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Immunotherapy combo shows promise in colorectal cancer fight
NCT ID NCT06154538
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor (a type of immunotherapy) to standard chemotherapy before surgery can improve outcomes for people with locally advanced colorectal cancer. About 170 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the combination or chemotherapy alone. The main goal is to see if the combination leads to a higher rate of complete cancer disappearance in the removed tissue.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- immune checkpoint inhibitor (PD-1 antibody) plus FOLFOX chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a more effective pre-surgery treatment that increases the chance of eliminating all cancer cells before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 170 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Adding immunotherapy to chemo can also increase side effects like immune-related inflammation.
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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 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 to 75 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: * Age 18 to 75, no gender restrictions; * Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma; * Clinically diagnosed as stage II/III colorectal cancer based on CT and/or MRI (according to the 8th edition of AJCC staging); * Sufficient tumor tissue specimens for mismatch repair protein expression or microsatellite instability testing; * No prior systemic drug therapy and/or radiotherapy for colorectal adenocarcinoma; * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1; * Normal major organ function, no severe blood, heart, lung, liver, kidney dysfunction, or immune deficiency diseases (see protocol for details); * Voluntary participation in this study and signed informed consent form; * Expected good compliance to complete the study treatment, follow-up for efficacy and adverse reactions according to the protocol requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Pathology is other malignant tumors besides adenocarcinoma, such as squamous cell carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, melanoma, etc.; * Within 5 years prior to the first use of investigational drug, diagnosed with other malignant tumors, excluding effectively treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and/or in situ cervical cancer and/or breast cancer effectively removed; * Any distant metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma (according to AJCC 8th edition staging, determined as M1), including but not limited to distant lymph node metastasis, liver metastasis, lung metastasis, intraperitoneal dissemination, or malignant peritoneal effusion; * Various severe underlying diseases and autoimmune diseases (see protocol for details); * Unable to control recurrent bleeding or subjects who received blood transfusion within 2 weeks prior to the first use of investigational drug; * Any other circumstances where the investigator believes it may increase the risk associated with participating in the study, the administration of the investigational drug, or affect the subject's ability to receive the investigational drug and the reliability of the study results.
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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
3 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cancer Hospital/ National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100038, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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