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CompletedNCT06027775Updated Sep 7, 2023

Chemotherapy Alone Versus Chemotherapy Plus Targeted Therapy as Adjuvant Therapy for Initially Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

An observational study in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic, sponsored by Fudan University. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-07.

Sponsored by Fudan University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
198
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Chemotharapy plus targeted therapy regimen, as an adjuvant therapy, can effectively reduce the rate of both intrahepatic and extrahepatic recurrence in initially unresectable CRLM patients. Those with KRAS/NRAS/BRAF mutated tumors or cycle of conversion therapy ≤ 4 can benefit more from chemotharapy plus targeted therapyrather than from chemotharapy alone, with a tolerable toxicity profile.

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This multi-center study enrolled consecutive patients with initially unresectable CRLM who underwent conversion therapy or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and achieved no NED status between June 1, 2013, and June 30, 2020, from Zhongshan Hospital of Shanghai, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen, Cancer Hospital of Beijing. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) with histologically confirmed CRC; (2) with initially unresectable synchronous liver metastases (LMs); (3) accepted conversion therapy and successfully converted into resectable status; (4) underwent R0 intestinal and hepatic resection; (5) accepted adjuvant therapy. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) R1/R2 resection; (2) extrahepatic metastases; (3) accepted postoperative monotherapy; (4) lack of follow-up data. According to the adjuvant therapy regimen (with or without targeted therapy), the cohorts were divided into CA cohort and CT cohort. The study was approved by the ethics committee of three medical centers and was adhered to Good Clinical Practice guidelines and the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
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In context

Lead sponsor

Fudan University is the lead sponsor of 1,308 studies on the registry; 637 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Initially unresectable CRLM patients who were successfully converted and achieved no evidence of disease status from June 2013 to June 2020 were retrospectively collected. 1:2 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance the baseline characteristics between CA and CT cohorts. After PSM, 196 patients werethe disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated between two cohorts (CA:N=66, CT:N=132).

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years;
  2. Histologically confirmed CRC;
  3. Initially unresectable synchronous liver metastases (LMs);
  4. Accepted conversion therapy and successfully converted into resectable status;
  5. Underwent R0 intestinal and hepatic resection;
  6. Accepted adjuvant therapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. R1/R2 resection;
  2. Extrahepatic metastases;
  3. Accepted postoperative monotherapy;
  4. Lack of follow-up data.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
198 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Chemotherapy plus Targeted therapy (CT)

    The treatment decisions and evaluation of treatment outcomes, such as the assessment of metastases resectability and tumor response, were carried out by the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) comprising experts from each medical centers. In this cohort, initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) patients who were successfully converted and achieved no evidence of disease status were treated with chemotherapy plus targeted therapy, as adjuvant therapy.

    Drug: Targeted agent

  • Chemotherapy Alone (CA)

    In this cohort, initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) patients who were successfully converted and achieved no evidence of disease status were treated with chemotherapy, as adjuvant therapy.

Interventions

  • DrugTargeted agent

    The two cohorts received different adjuvant therapy regimens, with the CT group receiving chemotherapy plus targeted therapy; the CA group received chemotherapy alone.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. relapse-free survival

    The relapse-free survival (PFS) was defined as the period from the start of initial liver resection to the date of tumor relapse or death

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. overall survival

    The overall survival (OS) was defined as the period from the start of initial liver resection until death from any cause, at which point the data was censored.

    Time frame: 5 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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2013 to primary completion in Jan 2023, 120 months.

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

Registered
Aug 31, 2023
First posted
Sep 7, 2023
StartActual
Jan 1, 2013
Primary completionActual
Jan 1, 2023
CompletionActual
Jan 1, 2023
Last update
Sep 7, 2023
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 Sep 7, 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
NCT06027775
Lead sponsor
Fudan University
Responsible party
Xu jianmin (Head of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 7, 2023
Start date
Jan 1, 2013
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2023
Completion
Jan 1, 2023
Last update
Sep 7, 2023

Study contacts

Jianmin Xu, MD
principal investigator · Fudan University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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