New chemo cocktail aims to outperform standard care in colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT07309289
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether a new combination of chemotherapy drugs (NALIRIFOX) plus targeted therapy works better than the standard FOLFOX regimen for people with metastatic colorectal cancer that has not been treated before. About 144 participants will receive one of the two treatments. The study aims to see if the new combo can delay cancer growth and improve response rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Irinotecan liposome, oxaliplatin, 5-FU, leucovorin, bevacizumab, cetuximab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective first-line treatment option for people with metastatic colorectal cancer, potentially improving survival and tumor shrinkage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not show a significant benefit over standard therapy. Side effects from the combination chemotherapy and targeted drugs can be severe.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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: * ≥18 years old * Histopathologically confirmed patient with an inoperable metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma * The unresectable stage of metastatic disease has not received any systemic antitumor therapy * For subjects previously receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, the date of first discovery of disease progression must be at least 12 months removed from the date of last administration of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy * The presence of at least 1 measurable lesion that can be evaluated according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria * ECOG 0\~1 * Normal bone marrow and organ function * Understand the situation of this study, patients and/or legal representatives voluntarily agree to participate in this study and sign informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known MSI-H or dMMR who were evaluated by investigators as suitable for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. * Patients allergic to the investigational drug and its excipients * Underweight (body mass index \[BMI\]\<18.5 kg/m\^2 * Known or suspected central nervous system metastasis * Received irinotecan before enrollment * Had undergone surgery and other oncologic treatments within the first 4 weeks of enrollment * Previous treatment-related toxicity didn't return to NCI-CTCAE v5.0 class I or below. * The use of CYP3A, CYP2C8, and UGT1A1 inhibitors or inducers couldn't be discontinued or were not discontinued within 2 weeks prior to enrollment * Serious gastrointestinal disorders * Interstitial lung disease * Tendency of arterial embolism and massive bleeding within 6 months before enrollment (except surgical bleeding) * Patients with fluid accumulation that couldn't reach a stable state and small amount of pleural effusion or ascites on imaging without clinical symptoms could be enrolled * Intestinal obstruction, or a risk of intestinal obstruction in the short term * Gastrointestinal perforation, intraperitoneal abscess, and fistula * Any serious or uncontrolled systemic disease, including uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, active bleeding, active viral infection, etc * Have had other malignancies within the past 5 years or currently, except cured cervical carcinoma in situ, uterine carcinoma in situ, and non-melanoma skin cancer * Patients of childbearing age who refuse to take contraceptives, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding * The researchers didn't consider it appropriate to participate in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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