New chemo cocktail aims to slow advanced colon cancer
NCT ID NCT07621497
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new chemotherapy regimen called FOLFOX8 against the standard mFOLFOX6, both combined with targeted drugs (bevacizumab or cetuximab), as a first treatment for people with metastatic colorectal cancer that cannot be surgically removed. About 229 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two regimens. The main goal is to see if FOLFOX8 delays cancer growth longer than the standard approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FOLFOX8 (oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil, levofolinic acid) and mFOLFOX6 combined with bevacizumab or cetuximab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective first-line chemotherapy regimen for people with advanced colorectal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 229 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The new regimen may not improve survival and could have side effects like nerve damage or low blood counts.
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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 229 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, male or female. 2. ECOG performance status 0-2. 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer with no prior treatment for unresectable or metastatic disease. 4. Adequate organ function: Hb ≥ 70 g/L; WBC ≥ 3.0×10⁹/L; NEUT ≥ 1.5×10⁹/L; PLT ≥ 75×10⁹/L; AST and ALT ≤ 3× ULN; sCr ≤ 2× ULN; TBIL ≤ 2× ULN. 5. Expected survival \> 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known allergy to the study drug(s) and/or their excipients. 2. Contraindications to chemotherapy. 3. Patients with MSI-H or dMMR colorectal cancer. 4. Patients with BRAF mutation. 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 6. History of any second malignancy within 2 years prior to randomization, except for cured localized tumors such as basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervical carcinoma in situ, or breast carcinoma in situ, which are allowed for enrollment. 7. Patients with systemic medical or psychiatric disorders that make them unsuitable for chemotherapy. 8. Patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment in this study by the investigator's judgment. 9. Participation in another clinical trial of an investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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