New Chemo-Free combo shows promise for colorectal cancer

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 or cytologically confirmed advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. * Patients with non-hepatic metastases who explicitly refuse chemotherapy. * Patients who have not received prior systemic therapy, or those with metastasis or recurrence occurring ≥12 months after completion of adjuvant therapy. * At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. * Prior local radiotherapy is permitted if completed at least 3 weeks before the first study drug administration; however, lesions used for RECIST evaluation must be outside the radiation field. * Age ≥18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Life expectancy ≥12 weeks. * Ability to understand and voluntarily provide written informed consent. * For women of childbearing potential, a negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to treatment initiation. Both patients and their partners must agree to use effective contraception during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone major surgery or sustained severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug. * Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any component of the study regimen. * Patients who are planning to conceive, are pregnant. * Patients with brain metastases who are unable to accurately describe their symptoms or condition. * Patients with a history of autoimmune diseases or organ transplantation. * Use of immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment (excluding inhaled corticosteroids, or physiological replacement doses of steroids equivalent to ≤10 mg/day of prednisone). * Administration of a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the start of study treatment or planned vaccination during the study period. * Prior treatment with anlotinib, anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies, or any other therapy targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways. * History of any of the following within 6 months before starting study treatment: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 2 or higher, or poorly controlled cardiac arrhythmias. * Laboratory test abnormalities meeting any of the following criteria: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1,500/mm³. 2. Platelet count \<75,000/mm³. 3. Total bilirubin \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN). 4. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>2.5 times ULN. 5. Serum creatinine \>1.5 times ULN. * Diagnosis of any malignancy other than advanced colorectal cancer within the 5 years preceding the start of study treatment, except for carcinoma in situ of the cervix, cured basal cell carcinoma, or bladder epithelial tumors. * Patients with colorectal cancer amenable to curative surgical resection (however, those who explicitly refuse surgery or are deemed unsuitable for surgery may be eligible). * History of substance abuse, drug use, or alcohol dependence. * Lack of legal capacity or limited civil capacity. * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the patient unsuitable for study participation.