New triple therapy takes on tough colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT07550088
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether a combination of three drugs—balstilimab, botensilimab, and agenT-797—can shrink tumors in adults with a specific type of advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. All 17 participants will receive the treatment, and researchers will track tumor response and side effects. The goal is to find a new option for patients who have already tried standard chemotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- balstilimab, botensilimab, and agenT-797 (a type of immune cell therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new treatment option for people with a hard-to-treat form of colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 17 participants and no comparison group. The combination may cause significant side effects, including immune reactions, and may not shrink tumors in most patients.
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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 17 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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 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: * Adults ≥18 years of age with histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer with liver metastases, including evidence of active liver disease if previously treated locally * At least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1, with ≥1 target lesion in the liver * Tumor confirmed as microsatellite stable (MSS)/proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) per a FDA-approved assay (Caris MI Cancer Seek®, FoundationOne® CDx, or Tempus xT CDx). * Received ≥1 prior line of systemic therapy including fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (not necessarily in combination), and prior EGFR inhibitor or bevacizumab if eligible, unless contraindicated * ECOG performance status 0-1 and life expectancy ≥12 weeks * Adequate organ and marrow function: * ANC ≥1.5 × 10⁹/L * Platelets ≥100 × 10⁹/L * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL * AST/ALT ≤2.5 × ULN * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN * Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min, as measured or calculated per local institutional standards. * Albumin ≥3 g/dL * PT/PTT ≤1.5 × ULN * Willing and able to provide written informed consent * Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential * Agreement to use effective contraception during study participation Exclusion Criteria: * Tumor is dMMR/MSI-high * Prior treatment with PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4 inhibitors, or other immunotherapy agents * Evidence of bowel obstruction, impending obstruction, or recent obstruction (within 3 months) * Refractory ascites requiring frequent paracentesis or recent escalation of diuretics * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., recent myocardial infarction or stroke, unstable angina, NYHA class ≥III heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmias) or QTc \>480 ms * Active or untreated brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease * Concurrent malignancy requiring treatment or active within 2 years (with protocol-specified exceptions) * Receipt of prior anti-cancer therapy within protocol-defined washout periods, including: * Cytotoxic, targeted therapy or other investigational therapy within 3 weeks. * Monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, or similar therapy, within 4 weeks, or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter. * Small molecules/tyrosine kinase inhibitors within 2 weeks or less than 5 circulating half-lives of investigational drug. * Known hypersensitivity to study drugs or excipients * History of or active interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis requiring systemic steroids * Prior allogeneic transplant (organ, stem cell, or bone marrow) * Active or recent autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment * Requirement for systemic corticosteroids (\>10 mg prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive therapy within defined windows * Active infection, including HIV, HTLV, HBV, HCV, or other infections requiring systemic therapy * Recent SARS-CoV-2 infection within protocol-defined timeframe * Uncontrolled hypertension, significant proteinuria (UPCR ≥1 g/g), or other clinically significant uncontrolled medical conditions * Non-healing wounds, active bleeding, or uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction * Psychiatric or substance use disorders that may interfere with study participation * Receipt of live or attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to treatment and while participating in the study * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those planning pregnancy during the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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