Radioactive seeds aim to halt Cancer's next move
NCT ID NCT07333651
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding image-guided radioactive seed implants to standard cancer therapy can slow disease progression in patients with oligoprogressive metastatic lung or colorectal cancer. About 90 adults whose cancer has started to progress in a few spots while on therapy will be randomly assigned to receive either standard therapy alone or standard therapy plus the seed implants. The goal is to see if the combination improves progression-free survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iodine-125 radioactive seeds
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to control cancer that is starting to resist standard therapy, potentially delaying the need for stronger treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure involves radiation, which carries risks like damage to nearby tissues.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or colorectal cancer (CRC). * Presence of metastatic disease with extracranial oligoprogression, defined as progression in up to five (≤5) individual lesions on CT or PET/CT imaging, while other known disease sites remain stable or controlled. * Received at least one prior line of standard systemic anticancer therapy, including maintenance therapy, for metastatic disease. * All oligoprogressive lesions are technically feasible and considered safe for image-guided 125I seed implantation, as determined by the treating interventional team. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2. Adequate organ function to undergo interventional procedures and systemic therapy, per institutional standards. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Leptomeningeal disease or diffuse central nervous system involvement. Uncontrolled infection or serious medical comorbidities that, in the investigator's judgment, would preclude safe participation or interventional procedures. * Prior radiotherapy or brachytherapy requiring re-irradiation to the same tumor location planned for 125I seed implantation. * Known bleeding diathesis or uncorrectable coagulation disorders contraindicating interventional procedures. * Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would make the patient unsuitable for the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Jinan, Shandong, 250031, China
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