Clinical Trials for Rectal Cancer

A Phase Ib Study to Evaluate Safety and Persistence of Ex Vivo Expanded Universal Donor NK Cells in Combination with IL-2 and TGFbeta Receptor I Inhibitor Vactosertib in Patients with Locally Advanced/metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Gastric/esophageal Cancer, and Relapsed/refractory Hematologic 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 enrolls adults with locally advanced/metastatic colorectal, gastric, or esophageal cancer, or relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies who have progressed on standard therapies or are ineligible, and treats them with fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion followed by ex vivo expanded universal donor NK cell infusions combined with low-dose IL-2 and vactosertib, a TGFβ receptor I (ALK5) inhibitor designed to enhance NK cell activity by blocking TGFβ-mediated immunosuppression.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05400122

Randomized Phase II Trial of 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin (5FU/LV) in Combination With Regorafenib in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

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 metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed at least two prior lines of therapy and meet standard eligibility criteria are randomized to receive either 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin with regorafenib (an oral multikinase inhibitor targeting angiogenic, stromal, and oncogenic pathways) or trifluridine-tipiracil plus bevacizumab.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06887218

A Phase 1/2 Study of Tegavivint (NSC#826393) in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including Lymphomas and Desmoid 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 children, adolescents, and young adults with recurrent or refractory solid tumors (including lymphomas and desmoid tumors), treating them with intravenous tegavivint, a small molecule inhibitor targeting TBL1 to disrupt Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. Expansion cohorts focus on specific tumor types and Wnt pathway–driven malignancies.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04851119

A Phase I/Ib Global, Multicenter, Open-label Umbrella Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Targeted Therapies in Subpopulations of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (INTRINSIC)

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: Adults with previously treated metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma whose tumors harbor specific biomarkers are assigned to various arms testing targeted agents—including the PI3Kα inhibitor inavolisib, TIGIT inhibitor tiragolumab (with anti–PD-L1 and bevacizumab), CDK7 inhibitor SY-5609, and KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib (with chemotherapy or EGFR/VEGF antibodies)—according to their molecular profile.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04929223

A Single Arm Phase 4 Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Fruquintinib in the Treatment of Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Patients From Minority Populations Underrepresented in Prior Fruquintinib Studies

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: This trial enrolls adult patients with refractory metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma who self-identify as Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino and have ECOG 0–1, treating them with oral fruquintinib, a VEGFR 1/2/3 inhibitor, to assess safety—particularly incidence of hypertension—and efficacy in this underrepresented population.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06562543

Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled Study of Sotorasib, Panitumumab and FOLFIRI Versus FOLFIRI With or Without Bevacizumab-awwb for Treatment-naïve Subjects With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With KRAS p.G12C Mutation (CodeBreaK 301)

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: This trial enrolls treatment-naïve adults with metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma harboring a KRAS p.G12C mutation and randomizes them to receive either sotorasib (a KRAS G12C inhibitor), panitumumab, and FOLFIRI, or FOLFIRI with or without bevacizumab-awwb. Excludes include prior KRAS G12C inhibitor use, untreated CNS metastases, and significant pulmonary disease.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06252649

A Phase I, Multicenter, Open-Label First in Human Study of Anti-CEACAM5 Antibody Drug Conjugate M9140 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (PROCEADE-CRC-01)

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 refractory or metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed after standard therapies, including immunotherapy for MSI-high tumors. Patients receive M9140, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CEACAM5 and delivering a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor (exatecan), either alone or in combination with metastatic colorectal cancer standard regimens (bevacizumab, capecitabine, or 5-FU/folinic acid).

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05464030

A Randomized, Open-label Phase 3 Study of Amivantamab and mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI Versus Cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI as First-line Treatment in Participants With KRAS/NRAS and BRAF Wild-type Unresectable or Metastatic Left-sided Colorectal Cancer

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: This trial enrolls adults with unresectable or metastatic, left-sided colorectal adenocarcinoma that is KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF wild-type, and compares amivantamab (a bispecific EGFR/MET antibody) plus standard chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI) to cetuximab plus the same chemotherapy as first-line treatment. Key exclusions include prior EGFR or MET inhibitor use, dMMR/MSI-H, or HER2-positive tumors.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06662786

A Phase II Study of Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer or Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (after 2-3 prior therapies) or hepatocellular carcinoma (after 1-2 prior therapies), who have good performance status and organ function. All patients receive enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting Nectin-4 that delivers MMAE to tumor cells, administered intravenously every 28 days.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06553885

A Pragmatic Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating Total Ablative Therapy for Patients With Limited Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Evaluating Radiation, Ablation, and Surgery (ERASur)

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: This trial enrolls adults with newly diagnosed, limited (≤4 sites, non-liver-only, non-peritoneal) metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma who have not progressed after first-line systemic therapy, randomizing them to standard chemotherapy with or without total ablative therapy (SABR, surgical resection, and/or microwave ablation) to all metastatic sites. Patients with MSI-H or BRAF V600E-mutated tumors are excluded.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05673148