New drug combo shows promise in early colon cancer trial
NCT ID NCT06567782
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab to standard chemotherapy (CAPEOX) before surgery works better than chemotherapy alone for a common type of colon cancer (MMRp/MSS). About 120 people with stage III or T4N0 colon cancer that has not been treated yet will take part. The goal is to see if the combination shrinks tumors more and helps doctors understand which patients benefit most.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Has untreated pathologically confirmed colon adenocarcinoma * Has resectable colon adenocarcinoma defined as clinically T4N0 or Stage III * Has a tumor demonstrating the presence of either- 1. MMR status: MMR status must be assessed by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where all proteins are present indicates MMRp; MMR status may be determined local laboratory; or 2. MSS or Microsatellite Instability-L (MSI-L) phenotype as determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or by tissue next generation sequencing (NGS), determined by local laboratory * Provides fresh tumor tissue obtained during either the pre-screening or screening period via colonoscopy performed per procedure manual. Tissue biopsy is required * Is willing to use adequate contraception male and/or female participants * Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - Performance status (ECOG-PS) of 0 or 1 * Has adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Has distant metastatic disease * Has received prior medical therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, or targeted therapy), radiation therapy or surgery for management of colon cancer * Has, in the investigator's opinion, a tumor that is not amenable to surgery or has any other contraindication to surgery * Has experienced any of the following with prior immunotherapy: any imAE ≥ Grade 3, immune-mediated severe neurologic events of any-grade (e.g., myasthenic syndrome/myasthenia gravis, encephalitis, Guillain Barré Syndrome, or transverse myelitis), exfoliative dermatitis of any grade \[Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), or Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome\], or myocarditis of any grade. Non-clinically significant laboratory abnormalities are not exclusionary * Has any history of interstitial lung disease or immune-related pneumonitis * Has a history or current evidence of any medical condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the study results, interfere with their participation for the full duration of the study intervention, or indicate it is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the investigator * Is considered, in investigator's opinion, a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder, non-malignant systemic disease, or active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has received treatment with an investigational agent within \[4 weeks\] of the first dose of study intervention * Is pregnant or breastfeeding * Has a history of severe allergic and/or anaphylactic reactions to chimeric, human, or humanized antibodies, fusion proteins, or known allergies to dostarlimab, or its excipients, or any components of CAPEOX
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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
32 sites in 6 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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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGAalst, 9300, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBonheiden, 2820, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1070, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGOstend, 8400, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGRoeselare, 8800, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGTurnhout, 2300, Belgium
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMilan, 20162, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGUdine, 33100, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGOsaka, 565-0871, Japan
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGOsaka, 5731191, Japan
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GSK Investigational Site
WITHDRAWNTokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGTokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8025, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8035, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8036, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28222, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGOviedo, 33011, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGeneva, 1205, Switzerland
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLeeds West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLondon, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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GSK Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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