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TAS-102 With or Without Celecoxib in ctDNA-defined Minimal Residual Disease in Colorectal Cancer After Completion of Adjuvant Chemotherapy

A Phase 2 interventional study of TAS-102 in Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-01.

Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 1, 2026Now Active, not recruitingEnrollment updatedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To measure the level of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the blood of colorectal cancer patients after 6 months of receiving TAS-102 therapy. ctDNA is genetic material from tumor cells that can be found and measured in the blood.

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Primary Objectives:

The primary objective is to determine the 6-month ctDNA clearance rate in colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease following 6 months of TAS-102 therapy.

Secondary Objectives:

  • To determine the 3-month ctDNA clearance rate in colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease.
  • To determine the disease free survival (DFS) amongst colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease following 6 months of TAS-102 therapy.
  • To determine the overall survival (OS) amongst colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease following 6 months of TAS-102 therapy.
  • To determine the safety and tolerability of TAS-102 for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease.

Exploratory Objectives:

  • To determine markers of response and resistance in archival tumor tissue including but not limited to immune profiles of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, expression of immune markers in tumor cells and microenvironment, and molecular markers (including but not limited to mutations, deletions, and/or amplifications or cancer molecular subtype)
  • To determine changes in profiles of circulating lymphocytes and ctDNA with treatment
  • To determine baseline characteristics in archival tumor and/or plasma that may predict clinical benefit
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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,599 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,459 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 2,999 studies on the registry; 581 are open to participants now.

Of its 599 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 402 (67%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Has histological confirmation of colorectal cancer
  2. Received post-R0 resection of stages II, III, or IV colorectal cancer and has completed all planned curative intent therapies that must include ≥ 3 months of oxaliplatin containing chemotherapy
  3. Has no definitive evidence of radiographic disease per assessment by investigators within 28 days (before or after) a positive ctDNA assay
  4. Has minimal residual disease as defined by positive ctDNA assay (completed as standard-of-care at MD Anderson). Patients may be identified for enrollment with any Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified ctDNA assay for MRD. MRD status will be confirmed with the Signatera assay prior to initiation of therapy (unless the prior testing was also done with Signatera in which case this test would not require confirmation)
  5. Has adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

    1. absolute neutrophil count: ≥1,000/mcL
    2. platelets: ≥100,000/mcL
    3. total bilirubin: ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    4. AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT): ≤3 × institutional ULN
    5. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min. Creatinine clearance (Clcr) can either be measured in a 24-hour urine collection or estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation as follows: Clcr (mL/min) = [(140 - age) x (weight in kg) ÷ [72 x (serum creatinine in mg/dL)] [0.85 if female]
  6. Has ECOG performance status (PS) of 0 or 1
  7. Is of age ≥ 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse-event data are currently available on the use of TAS-102 in patients, children \<18 years of age are excluded from this study.
  8. Is able to understand and is willing to sign a written informed consent document.
  9. Is willing to utilize contraception. Female subjects agree to use highly effective contraception combined with an additional barrier method (eg, diaphragm, with a spermicide) while on study and for 7 months after last dose of study drug, and the same criteria are applicable to male subjects if they have a partner of childbirth potential. Male subject agrees to use a condom and not donate sperm while in this study and for 7 months after the last treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has other concomitant active, invasive malignancies that may interfere with ctDNA analysis (known clonal hematopoesis of unknown potential allowed)
  2. Has serum electrolytes, potassium, calcium, or magnesium levels outside of the normal laboratory reference range which are clinically significant in the investigator's judgment
  3. Has significant concomitant health conditions including but not limited to severe autoimmune or cardiovascular disorders that may interfere with participation in the study per assessment by investigators
  4. Has a persistent adverse event, except alopecia and neuropathy, greater than or equal to grade 2 of the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v. 5.0
  5. Has another disease, metabolic disorder, physical examination anomaly, abnormal laboratory result, or any other condition that investigators suspect may (a) prohibit use of the investigational product, (b) affect interpretation of study results, or (c) put the patient at undue risk of harm
  6. Has known hypersensitivity to the trial drugs or their excipients or is at risk of allergic of anaphylactic reaction to drug product according to the Investigator's judgement
  7. Is pregnant or lactating
  8. Is unable to take medication orally or has any other condition that investigators believe may affect absorption of the investigational product
  9. Is receiving any other investigational agent.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TAS-102

    TAS-102 should be taken by mouth 2 times a day, within 1 hour after your morning and evening meals (about 12 hours apart).

    Drug: TAS-102

Interventions

  • DrugTAS-102

    GIven by PO

    Also known as: trifluridine, tipiracil, Lonsurf

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To determine the 6-month ctDNA clearance rate in colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease following 6 months of TAS-102 therapy.

    Time frame: up to 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Pellatt AJ, Bent A, Hornstein N, Parseghian C, Huey R, Raghav K, Morris V, Overman M, Morelli P, Willis J, Le P, Shen JP, Kee B, Eluri M, Higbie V, Alfaro-Munoz K, Aziz K, Kell R, Sun R, Kopetz S, Dasari A. Phase II Trial of TAS-102 in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Circulating Tumor DNA-Defined Minimal Residual Disease After Adjuvant Therapy: INTERCEPT-TT. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Jul;9:e2500142. doi: 10.1200/PO-25-00142. Epub 2025 Jul 16. PubMed 40669021 ↗
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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Status
Recruiting→Active, not recruiting
changed Oct 1, 2026
Enrollment
25 (estimated)→30 (actual)
Oct 1, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 1, 2026
    Recruiting→Active, not recruiting
    Enrollment 25 (estimated)→30 (actual)
    + 2 other changes: contact details and site details

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05343013
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators
Taiho
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 25, 2022
Start date
Jun 6, 2022
Primary completion
May 15, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 15, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 1, 2026

Study contacts

Alisha Bent, MD
study chair · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Oversight

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