New hope for Tough-to-Treat colon cancer: experimental drug combo enters final testing
NCT ID NCT07549412
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a new drug called precemtabart tocentecan, alone or with bevacizumab, against a standard treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed after prior therapies. About 1,020 participants will be randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. The main goal is to see if the new drug helps people live longer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- precemtabart tocentecan (a drug), bevacizumab, and trifluridine/tipiracil
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with metastatic colorectal cancer who have already tried standard therapies, potentially extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large Phase 3 trial, but the experimental drug is still unproven. It may not improve survival or could cause side effects. Results may take years.
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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 1,020 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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: * Participants with documented histopathological diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer, who were intolerant to, or whose disease was refractory to, or progressed after standard systemic therapies and no more than 2 previous systemic treatment regimens in the metastatic setting. * Participants must have received and progressed on no more than 2 previous systemic treatment regimens in the metastatic setting * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than equal to 1 * Participants must be able to swallow oral tablets, and to comply with the study requirements for all scheduled evaluations * Other protocol defined inclusion criteria may apply Exclusion Criteria: * If Adverse Events related to previous therapies have not recovered to less than Grade 1 by National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 6.0 * Participant has a history of additional malignancy within 3 years before randomization * Participants with known brain metastases * Abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the past 6 months prior to randomization * Participants with ileus of more than Grade 1, or chronic inflammatory bowel disease (example ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease) and/or bowel obstruction, or participants with chronic gastrointestinal disorders that, in the Investigator's opinion, might significantly interfere with proper absorption of the study treatments * Other protocol defined exclusion criteria may apply
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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
66 sites in 16 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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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Dept of Oncology
RECRUITINGAberdeen, Grampian Region, AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 138-736, South Korea
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Blue Ridge Cancer Care - 300202915
RECRUITINGRoanoke, Virginia, 24014-2419, United States
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CHU Saint Etienne - Hôpital Nord - Service de Gastro-Entérologie et Hépatologie
RECRUITINGSaint Priest En Jarez, Pays de la Loire Region, 42270, France
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Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
RECRUITINGKōtoku, Tokyo-To, 135-8550, Japan
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Centre Leon Berard - Service d'Oncologie Medicale
RECRUITINGLyon, Rhone, 69008, France
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Centro Oncologico de Excelencia
RECRUITINGSan Juan, 5400, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman
RECRUITINGSan Miguel de Tucumán, T4000AXL, Argentina
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China Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc - STL
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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Flinders Medical Centre
RECRUITINGBedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Florida Cancer Specialists - St. Petersburg Bayfront
RECRUITINGSt. Petersburg, Florida, 33701-4553, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists East - FCS EAST - West Palm Beach
RECRUITINGWest Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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Florida Cancer Specialists-Broadway
RECRUITINGFort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States
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GenesisCare North Shore (Oncology)
RECRUITINGSt Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Grand Hospital de Charleroi - PARENT
RECRUITINGCharleroi, 6000, Belgium
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere - Service Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi Zhuang, 530021, China
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Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU Lille - service d'oncologie medicale
RECRUITINGLille, Nord, 59037, France
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal - Servicio de Oncologia
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Icon Cancer Centre Chermside
RECRUITINGChermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Illinois Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGArlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States
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Illinois CancerCare PC
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61615-7822, United States
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Instituto de Oncologia de Rosario
RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000KZE, Argentina
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Investigaciones Clinicas Moleculares ICM
RECRUITINGCiudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1417DTB, Argentina
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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Kanagawa Cancer Center - Dept of Gastroenterology
RECRUITINGYokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGKaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGSakai-shi, Osaka, 590-0197, Japan
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Korea University Guro Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 08308, South Korea
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Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH - Neurologische Klinik
RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60488, Germany
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, Gyeongsangnam-do, 700-721, South Korea
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LKH - Universitätsklinikum der PMU Salzburg - Innere Med III/Hämatologie und Onkologie
RECRUITINGSalzburg, 5020, Austria
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Mater Misericordiae Ltd - PARENT
RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology, P.A.
RECRUITINGSaint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
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Missouri Cancer Associates - 150518964
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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NHO Kyushu Cancer Center - 300175822
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
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National Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGoyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGChūōku, Tokyo-To, 104-0045, Japan
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Profound Research LLC at Cancer and Leukemia Center
RECRUITINGSterling Heights, Michigan, 48098, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP- Aurora
RECRUITINGLone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States
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SCRI Oncology Partners
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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SP ZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie - Dept of Clinical Oncology and Oncology Clinic
RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-501, Poland
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Saitama Cancer Center - 300175812
RECRUITINGKitaadachi-gun, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System - Division of Infectious Diseases
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Sichuan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Springfield Clinic
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Texas Oncology DFW
RECRUITINGBedford, Texas, 75246, United States
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Texas Oncology, P.A. - Abilene - 300210366
RECRUITINGAbilene, Texas, 79606, United States
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Texas Oncology, P.A. - Tyler
RECRUITINGTyler, Texas, 75702, United States
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Texas Oncology- San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Texas Oncology-South Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78745, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Maryâ
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH)
RECRUITINGHong Kong, 00000, Hong Kong
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The Christie Hospital - Dept of Oncology
RECRUITINGManchester, Great Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine - 300173725
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Virginia Oncology Associates
RECRUITINGNewport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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White Plains Hospital Medical and Wellness PRIME
RECRUITINGWhite Plains, New York, 10601, United States
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