Clinical Trials for Rectal Cancer

An Open-label, Randomized, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Induction Treatment With Melphalan/HDS Followed by Consolidation Treatment With Trifluridine-Tipiracil Plus Bevacizumab Versus Trifluridine-Tipiracil Plus Bevacizumab Alone in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With Liver Dominant Disease

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer and liver-dominant disease (≤50% liver involvement; limited extrahepatic disease allowed; ECOG 0–1) are randomized to induction hepatic-directed high-dose melphalan via the Delcath system (regional chemotherapy that isolates hepatic circulation to intensify cytotoxic exposure) followed by trifluridine–tipiracil plus bevacizumab, versus trifluridine–tipiracil plus bevacizumab alone. Prior exposure to fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, anti-VEGF, and anti-EGFR (if RAS WT) is required; key exclusions include significant hepatic dysfunction, portal/venous thrombosis, major cardiopulmonary comorbidity, prior arterial liver-directed therapy, and peritoneal disease.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06607458

Adaptive, Individualized Dose Escalation of Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancer: Pilot Study of the FOX Regimen

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

Started >3 years ago

The trial was activated more than 3 years ago. This is not always bad but can indicate that the trial has less current treatments, or has had trouble getting enough patients to enroll due to other issues.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with metastatic or locally advanced/inoperable GI cancers (colorectal and non-colorectal; ECOG 0–1; excluding dMMR/MSI-H, known DPD deficiency, and prior oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine) receive an oxaliplatin/leucovorin backbone with infusional 5-FU, using an adaptive algorithm to escalate 5-FU from 2,400 to up to 3,200 mg/m2 over early cycles based on tolerance. Investigational aspect is individualized 5-FU dose escalation within a FOLFOX-like regimen to optimize dose intensity and assess response, PFS, and PK correlations.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05780684

A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Flat Dose vs. Weight-based Dose of Intra-peritoneal (IP) Chemotherapy for Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) for Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancy

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

Started >3 years ago

The trial was activated more than 3 years ago. This is not always bad but can indicate that the trial has less current treatments, or has had trouble getting enough patients to enroll due to other issues.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal or appendiceal primaries undergoing cytoreductive surgery are randomized to HIPEC mitomycin C given as a fixed total dose (40 mg) versus weight-based dosing (12.5 mg/m2). Both arms use mitomycin C, a DNA crosslinking cytotoxic antibiotic, with the study focused on pharmacokinetics and potential reduction of systemic exposure/toxicity.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04779554

A Multicenter, Open-label Phase 1/2 Dose Finding, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Study of MBRC-201, an Antibody-drug Conjugate, in Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with advanced/metastatic solid tumors refractory to standard therapy (mCRPC, metastatic breast cancer subtypes including TNBC, HR+/HER2− or HER2-low, HR−/HER2+, NSCLC, CRC, PDAC) receive MBRC-201, an investigational antibody‑drug conjugate targeting a tumor-associated antigen and delivering a likely topoisomerase I inhibitor payload. Requires ECOG 0–2 and measurable disease in expansion/Phase 2; excludes active CNS disease and prior camptothecin‑payload ADCs in later phases.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07145255

A Single-Arm, Phase II Study of Autophagy Modulation Using Hydroxychloroquine in Combination With Encorafenib and Cetuximab or Panitumumab in Metastatic BRAF-mutated Colorectal Cancer Refractory to Standard Therapies

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

Started >3 years ago

The trial was activated more than 3 years ago. This is not always bad but can indicate that the trial has less current treatments, or has had trouble getting enough patients to enroll due to other issues.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with metastatic, BRAF V600E–mutated colorectal cancer after at least one prior systemic therapy (no prior BRAF/MEK inhibitors; ECOG 0–1; stable treated brain mets allowed) receive encorafenib plus an anti-EGFR antibody (cetuximab or panitumumab) combined with hydroxychloroquine. Hydroxychloroquine is an autophagy/lysosomal inhibitor intended to overcome resistance to MAPK pathway blockade and potentially enhance response to BRAF/EGFR-targeted therapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05576896

Dual Administration Of Intraperitoneal And Intravenous TROP2-Directed CAR-NK With TGF-Beta Receptor 2 (TGFBR2) Knock Out (KO) Therapy For Colorectal Cancer-Related Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Phase 1/2 Trial ("Chip-CRC Trial")

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer and peritoneal-predominant metastases not suitable for curative cytoreduction/HIPEC, after progression on or intolerance to at least one standard systemic chemotherapy, receive lymphodepleting cyclophosphamide/fludarabine. Treatment is dual IV and intraperitoneal TROP2-directed CAR-NK cells engineered to express IL-15 and lack TGFBR2, combined with IV cetuximab to target EGFR and potentially enhance NK-cell ADCC.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07411599

Phase 1 Single Center Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) Using Single Agent Mitomycin C (MMC) in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis (PC) From Solid Gastrointestinal Malignancies (sGI-PC) in Palliative Setting

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with unresectable peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal, small-bowel, or high-grade appendiceal adenocarcinoma who have received at least 4 months of first-line 5-FU–based therapy and cannot undergo or decline cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC receive up to three laparoscopic treatments with pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized mitomycin C while continuing 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin. Mitomycin C is a DNA-cross-linking cytotoxic agent; this study evaluates its dose and safety when delivered by PIPAC.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07487168

Phase I Open-label, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Dosimetry, and Preliminary Activity of [177Lu]Lu-NNS309 in Patients With Pancreatic, Lung, Breast and Colorectal Cancers

No known activity

No investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity yet in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic, non-small cell lung, HR+/HER2− breast, or triple-negative breast cancer—and colorectal cancer during dose escalation only—undergo screening with the FAP-targeted PET tracer [68Ga]Ga-NNS309. Patients with tracer-avid tumors receive [177Lu]Lu-NNS309, a FAP-targeted radioligand that delivers beta radiation to tumor stroma and nearby cancer cells.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06562192

A Phase 1b/2a Multi-Center, Dose Escalation and Reference Regimen-Controlled, Multi-Cohort Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Oral 7HP349 (Alintegimod) in Combination with Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab Monotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancers Following One or More Prior Therapies

No known activity

No investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity yet in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with measurable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors after at least one prior therapy are eligible for the currently enrolling dose-escalation cohorts, including patients previously treated with anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Treatment is oral alintegimod, an investigational LFA-1/VLA-4 integrin agonist, initially alone and then with ipilimumab, followed by nivolumab monotherapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06362369

A Phase 1, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of INCB161734 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors With KRAS G12D Mutation

No known activity

No investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity yet in clinical trials

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with locally advanced or metastatic KRAS G12D-mutated solid tumors, including pancreatic, colorectal, and non-small cell lung cancers, receive the oral KRAS G12D inhibitor INCB161734 alone or with cetuximab, retifanlimab, gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel, or modified FOLFIRINOX. Prior KRAS G12D inhibitor treatment is excluded.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06179160