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Could a simple injection before and after surgery keep colorectal cancer at bay?

NCT ID NCT05677113

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a drug called QBECO, given as a self-injection before and after liver surgery, can lower the chance of colorectal cancer coming back or spreading. About 115 adults with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver will take part. They will inject the drug for at least 11 days before surgery and 41 days after, then be followed for up to 5 years. The goal is to see if this approach improves cancer control compared to standard care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 115 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2023

Expected to finish

Feb 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Adults aged 18 years or older at time of enrollment. * Pathologic diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma with clinical diagnosis of liver metastases * Planned to undergo resection of liver lesions for complete clearance of all visible metastatic disease. This will include those who may undergo synchronous resection of the primary colorectal cancer and/or those who may receive a combination of surgery and ablation to treat all lesions. * Computerized Tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous (IV) contrast within 6 weeks prior to enrollment. * MRI of the liver within 6 weeks prior to enrollment OR within 6 weeks prior to starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy (for patients treated with chemotherapy). * Planned to receive the last dose of neoadjuvant chemotherapy at least 25 days prior to surgery (for patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy). * Agree to comply with the contraceptive requirements of the protocol when applicable * Willing and able to either perform subcutaneous injections according to the study protocol, or receive the injections from a caregiver delegated by the participant. * Able to provide informed consent or has a substitute decision maker capable of providing consent on their behalf. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior or current evidence of extrahepatic metastases. Patients with small (\<1.0 cm) indeterminate pulmonary nodules may be included at the investigator's discretion. * Prior hepatic arterial infusion or embolization. Prior portal vein embolization, ablation, or liver resection are permitted. * Patients with any invasive cancer history other than colorectal cancer in the last 5 years. In situ disease (e.g., melanoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast) or non melanoma skin cancers are permitted. * Patients with a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents. This includes patient requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, or depot corticosteroids in the 6 weeks before enrollment) or immunosuppressant drugs (such as azathioprine, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, etc.) within the 14 days prior to enrollment or a reasonable expectation that the patient may require such treatment during the course of the study. Inhaled or topical or inter-articular steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses ≤ 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Steroids used for premedication prior to chemotherapy or as part of a chemotherapy regimen are allowed. * Patients with known active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C infections. * Pregnant patients or those who are nursing an infant

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hamilton Health Science Centre

    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  • London Health Science Centre

    London, Ontario, Canada

  • Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, L4H1Z9, Canada

  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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