Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Testing a new chemotherapy for patients with DPD deficiency and metastatic cancer

Official title: TRIFLUOX-DP: Safety of Trifluridine/Tipiracil as Replacement of Fluoropyrimidines (5-fluorouracil and Capecitabine) Based Chemotherapy as First Line Metastatic Colorectal or Gastroesophageal Cancer Regimens in Patients With Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency: a Phase II Trial

Run by Unicancer · NCT06245356 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new chemotherapy drug for people with DPD deficiency and advanced colorectal or gastroesophageal cancer to see if it is safer and more effective than standard treatments.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment73 (estimated)
SponsorUnicancer
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsbevacizumab, trastuzumab, panitumumab, Nivolumab, chemotherapy
Locations21 sites (Amiens and 20 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 21, 2025
Main results expectedOctober 22, 2026
Study endsOctober 21, 2028
Registry record updatedDecember 10, 2025
Trial IDNCT06245356 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include patients with metastatic colorectal or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma who have documented DPD deficiency and no prior therapy for metastatic disease.

Probably not a fit

Patients without DPD deficiency or those who have received prior therapy for metastatic disease 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 aims to evaluate the safety of trifluridine/tipiracil as an alternative to traditional fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy in patients with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency who have metastatic colorectal or gastroesophageal cancer. Participants will receive trifluridine/tipiracil combined with oxaliplatin and either panitumumab or bevacizumab for colorectal cancer, or nivolumab or trastuzumab for gastroesophageal cancer. The study will assess safety, progression-free survival, overall survival, objective response rate, disease control rate, and quality of life. CT scans will be conducted every two months to monitor disease progression.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a safer chemotherapy option for patients with DPD deficiency and metastatic cancer.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel for patients with DPD deficiency, similar studies have shown promise in evaluating alternative chemotherapy regimens for metastatic cancers.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient must have signed and dated a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trusted person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient's consent.
2. Histological or cytological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum or gastroesophageal cancer (lower oesophagus, gastroesophageal junction and gastric)
3. Synchronous or metachronous metastatic colorectal or gastroesophageal cancer
4. Presence of at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1
5. No prior therapy for metastatic disease
6. known DPD deficiency defined as plasma uracil concentration≥16 ng/ml For plasma uracil concentration \[16-20\[ ng/ml, plasma uracil dosage must be repeated in the 7 days to confirm that plasma uracil concentration ≥16 ng/ml. If the second result is different (i.e; uracil concentration \<16 ng/ml), keep the favourable result, and do not include the patient if only the first plasma uracil concentration≥16 ng/ml.
7. Age ≥18 years
8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤1
9. Adequate bone marrow, renal and liver functions as evidenced by the following laboratory requirements within 7 days prior to study treatment initiation:

   1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/ mm³ without biologic response modifiers such as granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), within 21 days before the start of study treatment
   2. Platelet count ≥100,000/mm³, without platelet transfusion within 21 days before the start of study treatment
   3. Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥9 g/dL, without blood transfusion or erythropoietin within 21 days before the start of study treatment
   4. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
   5. Glomerular filtration rate as assessed by the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥50 mL/min per 1.73 m² calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) abbreviated formula
   6. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN
   7. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer)
   8. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5.0 x ULN for patients with liver involvement for their cancer and/or bone metastases)
   9. International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5 or prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5 x ULN Note: Patients on stable dose (dose has not been changed in at least 28 days) of anticoagulation therapy will be allowed to participate if they have no sign of bleeding or clotting and INR / PT and PTT / aPTT test results are compatible with the acceptable benefit-risk ratio at the investigator's discretion. In such case, limits as noted would not apply
10. For women of reproductive potential, negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) pregnancy test obtained within 7 days before the start of study treatment. Women not of reproductive potential are female patients who are postmenopausal or permanently sterilized (e.g., tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy)
11. For women of childbearing potential and men, agreement to use an adequate contraception for the duration of study participation and up to 7 months following completion of therapy.
12. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures
13. Affiliation to the Social Security System (or equivalent).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from colorectal or gastroesophageal cancer within 5 years prior to study inclusion, except for curatively treated cervical cancer in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder tumors \[Ta (non invasive tumor), Tis (carcinoma in situ) and T1 (lamina propria invasion)\]
2. Radiotherapy within 28 days prior to first dose of treatment
3. Active cardiac disease including any of the following:

   1. Symptomatic Congestive heart failure ≥New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4
   2. Severe Unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest)
   3. Myocardial infarction less than 12 months before first dose of treatment
4. Uncontrolled hypertension (Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥ 90 mmHg) despite optimal medical management.
5. Ongoing infection ≥Grade 2 (NCI CTCAE v.5.0)
6. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
7. Chronic hepatitis B or C infection (if hepatitis status cannot be obtained from medical records, re-testing is required)
8. Seizure disorder requiring medication
9. Symptomatic metastatic brain or meningeal tumours
10. History of organ allograft
11. Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or any constituent of the products
12. In case of planned treatment with oxaliplatin: Peripheral neuropathy \>Grade 1 (NCI CTCAE v.5.0)
13. In case of planned treatment with bevacizumab: Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to first dose of treatment
14. In case of planned treatment with bevacizumab: Evidence or history of any bleeding diathesis, irrespective of severity. Any hemorrhage or bleeding event ≥CTCAE v 5.0 Grade 3 within 4 weeks prior to the start of study medication
15. In case of planned treatment with trastuzumab or panitumumab or bevacizumab: Interstitial lung disease with ongoing signs and symptoms
16. Inability to swallow oral medication
17. Any uncontrolled malabsorption condition
18. Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects. Women of childbearing potential must have a serum pregnancy test performed a maximum of 7 days before start of treatment, and a negative result must be documented before start of study drug
19. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the medical follow-up required by the trial because of geographic, familial, social, substance abuse, medical or psychological reasons, or any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results
20. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 30 days before inclusion
21. Patients who might be interconnected with or dependent on the sponsor site or the investigator
22. Persons deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship, or legal incapacity or limited legal capacity

Where it's running

  • Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier - ICM Val d'Aurelle
    Montpellier, France
    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Saint Antoine
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Institut Godinot
    Reims, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Amiens
    Amiens, France
    Not yet recruiting
  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
    Angers, France
    Not yet recruiting
  • Institut du Cancer d'Avignon
    Avignon, France
    Active not recruiting
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  • CHU Jean Minjoz
    Besançon, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Cholet
    Cholet, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Centre Georges François Leclerc
    Dijon, France
    Withdrawn
  • Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
    Lyon, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Hôpital Saint Louis
    Paris, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Hôpital Cochin
    Paris, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Hôpital des Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon
    Paris, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon
    Pierre-Bénite, France
    Active not recruiting
  • CHU de Poitiers
    Poitiers, France
    Active not recruiting
  • CHU de REIMS
    Reims, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Site René Gauducheau
    Saint-Herblain, France
    Withdrawn
  • CHU Saint-Etienne
    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
    Active not recruiting
  • CH de Saint-Malo
    St-Malo, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté / Site du Mittan
    Trévenans, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
    Active not recruiting

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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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