Can a Two-Pronged attack shrink Hard-to-Treat colorectal tumors?
NCT ID NCT07724223
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
This phase II trial is testing whether combining two targeted drugs—fruquintinib, which blocks blood vessel growth to tumors, and cetuximab-beta, which blocks a cancer growth signal—can shrink tumors in people with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer who have already tried at least two standard treatments. About 46 participants will take fruquintinib daily and receive cetuximab-beta by infusion every two weeks. The main goal is to see how many patients experience measurable tumor shrinkage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fruquintinib plus cetuximab-beta
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced colorectal cancer who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 46 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects from the drug combination could be significant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Age 18-75 years, inclusive. 2. Fully informed about the study and willing to sign written informed consent. 3. Histologically confirmed metastatic or advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. 4. Tumor confirmed as NRAS, KRAS, and BRAF wild-type. 5. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. 6. ECOG performance status of 0-1. 7. Estimated life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks. 8. Prior treatment with oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based therapy, or failure of at least two prior standard regimens. 9. Prior treatments must have included fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (with or without bevacizumab or cetuximab). 10. Treatment failure defined as disease progression during therapy or within 3 months after last treatment, or intolerance to toxicity. 11. Recurrence within 6 months after adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy is considered as first-line failure. 12. Adequate organ function within 7 days prior to enrollment: * ANC ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L * Platelets ≥ 80 × 10⁹/L * Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN * AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN in liver metastasis) * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min * INR ≤ 1.5 or APTT ≤ 1.5 × ULN 13. No receipt of blood products or growth factors within 14 days prior to enrollment. 14. Able and willing to comply with study procedures and follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable or unwilling to comply with the study protocol. 2. Prior treatment with VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., regorafenib). 3. Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks. 4. Systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks before enrollment. 5. Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \> 140 mmHg or DBP \> 90 mmHg). 6. Any condition that affects drug absorption or inability to take oral medication. 7. Active gastric or duodenal ulcer, ulcerative colitis, or tumor-related active bleeding. 8. Positive fecal occult blood (≥ ++) without endoscopic exclusion of bleeding. 9. Arterial or deep venous thrombosis within 6 months. 10. Significant bleeding within 2 months (melena, hematemesis, hemoptysis). 11. Stroke or transient ischemic attack within 12 months. 12. Significant cardiovascular disease: * Acute myocardial infarction within 6 months * Severe or unstable angina * Heart failure NYHA class \> II * Clinically significant arrhythmia requiring treatment * LVEF \< 50% 13. History of other malignancies within 5 years (except adequately treated in-situ cancers or early non-invasive cancers). 14. Uncontrolled active infection, including HBV or HCV (HBV DNA ≥ 1×10⁴ copies/mL or \>2000 IU/mL). 15. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 16. Urine protein ≥ 2+ or 24-hour urine protein \> 1.0 g. 17. HIV-positive individuals. 18. Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the patient unsuitable for the study.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Center / Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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