Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Combining TAS-102 with Bevacizumab for Advanced Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Official title: A Randomized, Open-label, Multicentre Clinical Study of TAS-102 Combined With Bevacizumab for Second-line Maintenance Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Run by Henan Cancer Hospital · NCT06293014 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if combining two drugs, TAS-102 and bevacizumab, can help people with advanced colorectal cancer stay healthy longer compared to the usual chemotherapy treatment.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment224 (estimated)
SponsorHenan Cancer Hospital
Government
Drugs / interventionsbevacizumab, chemotherapy
Locations1 site (Zhengzhou, Henan)
StatusRecruiting
StartedFebruary 23, 2024
Main results expectedOctober 15, 2025
Study endsNovember 28, 2026
Registry record updatedMarch 5, 2024
Trial IDNCT06293014 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with unresectable colorectal adenocarcinoma who have shown disease control after second-line induction therapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients who have not achieved disease control after second-line induction therapy or those with resectable tumors may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness and safety of TAS-102 combined with bevacizumab as a second-line maintenance therapy for advanced colorectal cancer, compared to standard chemotherapy with bevacizumab. It is a randomized, controlled, open-label study involving multiple centers and aims to enroll 224 patients who have previously achieved disease control after standard chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is the time to treatment failure, while secondary endpoints include overall response rate, disease control rate, duration of response, progression-free survival, overall survival, safety, and patient-reported outcomes.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a more effective maintenance therapy option for patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with similar combinations of targeted therapies and chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer, indicating potential for success.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects voluntarily participate in this study, sign the informed consent form, and have good compliance;
2. Age ≥18 years old;
3. Unresectable colorectal adenocarcinoma confirmed by histopathology or cytology;
4. After receiving 12 weeks of standard chemotherapy (FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, or CAPEOX) combined with bevacizumab second-line induction therapy, the patients are confirmed as CR, PR, or SD according to RECIST 1.1 criteria;
5. The interval between the last second-line induction therapy and randomization is not more than 6 weeks;
6. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria;
7. ECOG Performance Status 0-2;
8. Estimated life expectancy ≥12 weeks;
9. Adequate major organ function (no medication for blood component, cell growth factor correction therapy is allowed within 14 days before randomization);
10. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to abstain from sex (heterosexual intercourse) or use a reliable, effective method of contraception from the time they provide informed consent until at least 90 days after the last dose of study drug is administered. Serum or urine HCG test must be negative. And must be non-lactating;
11. Male participants whose partner is a woman of child-bearing potential must agree to abstain from sex or use a reliable,effective method of contraception from the time they sign an informed consent form until at least 90 days after the last dose of study drug is administered. Male subjects also have to agree not to donate sperm during the same period.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any CTCAE grade 1 or above toxicity caused by previous treatment that has not yet subsided (excluding alopecia, skin pigmentation, and chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity);
2. Known history or evidence of interstitial lung disease or active noninfectious pneumonia;
3. Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg) with a previous history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy;
4. Have bleeding tendency and high risk of bleeding;
5. Known inherited or acquired bleeding (e.g., coagulopathy) or thrombophilia, as in patients with hemophilia; Current or recent (within 10 days before initiation of study treatment) use of a full-dose oral or injectable anticoagulant or thrombolytic agent for therapeutic purposes (prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin is allowed);
6. Thrombotic or embolic events, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), pulmonary embolism, etc., occurred within 6 months before the initiation of study treatment;
7. Severe, unhealed or dehiscence wounds and active ulcers or untreated fractures;
8. Has undergone major surgical treatment (excluding diagnosis) within 4 weeks before the start of the study or is expected to undergo major surgical treatment during the study period;
9. Inability to swallow tablets, malabsorption syndrome or any condition affecting gastrointestinal absorption;
10. Patients with congenital or acquired immune deficiency (such as HIV infection);
11. Active hepatitis (hepatitis B reference: HBsAg positive and HBV DNA≥2000 IU/ml; Hepatitis C reference: HCV antibody positive and HCV virus copy number \> upper limit of normal);
12. Known brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases. All subjects should receive brain CT/MRI to exclude brain metastases;
13. Active infection or fever of unknown origin \> 38.5 ° C within 2 weeks before the first dose (tumor-related fever, as judged by the investigator, was eligible);
14. Acute or subacute intestinal obstruction, or chronic inflammatory bowel disease;
15. Have poorly controlled cardiac clinical symptoms or disease;
16. Patients with other malignant tumors within 5 years before enrollment, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix;
17. Pregnant or lactating women;
18. Patients with genotype MSI-H;
19. Prior treatment with TAS-102;
20. Abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or abdominal abscess within 6 months before study treatment;
21. The investigator assessed that it is not appropriate to participate in the study.

Where it's running

  • Henan Cancer Hospital/The affiliated Cancer Hospital of ZhengZhou university
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Ying Liu, Dr — Henan Cancer Hospital
  • Study coordinator: Ying Liu, Dr
  • Email: yaya7207@126.com
  • Phone: 13783604602

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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