mark JarosSummit Analytical, Denver, CO, USA.
Andrew P MazarActuate Therapeutics, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Tanios S Bekaii-SaabMayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-1699

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality, but advances in therapeutic treatments remain limited. Elraglusib (9-ING-41), an inhibitor of GSK-3β, exhibits a multimodal mechanism of action based on antitumor activity in preclinical models of cancer, including pancreatic. The efficacy and safety of elraglusib with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP) were assessed in patients with previously untreated mPDAC. In an open-label, international, multicenter, phase 2 study, patients were randomized 2:1 to weekly elraglusib/GnP or GnP alone. Primary endpoints were median overall survival (OS) and 1-year survival rate. The prespecified modified intention-to-treat population included 155 patients on elraglusib/GnP and 78 on GnP. As of the data cutoff of 27 April 2025, elraglusib/GnP improved median OS by 2.9 months and decreased the risk of death by 38% versus GnP (median OS 10.1 months versus 7.2 months, respectively (hazard ratio 0.62; 95% confidence interval 0.46 to 0.84; P = 0.01)). The 1-year survival rates were 44.1% versus 22.3%, respectively. The safety profile of elraglusib/GnP was manageable. The most common grade 3 or higher treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) with elraglusib/GnP versus GnP alone were neutropenia (52.3% versus 30.8%), anemia (25.2% versus 29.5%) and fatigue (16.8% versus 5.1%). Explorative correlative analyses demonstrated that baseline circulating immune-related factors (that is, CXCL2 and TRAIL ligands) were associated with improved survival in the elraglusib/GnP arm. Treatment was accompanied by increases in intratumoral cytotoxic immune cell populations. Together, these findings support the clinical activity of elraglusib/GnP as first-line treatment in mPDAC and provide a biological context for the observed survival benefit. Based on the results of this phase 2 trial, a phase 3 trial is being planned. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT03678883.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsAdultAgedAlbuminsFemaleGemcitabineHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPaclitaxel130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelAlbuminsGemcitabinePaclitaxel

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PMCPMC13190293

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