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Status unknownNCT03883802NeoFoxUpdated Dec 9, 2022

Foxy-5 as Neo-Adjuvant Therapy in Subjects With Wnt-5a Low Colon Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Foxy-5 and FOLFOX regimen in Colon Cancer, sponsored by WntResearch AB. Status unknown at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-09.

Sponsored by WntResearch AB · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2022), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase II study investigating the safety, tolerability and effect on disease reccurence of Foxy-5 as neo-adjuvant therapy in resected colon cancer patients treated with FOLFOX chemotherapy regimen. It is a two-arm study and patients will be randomised to receive either standard therapy (surgery + FOLFOX 6 months regimen) or standard therapy + neo-adjuvant administration of Foxy-5 prior to- and following surgery (maximum of 39 administrations) until initiation of FOLFOX therapy.

Read the detailed description

Foxy-5 is a synthetic hexapeptide with a formylated N-terminus, derived from the protein sequence of the Wnt-5a protein. Low/no expression levels of Wnt-5 protein in primary tumour cells have been correlated to high risk of recurrent metastatic disease and shortened survival in several different types of cancer patients, including colon cancer.

Current standard therapy involves surgical removal of the tumour followed by 6 months treatment with chemotherapy (FOLFOX). Foxy-5 is expected to decrease migration of cancer cells, in subjects with low/absent levels of Wnt-5a protein in their primary tumour and hence result in lower recurrence and a better overall survival. The trial intends to establish the safety and tolerability of Foxy-5 and to evaluate early signs of anti-metastatic activity in subjects with resectable colon cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Colon Cancer

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In context

Colonic Neoplasms

1,485 studies on the registry are indexed under Colonic Neoplasms; 362 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 89 across 1,067 interventional studies indexed under Colonic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

WntResearch AB is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Ability to understand and willingness to provide written informed consent before any trial-related activities.
  2. 18 years of age or older.
  3. Male or female subjects with adenocarcinoma of the colon, judged by CT or MRI as either one of the following stages per TNM classification of colon cancer (8th edition, 2017):

    T1-4, N1-2, M0 or T4, N0, M0 and who are considered to fulfil the local criteria for adjuvant post- operative chemotherapy after scheduled surgery.

  4. Scheduling of surgery according to local practice allows at least 9 pre- surgery administrations of Foxy-5 for the subject. (Please note: surgery should not be postponed for trial purposes.)
  5. Sexually active women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and males with WOCBP partners who are randomized to the Foxy-5 Arm must use a highly effective method of contraception for the treatment duration and for 28 days after last Foxy-5.
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  7. Clinical laboratory values at screening:

    1. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L
    2. Haemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
    3. Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L
    4. Aspartate Transaminase (AST) and Alanine Transaminase (ALT)

      ≤1.5x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)

    5. Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x the ULN
    6. Creatinine clearance >60 mL/min (determined by Cockcroft-Gault Equation).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Assessed as not suitable or unable to tolerate adjuvant chemotherapy.
  2. Evidence of distant metastatic (M1) disease at Screening (N1-2 is allowed).
  3. Any surgery (except tumour biopsy) or therapy with immune suppressive agents or bone marrow stimulating factors within the last two weeks prior to randomization.
  4. Any active infection requiring IV antibiotic treatment at the time of screening.
  5. History of hematologic or primary solid tumour malignancy.
  6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  7. Currently participating in another trial and receiving trial therapy or received investigational therapy within 4 weeks of the first dose of Foxy-5.
  8. Any other condition or treatment that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with the trial or current drug or substance abuse.
  9. Inability to understand the protocol requirements, instructions and trial-related restrictions, the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the trial.
  10. Unlikely to comply with the protocol requirements, instructions and trial-related restrictions; e.g., uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and improbability of completing the trial.
  11. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity.
  12. Any condition, which results in an undue risk for the subject during the trial participation according to the Investigator.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Foxy-5

    Arm will receive Foxy-5 as neo-adjuvant therapy prior to surgical removal of tumour and afterwards until initiation of FOLFOX 6 months regimen

    Drug: Foxy-5 · Drug: FOLFOX regimen · Procedure: Tumour resection (colon cancer surgery)

  • Active comparator
    Standard therapy

    Surgical removal of tumour followed by 6 months FOLFOX regimen

    Drug: FOLFOX regimen · Procedure: Tumour resection (colon cancer surgery)

Interventions

  • DrugFoxy-5

    Lyophilized powder for solution for intravenous infusion

  • 6 months treatment regimen

  • ProcedureTumour resection (colon cancer surgery)

    Surgical removal of patients colon cancer

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    The incidence of adverse events (AEs) related to Foxy-5 administration of Grade 3 and higher according to the National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, version 5.0) and the Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications. cancer.

    Time frame: From date of randomization until 28 days after the last dose of Foxy-5, assessed up to 120 days

  2. ctDNA as surrogate marker for disease free period

    The level of ctDNA in plasma of subjects with Wnt-5a low colon cancer as a surrogate parameter for disease recurrence in subjects with Wnt-5a low colon cancer treated with Foxy-5 compared to subjects with Wnt-5a low colon cancer who are in the Control Arm.

    Time frame: 2 years after resection of colon cancer

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    OS at 2 years after resection of the colon cancer

    Time frame: 2 years after resection of tumour

  2. Disease-Free Survival

    DFS at 2 years after resection of the colon cancer

    Time frame: 2 years after resection of tumour

  3. Recurrence-Free Interval

    Recurrence-free interval (RFI) defined as the time from randomization to tumour recurrence.

    Time frame: study start to 2 years after resection of tumour

  4. ctDNA in Wnt-5a high patients

    The level of ctDNA in plasma of subjects with Wnt-5a high colon cancer.

    Time frame: 2 years after resection of tumour

Other outcomes

  1. Thymidine Kinase activity

    The level of thymidine kinase activity in serum in relationship to Wnt- 5a expression in the tumour.

    Time frame: 1 year after resection of tumour

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Study locations

1 site
  • Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA
    Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Apr 2019 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2024, 68 months after the start.

Of 84 phase 2 interventional studies under Colonic Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 43 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 29 and three quarters within 62. This study's planned 68 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 26, 2018
First posted
Mar 21, 2019
StartActual
Apr 12, 2019
Primary completionEst.
Dec 14, 2024
CompletionEst.
Dec 14, 2024
Last update
Dec 9, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 9, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03883802
Lead sponsor
WntResearch AB
Collaborators
SMS-Oncology BV, SAGA diagnostics AB, Unilabs A/S, BioVica AB, Institut Català d'Oncologia
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 21, 2019
Start date
Apr 12, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 14, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 14, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 9, 2022

Study contacts

Ramon Salazar, MD
principal investigator · Institut Català d'Oncologia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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