New drug cocktail aims to outsmart Hard-to-Treat colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT07079631
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing whether adding two new drugs (BNT314 and BNT327) to standard chemotherapy can help people with metastatic colorectal cancer that hasn't responded well to initial treatment. The trial will enroll about 482 participants across multiple sites. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors or slow cancer growth, while monitoring for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BNT314 (a biologic that helps the immune system fight cancer) combined with BNT327 (an immune checkpoint inhibitor) and chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with metastatic colorectal cancer that hasn't responded well to initial therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase I/II) with a small number of participants, so the benefits are uncertain. Side effects from the combination of drugs 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 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 482 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
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.
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Have unresectable histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum. * Have confirmed non-microsatellite instability-high (non-MSI-H)/pMMR mCRC per Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/European Commission (EC) approved test or based on local testing. * Have measurable disease defined by RECIST v1.1. * Must provide a tumor tissue sample (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded or tissue slides) collected before C1D1 for enrollment. A newly obtained tumor sample is preferred. If it is not feasible to obtain a recent tumor sample, participants can provide archival tumor tissue (less than 2 years prior treatment). * Have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 or 1. * Have a life expectancy of ≥12 weeks. * Have an adequate organ and bone marrow function within ≤7 days of Day 1 as defined in the protocol. * Have had an adequate previous treatment washout period before randomization/enrollment as defined in the protocol. Inclusion criteria applicable to only protocol-specific cohorts: * Have histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer and radiographically documented disease progression after ≥2 prior lines of systemic therapy for metastatic disease as defined in the protocol. * Have progressed following first-line chemotherapy as specified in the protocol. * Have not received prior systemic therapy for MSS/pMMR mCRC. Participants who received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy with curative intent for non-metastatic disease in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting are eligible for the study if therapy was completed at least 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment. Other cohort-specific inclusion criteria apply. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Confirmed MSI-H/deficient mismatch repair mCRC (per FDA/CE approved test or based on local testing). * Prior treatment with epithelial cell-adhesion molecule or 4-1BB targeted or immunotherapy. * Prior treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors or programmed death-ligand 1 (PD\[L\]-1)/vascular endothelial growth factor bispecific antibody. * Is a candidate to locoregional treatment (including surgical resection, stereotactic radiation therapy or tumor ablation) with potential to induce complete or near complete response and prolonged tumor control (sometimes described as "radical" intent), per investigator's assessment. * Have uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease as specified in the protocol. * Have left ventricular ejection fraction \<50% by echocardiogram or multigated acquisition within 28 days before randomization/enrollment. * Have clinically uncontrolled pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion requiring drainage, peritoneal shunt, or cell-free concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization/enrollment. * Have clinically active central nervous system metastases, defined as untreated and symptomatic, or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms. Participants with treated brain metastases that are no longer symptomatic and who require no treatment with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants may be included in the study if they have recovered from the acute toxic effect of radiotherapy. Participants with untreated, asymptomatic brain metastases for whom local therapy is not indicated per SoC may be eligible if neurologically stable and (if deemed necessary by the investigator). Except for brain metastases history, any participants at imminent risk for spinal cord compression or leptomeningeal disease are not eligible. * Have unresolved toxicities from previous anticancer therapy, defined as toxicities (other than alopecia) not yet resolved to Grade ≤1 or baseline toxicities that have resolved with sequelae (e.g., tracheostomy, chronic use of feeding tube, replacement hormones) are allowed, if not associated with increased risk of complications per investigator's assessment. * Participants in Part B or C who fulfill one of the conditions: * Prior treatment with anticancer therapies (as defined in the protocol) with unusual toxicity, or * Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency, testing performed according to the local guidelines. If not tested, lack of DPD activity must be tested for the participants who have not received anticancer therapies (as defined in the protocol) in the prior lines of treatment; testing should be performed according to the local guidelines. * Have a history of another primary malignancy within 2 years, except adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ disease, or other solid tumors curatively treated (adjuvant hormone therapy for malignancies at low risk of relapse is allowed) or have a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires treatment. * Have a history of small bowel obstruction requiring hospitalization within the past 3 months prior to the first dose of IMP. * Have 24-h urine protein excretion ≥1 g. If qualitative urine protein is ≤1+, a 24-h urine protein quantitative test is not required. * Have active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease (myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vasculitis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis) with a risk of exacerbation following PD-L1 inhibition or have an immune deficiency (allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation). Participants with protocol-specified conditions may be eligible. * Have serious non-healing wounds, ulcers, or bone fractures. This includes history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra abdominal abscess or esophageal and gastric varices, acute gastrointestinal bleeding for which an interval of 6 months must pass before enrollment into this study. In addition, the participant must have undergone correction (or spontaneous healing) of the perforation/fistula and/or the underlying process causing the fistula/perforation. * Have evidence of major coagulation disorders or other significant risks of hemorrhage as specified in the protocol. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22763, Germany
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Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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Christie NHS Foundation
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SE19RT, United Kingdom
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Hospital HM Nou Delfos
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08023, Spain
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Hämatologisch-Onkologische Praxis Eppendorf - HOPE
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20249, Germany
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGChūōku, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa, 277-8577, Japan
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START Midwest
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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The Royal Marsden NHS
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Vall D'Hebrón Hospital
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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