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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1INTERVENTIONAL

9-ING-41 Combined With Retifanlimab, Plus Modified FOLFIRINOX for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (RiLEY)

A Phase Ib Study of 9-ING-41 (Elraglusib), a Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-beta (GSK-3β) Inhibitor, Combined With Retifanlimab, a PD-1 Inhibitor, Plus Modified FOLFIRINOX as Frontline Therapy for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (RiLEY)

9-ING-41 Combined With Retifanlimab, Plus Modified FOLFIRINOX for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (RiLEY) (NCT06896188) is a Phase 1 interventional studying Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by Anwaar Saeed. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This is a study of the combination of 9 ING-41 (elraglusib) and retifanlimab plus mFOLFIRINOX in patients with pancreatic cancer without prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. The safety lead-in cohort will consist of 6 patients, followed by dose de-escalation if necessary, based on safety assessments. After evaluating the safety and tolerability at the initial dose level, the study will proceed to an expansion cohort at the determined safe dose level, with the total maximum enrollment not exceeding 12 patients for the entire study.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 12 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Is able to understand and voluntarily sign a written willing to sign a consent form and is willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements including scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures. - Is aged ≥ 18 years. - Has pathologically confirmed advanced, recurrent, or metastatic pancreatic cancer AND is previously untreated with systemic agents in the advanced/metastatic setting. - Must have at least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1. Lesions that are radiated should not count as target lesions unless there is evidence of growth post radiation on a subsequent scan prior to trial enrollment. - Must have available archived FFPE tumor tissue at study entry; FFPE tissue block preferred or 10 unstained slides (metastatic tissue preferred to primary tissue) OR if FFPE archived tissue is not available, willing to provide a standard fresh tumor biopsy prior to start of study treatment for molecular profiling of the tumor using standard institutional oncomine panel. If oncomine testing has previously been completed, a repeat biopsy or testing is not required. - Has laboratory function within specified parameters (may be repeated): - Adequate bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mL; blood count (hemoglobin) at least 8.5 g/dL, platelet count at least 100,000/mL - Adequate liver function: transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase/ alanine aminotransferase, AST/ALT) and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 X the upper limit of normal (ULN) in the setting of liver metastasis or infiltration with malignant cells); bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN - Adequate renal function: CrCl \> 60 mL/min measured or calculated by Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] can also be used in place of CrCl) - Serum amylase and lipase ≤ 1.5 x ULN - Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 - 1 (Appendix A) ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Is able to understand and voluntarily sign a written informed consent and is willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements including scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures. * Is aged ≥ 18 years. * Has pathologically confirmed advanced, recurrent, or metastatic pancreatic cancer AND is previously untreated with systemic agents in the advanced/metastatic setting. * Must have at least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1. Lesions that are radiated should not count as target lesions unless there is evidence of growth post radiation on a subsequent scan prior to trial enrollment. * Must have available archived FFPE tumor tissue at study entry; FFPE tissue block preferred or 10 unstained slides (metastatic tissue preferred to primary tissue) OR if FFPE archived tissue is not available, willing to provide a standard fresh tumor biopsy prior to start of study treatment for molecular profiling of the tumor using standard institutional oncomine panel. If oncomine testing has previously been completed, a repeat biopsy or testing is not required. * Has laboratory function within specified parameters (may be repeated): * Adequate bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mL; hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL, platelets ≥ 100,000/mL * Adequate liver function: transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase/ alanine aminotransferase, AST/ALT) and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 X the upper limit of normal (ULN) in the setting of liver metastasis or infiltration with malignant cells); bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN * Adequate renal function: CrCl \> 60 mL/min measured or calculated by Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] can also be used in place of CrCl) * Serum amylase and lipase ≤ 1.5 x ULN * Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 - 1 (Appendix A) * Has received the final dose of any of the following treatments/ procedures within the specified minimum intervals before first dose of study drug: * Focal radiation therapy - 7 days * Surgery with general anesthesia - 7 days * Surgery with local anesthesia - 7 days * May have received treatment with fluorouracil or gemcitabine as a radiation sensitizer in the adjuvant setting if the treatment was received at least 6 months before study enrollment. * May have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX if given at least 6 months before study enrollment. * May have received prior cytotoxic doses of systemic chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting if given at least 6 months before study enrollment. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative baseline blood or urine pregnancy test within 72 hours of first study therapy. Women may be neither breastfeeding nor intending to become pregnant during study participation and must agree to use effective contraceptive methods (hormonal AND barrier method of birth control, or true abstinence) for the duration of study participation and in the following 9 months after discontinuation of study treatment. * Male patients with partners of childbearing potential must take appropriate precautions to avoid fathering a child from screening until 9 months after discontinuation of study treatment and use appropriate barrier contraception or true abstinence. * Must not be receiving any other investigational medicinal product. Exclusion Criteria: * Is pregnant or lactating. * Is known to be hypersensitive to any of the components or metabolites of 9-ING-41 or to the excipients used in its formulation, or known sensitivity to one of the chemotherapeutic agents or to the PD-1 inhibitor. * History of receiving prior treatment with any anti-PD-1, PD-L1 or PD-L2 agent. * Has endocrine or acinar pancreatic carcinoma. * Has not recovered from clinically significant toxicities as a result of prior anticancer therapy, except alopecia, anemia not requiring transfusion support and infertility. Recovery is defined as ≤ Grade 1 or baseline severity per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0 (v5.0). * Has significant cardiovascular impairment: history of congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II, unstable angina, or stroke within 6 months of the first dose of 9-ING-41, or cardiac arrhythmia requiring medical treatment detected at screening. * Has had a myocardial infarction within 12 weeks of the first dose of 9-ING-41 or has electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities that are deemed medically relevant by the treating investigator or PI. * Has symptomatic rapidly progressive brain metastases or leptomeningeal involvement as assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patients with stable brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease or slowly progressive disease are eligible provided that they have not required new treatments for this disease in a 28-day period before the first dose of study drug, and anticonvulsants and steroids are at a stable dose for a period of 14 days prior to the first dose of study drug. * Has had major surgery (not including placement of central lines) within 7 days prior to study entry or is planned to have major surgery during the course of the study (major surgery may be defined as any invasive operative procedure in which an extensive resection is performed, e.g., a body cavity is entered, organs are removed, or normal anatomy is altered). In general, if a mesenchymal barrier is opened (pleural cavity, peritoneum, meninges), the surgery is considered major. * Has any medical and/or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator would preclude study participation. * Has received an investigational anti-cancer drug in the 14-day period before the first dose of study drug (or within 5 half-lives if longer) or is currently participating in another interventional clinical trial. * Has a current malignancy other than pancreatic cancer. * Known immunodeficiency syndrome or active autoimmune disease or requiring systemic immunosuppression in excess of physiologic maintenance doses of corticosteroids (\> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent). * Physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy at doses \> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency and in the absence of active autoimmune disease is permitted. * Participants with asthma that requires intermittent use of bronchodilators, inhaled steroids, or local steroid injections may participate. * Participants using topical, ocular, intra-articular, or intranasal steroids (with minimal systemic absorption) may participate. * Brief courses of corticosteroids for prophylaxis (eg, contrast dye allergy) or study treatment-related standard premedication are permitted. * Evidence of interstitial lung disease, history of interstitial lung disease, or active, noninfectious pneumonitis. * Palliative radiation therapy administered within 1 week of first dose of study treatment or radiation therapy that is \> 30 Gy within 6 months of the first dose of study treatment. Note: Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids for this purpose, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. * Has received systemic antibiotics ≤ 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. * History of organ transplant, including allogeneic stem cell transplantation. * Known hypersensitivity to another monoclonal antibody that cannot be controlled with standard measures (eg, antihistamines and corticosteroids). * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of retifanlimab or formulation components. * Has received a live vaccine within 28 days of the planned start of study drug. * Patients with known history of UGT1A1 gene polymorphism.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Retifanlimab

(PD-1)-blocking monoclonal antibody

DRUG

Chemotherapy

oxaliplatin - Antineoplastic - Platinum Complexes Chemotherapy agent; leucovorin - a form of Folic acid helps the body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer; irinotecan - anti-cancer medication used to treat colon cancer in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents; 5-FU - 5-fluorouracil is used to treat cancer in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents

DRUG

9-ING-41

a maleimide-based ATP-competitive and selective glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.71 μM. 9-ING-41 significantly leads to cell cycle arrest, autophagy and apoptosis in cancer cells

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06896188), the sponsor (Anwaar Saeed), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06896188 clinical trial studying?

This is a study of the combination of 9 ING-41 (elraglusib) and retifanlimab plus mFOLFIRINOX in patients with pancreatic cancer without prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. The safety lead-in cohort will consist of 6 patients, followed by dose de-escalation if necessary, based on safety assessments. After evaluating the safety and tolerability at the initial dose level, the study will proceed to an expansion cohort at the determined safe dose level, with the total maximum enrollment not exceeding 12 patients for the entire study. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06896188?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06896188?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06896188. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06896188. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.