New drug aims to stop cancer wasting in colorectal patients
NCT ID NCT07033026
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a drug called NGM120 in people with colorectal cancer who are losing weight due to cancer cachexia. The goal is to see if NGM120 can help patients gain or maintain weight and improve their quality of life. About 136 participants will receive either NGM120 or a placebo every 4 or 8 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NGM120
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a treatment that helps colorectal cancer patients with cachexia maintain or gain weight and feel better.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 136 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not improve weight or could cause 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 136 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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. Documented active diagnosis of colorectal cancer. 2. Cachexia defined by Fearon criteria of weight loss. 3. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current active reversible causes of decreased food intake. 2. Receiving tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of Screening or Randomization. 3. Have cachexia caused by other reasons.
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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
27 sites in 4 countries. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGSanta Rosa, California, 95403, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGMargate, Florida, 33063, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGToledo, Ohio, 43608, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGYoungstown, Ohio, 44504, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
WITHDRAWNKingwood, Texas, 77339, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGLaredo, Texas, 78041, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23114, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGAppleton, Wisconsin, 54915, United States
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 159, Georgia
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 159, Georgia
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 159, Georgia
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 159, Georgia
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 186, Georgia
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGGoyang, 10326, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGGoyang, 1048, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGIncheon, 21565, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 2841, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 3080, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 6351, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGSuwon, 16247, South Korea
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTaichung, 407216, Taiwan
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTaipei, 100225, Taiwan
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NGM Clinical Study Site
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 333423, Taiwan
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