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Not yet recruitingNCT05720559Updated Feb 9, 2023

Early Blocking Strategy for Metachronous Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Based on Pre-hepatic CTC Detection

A Phase 2 interventional study of Oxaliplatin and S1 in Preventive Effect of Quintuple Therapy on Metachronous Liver Metastases in Patients With Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-09.

Sponsored by Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2026, 7 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this study, the Quintuple method was applied for early intervention of prehepatic CTC-positive bowel cancer patients without dominant liver metastasis, aiming to explore the blocking effect of the Quintuple method on the metachronous liver metastases of colorectal cancer. A one-arm randomized clinical trial was conducted, and the patients were grouped according to their treatment methods. The patients with metachronous liver metastases were used as the end point of the experiment to evaluate the blocking effect of quintuple therapy.

Read the detailed description

Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, clinical stage I to III, underwent radical surgery, and prehepatic CTC≥1 were enrolled. Patients were randomly divided into Conventional treatment group and Quintuple method treatment group. Patients in the Conventional treatment group received conventional treatment according to the NCCN Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer 2023 edition. For patients in the Quintuple method treatment group, Quintuple method intervention was adopted, that is, combined with SOX regimen chemotherapy, low-dose cetuximab targeted therapy and three-drug regimen of folic acid, vitamin A and metronidazole. Specific drug dosages were as follows: SOX regimen was administered every three weeks, d1 was given oxaliplatin intravenously, the dosage was 130mg/ m2 * patient's body surface area, d2-d15 was taken orally by Digio, 20mg three times a day each time. Cetuximab combined with chemotherapy was administered intravenously, once every three weeks, before oxaliplatin, and the dosage was 250mg/ m2 * patient's body surface area. Metronidazole 0.4g/ time, once a day; Vitamin A 25,000 units/time, once a day; Folic acid 0.4mg/ time, once a day. The last three drugs were continued until the end of all chemotherapy cycles. The above regimen lasted for 6 to 8 sessions, and enrolled patients were reviewed every 3 months for colorectal cancer-related tumor markers, including MRI and CT imaging. The primary endpoint was radiographically confirmed metachronous liver metastases, and the secondary endpoint was death, observed for 3 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Preventive Effect of Quintuple Therapy on Metachronous Liver Metastases in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,599 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,458 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 77 across 4,122 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Ages 18-80 at the time of signing the informed consent;
  2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum;
  3. Radical surgery has been performed;
  4. Imaging examination showed no liver metastasis;
  5. Prehepatic CTC number ≥1;
  6. The ECOG performance status is 0-1.
  7. No combination of other life-threatening diseases;
  8. Willingness and ability to follow scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests and other research procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with non-primary colorectal cancer;
  2. Patients with liver metastasis or other organ metastasis;
  3. Patients without prehepatic CTC or whose prehepatic CTC were negative;
  4. People who are severely allergic to one or more of the drugs required in the test;
  5. Patients with severe underlying diseases of respiratory, circulatory, urinary and hematopoietic systems.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Conventional treatment group

    Conventional treatment was performed according to the NCCN Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer 2023 Edition

    Drug: Oxaliplatin · Drug: Capecitabine

  • Experimental
    Quintuple method treatment group

    SOX regimen chemotherapy, low dose cetuximab targeted therapy, and folic acid, vitamin A, metronidazole three-drug regimen were combined. Specific drug dosages were as follows: SOX regimen was administered every three weeks, d1 was given oxaliplatin intravenously, the dosage was 130mg/ m2 \* patient's body surface area, d2-d15 was taken orally by S1, 20mg three times a day each time. Cetuximab combined with chemotherapy was administered intravenously, once every three weeks, before oxaliplatin, and the dosage was 250mg/ m2 \* patient's body surface area. Metronidazole 0.4g/ time, once a day; Vitamin A 25,000 units/time, once a day; Folic acid 0.4mg/ time, once a day. The last three drugs were continued until the end of all chemotherapy cycles. These regimens last for 6 to 8 sessions.

    Drug: Oxaliplatin · Drug: S1 · Drug: Cetuximab · Drug: Metronidazole · Drug: Vitamin A · Drug: Folic acid

Interventions

  • DrugOxaliplatin

    Oxaliplatin via intravenous drip on d1 at a dose of 130mg/m2 × patient 's body surface area

  • DrugS1

    Orally on d2-d15 at 20 mg three times daily

  • DrugCetuximab

    Cetuximab combined with chemotherapy was administered simultaneously, once every three weeks,and intravenous drip was performed before oxaliplatin at a dose of 250 mg/m2 × body surface area.

  • DrugMetronidazole

    Metronidazole 0.4g/time, qd

  • DrugVitamin A

    Vitamin A 25,000 units/time, qd

  • DrugFolic acid

    Folic acid 0.4 mg/time, qd

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Capecitabine via orally on d2-d15 two times daily at a dose of 1000mg/m2 × patient 's body surface area.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Metachronous liver metastasis rate

    The Metachronous liver metastasis rate is the proportion of CTC-positive patients with metachronous liver metastases after conventional therapy or quintuple method intervention.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS is the time interval from the start of treatment to death due to any reason or lost of follow-up. For subjects who survived or were lost to follow-up by the data analysis cutoff date, survival was truncated by the subject's last known survival time.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 3 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 9, 2023, 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
NCT05720559
Lead sponsor
Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 9, 2023
Start date
Mar 1, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 9, 2023

Study contacts

Zhang Zhongguo, Doctor
Contact
Zhangzhongguoln@163.com
15840217908
Zhang Zhongguo, Doctor
study director · Liaoning Tumor Hospital & Institute Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Oversight

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