New drug aims to stop neuroendocrine tumors from returning after surgery
NCT ID NCT07279532
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether the drug surufatinib, taken daily for 6 months after surgery, can prevent neuroendocrine tumors from coming back in high-risk patients. It will enroll 35 adults with stage III tumors (including G1, G2, and all G3 types). The main goal is to see how long patients stay cancer-free after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surufatinib (a drug taken by mouth daily for 6 months after surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help prevent neuroendocrine tumors from coming back after surgery, giving patients more time without recurrence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (35 people) with no results yet. The drug may not prevent recurrence and could cause side effects like any cancer medication.
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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 35 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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Dec 2030
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 80 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. Provide written informed consent and voluntarily participate in the study. 2. Aged 18-80 years, male or female. 3. Confirmed as Stage III NET G1/G2 or any-stage NET G3 after surgical treatment. 4. Other postoperative NET patients deemed by the investigator to have high-risk factors. 5. Adequate organ function meeting the following criteria (no use of any blood components, cell growth factors, or corrective drugs within 14 days prior to the first dose of the study drug): (i) Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L; (ii) Platelets ≥100×10⁹/L; (iii) Hemoglobin ≥8 g/dL; (iv) Total Bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN; ALT and AST ≤2.5 × ULN (or ≤5 × ULN if liver metastases are present); (v) Serum Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or Creatinine Clearance \>60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula). 6. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours before the first study drug dose and use effective contraception during the study and for at least 3 months after the last dose. Male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential must use effective contraception during the study and for 3 months after the last dose. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Major surgery, open biopsy, or significant trauma within 28 days prior to the first dose. 2. History of severe or poorly controlled interstitial lung disease. 3. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg) despite antihypertensive medication. 4. Poorly controlled cardiovascular diseases, including but not limited to: (i)NYHA Class II or higher heart failure; (ii) Unstable angina; (iii) Myocardial infarction within the past year; (iv) Clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias poorly controlled with or without intervention. 5. Significant bleeding tendency or clinically significant bleeding within 3 months prior to the first dose (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, vasculitis). 6. Arterial/venous thrombotic events within 6 months prior to the first dose (e.g., transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism). Superficial vein thrombosis may be enrolled if deemed eligible by the investigator. 7. Concurrent active malignancy requiring treatment, except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix. 8. Pregnancy or lactation. 9. Any other condition deemed by the investigator to potentially lead to study discontinuation (e.g., severe comorbid illnesses, abnormal laboratory values, psychosocial issues).
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