Clinical Trials for Rectal Cancer

A Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-2870 Monotherapy or in Combination With Other Anticancer Agents in Gastrointestinal Cancers

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity 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.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with unresectable/metastatic GI cancers—previously treated colorectal or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and biliary tract cancers (treatment‑naive or previously treated)—receive sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK‑2870), a TROP2‑targeted antibody–drug conjugate delivering a belotecan‑derived topoisomerase I inhibitor, as monotherapy or combined with 5‑FU/leucovorin, or with cisplatin plus pembrolizumab. Excludes significant ophthalmologic disease and prior steroid‑requiring ILD/pneumonitis; prior therapy toxicities must have resolved.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06428409

A Phase 1B, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of the Safety and Efficacy of CHS-114 in Combination With Toripalimab With or Without Other Treatments in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity 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.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with unresectable, advanced/metastatic gastric/GEJ/esophageal adenocarcinoma (HER2‑negative, MSS/pMMR) in the 2L setting and ESCC in 1L or 2L receive the anti‑CCR8 monoclonal antibody CHS‑114 (depletes intratumoral CCR8+ Tregs via enhanced ADCC/ADCP) plus the PD‑1 inhibitor toripalimab, with cisplatin/5‑FU added in 1L ESCC. Requires measurable disease and tissue; excludes active CNS metastases and prior anti‑CCR8.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06657144

A Phase 1b/2, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of GSK5764227 Alone and in Combination in Participants With Previously Treated Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastrointestinal Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity 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.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer (after 1–2 prior lines) or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (after exactly 1 prior line), ECOG 0–1, receive monotherapy GSK5764227 (HS-20093), a B7-H3–targeted antibody-drug conjugate delivering a topoisomerase I inhibitor, at cohort-specific dose levels. Excludes active CNS mets, significant cardiovascular/hepatic/renal disease, prior topo‑I ADCs, and viral hepatitis; tumor tissue required for CRC and requested for PDAC.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06885034

A Phase 1 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of CRX100 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Malignancies

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial targets adult patients with advanced solid malignancies and evaluates the safety and efficacy of CRX100, an investigational immunotherapy combining autologous T cells and oncolytic vaccinia virus, as monotherapy and in combination with Pembrolizumab.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04282044

A Multicenter Open-Label Study of RMC-6236 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring Specific Mutations in RAS

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: The trial involves adult patients with advanced solid tumors harboring specific RAS mutations, including KRAS G12, who have progressed after standard therapies, evaluating the safety and tolerability of RMC-6236, an oral selective inhibitor targeting active RAS(ON) with a novel 'tri-complex' mechanism. This investigational drug shows promising early efficacy, especially in KRAS G12X-related pancreatic and non-small cell lung cancers.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05379985

A Phase 1 First-Time-in-Human, Open-Label Study of GSK4381562 Administered as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anticancer Agents in Participants With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial investigates GSK4381562, a monoclonal antibody targeting PVRIG to enhance NK and T cell activation, as monotherapy and in combination with anticancer agents such as dostarlimab, belrestotug, nelistotug, and GSK5764227 in patients with advanced solid tumors who lack standard treatment options. Eligible participants have locally recurrent or metastatic solid tumors, have progressed after standard therapies, and possess an ECOG performance status of 0-1 with adequate organ function.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05277051

A Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion Study of TSR-022, an Anti-TIM-3 Monoclonal Antibody, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors (AMBER)

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial investigates TSR-022, a TIM-3 checkpoint inhibitor, as monotherapy or in combination with therapies such as anti-PD-1 drugs in adult patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including NSCLC and HCC, who have previously been treated with standard therapies. Eligible patients should have measurable disease and agree to biopsies for TIM-3 expression assessment.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02817633

A Phase 1/2 Study of LY3537982 in Patients With KRAS G12C-Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced solid tumors harboring a KRAS G12C mutation, including both previously treated and some untreated NSCLC and CRC patients, to evaluate the oral KRAS G12C inhibitor LY3537982 (olomorasib) as monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab, cetuximab, pemetrexed, cisplatin, or carboplatin.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04956640

Single Arm Study to Assess the Immune Effects of Fermented Wheat Germ (FWG) Nutritional Supplementation in Patients With Advanced Malignancies Being Treated With Standard of Care Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Therapy

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.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with advanced non-small cell lung, renal cell, melanoma, colorectal, or triple-negative breast cancers eligible for standard checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy will receive oral fermented wheat germ supplementation (a nutritional product with proposed but unproven immunomodulatory effects) alongside their standard immunotherapy regimen. No chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or recent immunomodulatory agents are allowed prior to enrollment.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05967533

Phase 1/2 Dose Escalation and Expansion Study Evaluating MCLA-129, a Human Anti-EGFR and Anti-c-MET Bispecific Antibody, in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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.

HealthScout AI summary: Eligible patients include adults with advanced or metastatic NSCLC, HNSCC, gastric/GEJ, ESCC, or other solid tumors with defined molecular alterations, who have progressed on or are intolerant to prior therapy; both treatment-naive and previously treated patients are allowed. Patients receive MCLA-129, a bispecific EGFR/c-MET antibody, as monotherapy or in combination with osimertinib or standard chemotherapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04868877