Last-Resort cancer drug made available to patients with no alternatives
NCT ID NCT06195514
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This expanded access program offers fruquintinib, a targeted cancer drug, to adults with metastatic colorectal cancer that has worsened after all standard treatments. Participants take the drug as a capsule daily for three weeks, then one week off. The goal is to provide access until the drug is commercially available or no longer helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fruquintinib (a targeted cancer drug taken as a capsule)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for people with advanced colorectal cancer who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are not systematically collected. The drug may not work for everyone and can have side effects.
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Study facts
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical status of 0-2. 2. Histologically and/or cytologically documented metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. 3. Received all locally available and appropriate prior standard therapies and no other satisfactory treatment option is available for this condition. Participants may have received either prior TAS-102 or regorafenib. Must have progressed on or intolerant to fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan- based chemotherapies, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, and, if rat sarcoma (RAS) wild-type, an anti- epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy if available locally for this condition. 4. Adequate bone marrow and organ function as defined by the following: 1. Absolute neutrophil count of ≥1.5×10\^9 per liter, platelet count of ≥75×10\^9 per liter, and hemoglobin ≥8 grams per deciliter (g/dL). 2. Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) 3. Urine dipstick ≤1+ for proteinuria or ≤30 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) in urinalysis, unless quantitative protein is \<1000 milligram (mg) in a 24-hour urine sample or urine protein: creatinine ratio on spot urine testing is ≤1.9. 4. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or alkaline phosphatase levels ≤2.5 times the ULN (participants with liver metastases must have ALT and AST levels ≤5 times the ULN). 5. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times the ULN or creatinine clearance ≥60 milliliters per minute (mL/min). 5. Ineligible for other clinical trials of investigational drugs for refractory mCRC, if available. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received systemic anticancer therapies \[including chemotherapy, tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and endocrine therapy\] within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. NOTE: If participant is currently receiving TAK-113 outside of a clinical trial and benefitting from treatment, they may still be considered provided they meet all other criteria. 2. Uncontrolled hypertension as defined per local institution. 3. Any unresolved toxicities from a previous antitumor treatment greater than National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (CTCAE) version 5.0 grade 1 (except for alopecia or neurotoxicity grade≤2). 4. Major surgery within the last 60 days or have had any other minor surgery or invasive procedure within the last 4 weeks. 5. Any thromboembolic events (including deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism) within the past 6 months, or history of stroke and/or transient ischemic attack within the last 12 months.
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