Cottonseed compound plus immunotherapy takes on tough colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT07656766
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether combining sintilimab (an immunotherapy) with gossypol acetate (a compound from cottonseed) can shrink tumors in people with advanced colorectal cancer that has not responded to at least two prior treatments. The study will enroll 32 adults aged 18 to 75 with a specific tumor type (pMMR/MSS). Participants take gossypol daily for a lead-in period, then receive sintilimab infusions every three weeks. The main goal is to see how many patients have their tumors shrink or disappear.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sintilimab (a cancer immunotherapy) and gossypol acetate (a cottonseed-derived compound)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced colorectal cancer that has not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 32 participants, so results may not apply widely. The combination may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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 to 75 years
- 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. Written informed consent provided before any study-specific procedures. 2. Age 18 to 75 years, male or female. 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. 4. Confirmed pMMR/MSS tumor status. Participants without documented MSI/MMR status must undergo MSI or MMR testing during screening. 5. Disease progression after at least two prior lines of standard therapy. 6. Availability of tumor tissue suitable for pathological evaluation and biomarker analysis. 7. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment. 8. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1. 9. Adequate hematologic, hepatic, renal, coagulation, and organ function as defined in the protocol. 10. Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test before initiation of study treatment and agree to use effective contraception during the study and for the protocol-specified period after the last dose. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Histology of small cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or mixed carcinoma. 2. dMMR/MSI-H tumor status. 3. Complete bowel obstruction or clinical conditions likely to progress to bowel obstruction. 4. Suspected bowel perforation based on clinical symptoms or imaging. 5. History of malignancy other than colorectal cancer within 3 years before screening, except malignancies with negligible risk of metastasis or death and treated with expected curative outcome. 6. Active autoimmune disease, history of autoimmune disease, or immunodeficiency requiring systemic treatment, except protocol-allowed conditions. 7. Significant cardiovascular disease within 3 months before initiation of study treatment, including New York Heart Association class II or higher heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina. 8. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT. 9. Severe chronic or active infection within 4 weeks before initiation of study treatment. 10. Active tuberculosis infection or inadequately treated prior active tuberculosis. 11. Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection as defined by protocol criteria. 12. Uncontrolled tumor-related pain, uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring frequent drainage. 13. History of leptomeningeal disease. 14. Prior treatment with CD137 agonists, T-cell co-stimulatory agents, or immune checkpoint inhibitors, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-TIGIT antibodies. 15. Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before initiation of study treatment, whichever is longer. 16. Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks before initiation of study treatment, except protocol-allowed medications. 17. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation. 18. Receipt of a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before initiation of study treatment or expected need for such vaccination during the study or within 5 months after the last dose of sintilimab. 19. Major surgery or severe traumatic injury within 28 days before initiation of study treatment, abdominal surgery or abdominal intervention within 60 days before initiation of study treatment, or expected need for major surgery during the study. 20. Receipt of any other investigational drug within 28 days before initiation of study treatment. 21. Known contraindication, hypersensitivity, or severe allergic reaction to any study drug or its excipients. 22. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or intention to become pregnant during the study or within 5 months after the last dose of sintilimab. 23. Any other disease, laboratory abnormality, social condition, or medical condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may compromise participant safety, interfere with study compliance, or affect interpretation of study results.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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