Could a simple supplement make chemo work better for advanced colon cancer?
NCT ID NCT06509880
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether adding a dietary supplement called sodium nucleinate to standard FOLFOX chemotherapy helps people with metastatic colorectal cancer (cancer that has spread). Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the supplement or a placebo alongside four cycles of chemotherapy. Researchers track treatment completion, quality of life, and survival up to one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium nucleinate (Adenorine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to make chemotherapy more effective and improve daily life for people with advanced colorectal cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 187 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The supplement may not provide added benefit and could cause unexpected 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 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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187 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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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40 to 65 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. Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer. 2. Locally advanced or metastatic disease as treated with palliative FOLFOX per protocol (including metastatic disease \[M1\]). 3. Able to receive FOLFOX chemotherapy and to comply with study procedures. 4. Provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active pulmonary tuberculosis. 2. Decompensated diabetes mellitus. 3. Decompensated cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal failure.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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MIPOClinic
Almaty, Almaty, 050038, Kazakhstan
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