New chemo cocktail shows promise for tough-to-treat colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT04230187
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a more intense chemotherapy regimen (mFOLFOXIRI) plus the drug bevacizumab against a standard regimen (mFOLFOX-6) plus bevacizumab as a first treatment for people with advanced colorectal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The trial includes 528 participants in China and measures how long the cancer stays under control, tumor shrinkage, and side effects. The goal is to find a more effective option for Asian patients who often have trouble tolerating standard high-dose treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 528 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 70 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: \- Histological or cytological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum. All other histological types are excluded. Subjects with metastatic colorectal cancer(CRC) (Stage IV). Subjects treated with oxaliplatin in an adjuvant setting should have progressed during or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant therapy. Subjects who have withdrawn from standard treatment due to unacceptable toxicity warranting discontinuation of treatment and precluding retreatment with the same agent prior to progression of disease will also be allowed into the study. Metastatic CRC subjects must have measurable or non measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria, version 1.1. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1. Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the laboratory required by protocol. Exclusion Criteria: \- Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from colon cancer within 5 years prior to randomization. Significant cardiovascular disease including unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months before initiating study treatment. Heart failure grade III/IV (NYHA-classification). Unresolved toxicity higher than CTCAE v.4.0 Grade 1 attributed to any prior therapy/procedure. Subjects with known allergy to the study drugs or to any of its excipients. Current or recent (within 4 weeks prior to starting study treatment) treatment of another investigational drug or participation in another investigational study. Breast- feeding or pregnant women Lack of effective contraception.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gastrointestinal Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China
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