Immunotherapy before surgery may help remove stubborn colon cancer
NCT ID NCT06215677
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether giving the immunotherapy drug camrelizumab before surgery can help completely remove T4 colon cancers that have a specific genetic feature (dMMR). These cancers often don't respond well to standard chemotherapy. The study will enroll 18 adults who will receive three doses of camrelizumab, then undergo surgery 2-3 weeks later. The main goal is to see if the cancer can be removed with clear margins and without damaging nearby organs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Camrelizumab (an immunotherapy drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that immunotherapy before surgery helps remove all cancer while sparing nearby organs in patients with this specific colon cancer type.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 18 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Immunotherapy can cause immune-related side effects.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: 1. Aged 18-75 years; 2. ECOG score 0-2; 3. Adenocarcinoma confirmed by pathology and dMMR confirmed by IHC or PCR; 4. Tumor located in cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon and sigmoid colon; 5. Patients with clinical stage cT4: (1) Loss of space between tumor and adjacent organs or invasion of adjacent organs as assessed by enhanced CT; (2) R0 resection cannot achieve according to intraoperative exploration; 6. No evidence of distant metastasis; 7. Newly treated patients who have not received treatment including chemotherapy and surgery; 8. Liver, kidney and other organs have good function and can tolerate chemotherapy and surgery; 9. Patients and family members can understand the study protocol, voluntarily participate in the study and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. A history of other malignant tumors (other than cured basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, surgically treated localized prostate cancer, or surgically resected breast ductal carcinoma in situ) within the past 5 years; 2. Complicated with intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding and other patients requiring emergency surgery; pregnant or lactating women; 3. Patients with a history of severe mental illness, immune disease, hormone medication; 4. Patients contraindicated by immunotherapy or surgery; 5. Participated in other clinical researchers in the past 3 months; 6. Any other circumstances that the investigator considers inappropriate for inclusion.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
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