New combo therapy aims to fight advanced colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT07467590
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether a special radiotherapy regimen followed by targeted therapy and immunotherapy can shrink tumors in people with advanced colorectal cancer that has not responded to prior treatments. About 33 participants will receive the treatment and be monitored for tumor response and survival. The study is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High- and low-dose radiotherapy followed by anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and anti-PD-1 antibody therapy
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced colorectal cancer that has not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 33 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination of treatments may cause side effects, and it is not yet known if it will improve survival.
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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 33 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
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18 to 80 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. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent form. 2. Age 18-80 years, male or female. 3. Histologically confirmed microsatellite stable (MSS) / proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) colorectal adenocarcinoma. 4. Clinical stage IV disease confirmed by systemic imaging. At least two measurable metastatic lesions per RECIST 1.1, including: At least one lesion ≥2 cm in diameter and at least one lesion \<2 cm in diameter; For lesions within the same organ, at least one lesion ≥2 cm and one lesion \<2 cm must be located within independent, non-overlapping radiation fields; For lesions in different organs, high-dose and low-dose radiotherapy should preferably be delivered to lesions in different organs. Second-line or later treatment setting, defined as disease progression after prior platinum- and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, including: 5. Failure after first-line triplet chemotherapy containing platinum and irinotecan; Or failure after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy followed by second-line irinotecan-based chemotherapy. 6. Ability to swallow oral medication. 7. ECOG performance status 0-1. 8. Adequate organ function as defined by laboratory criteria. Exclusion Criteria: Diffuse miliary liver or lung metastases, or bulky metastatic lesions ≥10 cm in diameter. Presence of brain metastases. 1. History of severe hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or anti-angiogenic agents. 2. Prior exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors (including anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies), immune checkpoint agonists (e.g., targeting ICOS, CD40, CD137, GITR, OX40), or any prior cancer immunotherapy. 3. Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to interstitial pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, or hypothyroidism (patients on stable hormone replacement therapy may be eligible). Patients with psoriasis or childhood asthma/allergy that has completely resolved and requires no adult intervention may be eligible; patients requiring bronchodilator therapy are excluded. 4. History of immunodeficiency, including positive HIV test, congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, prior organ transplantation, or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. 5. Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including: NYHA class II or higher heart failure; 6. Unstable angina; 7. Myocardial infarction within 1 year; 8. Clinically significant uncontrolled supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias. 9. Severe infection (CTCAE grade \>2) within 4 weeks prior to first study treatment, including severe pneumonia, bacteremia, or infection requiring hospitalization. Active pulmonary inflammation on baseline imaging, signs or symptoms of infection within 14 days before treatment requiring systemic antibiotics (except prophylactic antibiotics), or active tuberculosis (current or within 1 year without adequate treatment). 10. Active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥2000 IU/mL) or active hepatitis C (positive HCV antibody with detectable HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection). 11. Diagnosis of another malignancy within 5 years prior to first study treatment, except for malignancies with low risk of metastasis or death (5-year survival rate \>90%), such as adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix. 12. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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