Real-World data registry aims to map best treatment paths for advanced colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT04867525
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry tracks adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who are starting their first systemic therapy. Researchers will collect information on the treatments doctors choose, how well they work, and patients' quality of life. The goal is to understand what happens in everyday medical practice, beyond controlled clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could reveal which treatment sequences work best in everyday practice, helping doctors make more informed decisions for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational registry, it does not test a new treatment, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient selection and real-world variability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with metastatic (stage IV) colorectal cancer requiring palliative systemic first-line therapy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with histologically proven metastatic colorectal cancer (stage IV) at time of inclusion (patients with metastatic disease and potential curative treatment intention are allowed) * Age ≥ 18 years * Planned first systemic therapy for metastatic disease * Signed and dated informed consent form * Patients participating in the PRO module: prior to or at start of first systemic treatment for mCRC * Patients not participating in the PRO module: within four weeks after start of fist systemic therapy for mCRC Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who do not receive any systemic therapy for mCRC * Patients whose metastatic disease was surgically resected prior to inclusion and who start adjuvant chemotherapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Multiple sites all over germany
Multiple Locations, Germany, Germany
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