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Status unknownNCT06427005Updated Jan 22, 2025

Fruquintinib Plus S-1 and Raltitrexed (RSF) for MCRC

A Phase 2 interventional study of Fruquintinib and S-1 in Fruquintinib, S-1 and Raltitrexed, sponsored by Meng Qiu. Status unknown at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-22.

Sponsored by Meng Qiu · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2024), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2023, registered May 2024).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Based on the FRECO-2 study, Fruquintinib has become one of the standard third-line treatments for advanced colorectal cancer; however, its objective response rate (ORR) remains low. Our previous studies have shown that the combination of raltitrexed and S-1 -/+ bevacizumab is effective and provides a significant survival benefit in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who are refractory to standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining Fruquintinib with S-1 and raltitrexed in these patients.

Read the detailed description

Conducted at West China Hospital in China, this investigator-initiated, open-label, single-arm, phase II trial included patients with mCRC that had progressed following treatment with fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin, and had at least one measurable lesion. Patients could have previously received anti-EGFR (for tumors with wild-type RAS) and anti-VEGF therapy in the first or second line, including those who had been treated with bevacizumab in two consecutive chemotherapy regimens. Participants received Fruquintinib (5 mg daily for 14 days followed by a 7-day break), oral S-1 (80-120 mg daily for 14 days, followed by a 7-day break), and raltitrexed (3 mg/m² on day 1, with a maximum dose of 5 mg) every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was the ORR, while secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and toxicity.

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Conditions studied

  • Fruquintinib
  • S-1
  • Raltitrexed

Keywords

  • S-1
  • Fruquintinib
  • raltitrexed
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In context

Lead sponsor

Meng Qiu is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 2 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 and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥ 18 years, any gender.
  2. Patients with metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma confirmed by pathological histology or cytology.
  3. Expected survival time ≥ 12 weeks.
  4. ECOG score of 0-2.
  5. Previously treated for metastatic colorectal cancer with fluoropyrimidine (allowing intravenous and/or oral fluoropyrimidine formulations, excluding DPD enzyme inhibitors), irinotecan, and oxaliplatin chemotherapy, which failed (treatment failure defined as intolerable adverse reactions, disease progression during treatment, or disease progression within 6 months after completing adjuvant chemotherapy); regardless of prior use of targeted drugs such as cetuximab or bevacizumab.
  6. Patients must have an interval of at least 2 weeks since the last chemotherapy (at least 1 week for oral chemotherapy drugs) or more than 4 weeks since the end of radiotherapy, with the study's observable lesions located outside the radiotherapy target area.
  7. According to RECIST 1.1 criteria, at least one measurable tumor lesion with a maximum diameter ≥ 1 cm as determined by spiral CT scan.
  8. Laboratory test results within 1 week before enrollment must meet the following criteria:

    1. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L; Platelets (PLT) ≥ 75 × 10\^9/L;
    2. White blood cells (WBC) ≥ 3.0 × 10\^9/L; Neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L;
    3. Serum creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN);
    4. Total bilirubin (TBI) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (≤ 5 × ULN if there is liver metastasis).
  9. No prior use of raltitrexed or S-1 (or DPD enzyme inhibitors) in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
  10. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients unable to take oral medications.
  2. Patients who have previously been treated with small molecule TKI drugs.
  3. Patients with severe hepatic or renal insufficiency, or a recent history of myocardial infarction (within 3 months).
  4. Patients with a history of other malignancies within the past five years, except for cured cervical carcinoma in situ and basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
  5. Patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease or extensive colonic resection, ≥50% or extensive small bowel resection with chronic diarrhea, or intestinal obstruction.
  6. Patients with severe uncontrolled internal medical conditions or acute infections (fever > 38°C due to infection).
  7. Patients with symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal metastases (unless the patient has been treated for brain or leptomeningeal metastases > 6 months, with negative imaging results within 4 weeks before study entry, and has stable clinical symptoms related to brain or leptomeningeal metastases at study entry).
  8. Patients with clinically significant, uncontrolled pleural effusion or ascites despite clinical intervention.
  9. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or patients of reproductive potential (males or females not in menopause for less than 1 year) unwilling to use contraception.
  10. Patients known to be allergic to raltitrexed, S-1, and Fruquintinib or any of their components.
  11. Patients deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial by the investigator.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RSF treatment arm

    Participants received Fruquintinib (5 mg daily for 14 days followed by a 7-day break), oral S-1 (80-120 mg daily for 14 days, followed by a 7-day break), and raltitrexed (3 mg/m² on day 1, with a maximum dose of 5 mg) every 3 weeks.

    Drug: Fruquintinib · Drug: S-1 · Drug: raltitrexed

Interventions

  • Fruquintinib 5 mg daily for 14 days followed by a 7-day break

    Also known as: Elunate

  • DrugS-1

    Drug pages: Tegafur · Gimeracil · Oxonic Acid

    S-1 80-120 mg daily for 14 days, followed by a 7-day break

    Also known as: Tegafur,Gimeracil and Oteracil Potassium Capsules

  • raltitrexed 3 mg/m² on day 1, with a maximum dose of 5 mg

    Also known as: thymidylate synthase inhibitor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. ORR

    Objective Response Rate according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version. 1.1

    Time frame: about a year

Secondary outcomes

  1. DCR

    Disease Control Rate according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version. 1.1

    Time frame: about a year

  2. OS

    OS is the time interval from the start of treatment to death due to any reason or lost of follow-up

    Time frame: about a year

  3. Safety and tolerability

    Version 5.0 and AEs leading to dose interruption or discontinuation.

    Time frame: about a year

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Sichuan University West China Hospital
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610044, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Leng W, Wen Z, Wang H, Cao P, Liu J, Luo D, Qiu M. Raltitrexed, S-1 and fruquintinib (RSF) in the treatment of refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: study protocol for a multicenter, prospective, single-arm, phase II trial. BMC Cancer. 2025 Feb 28;25(1):376. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-13654-7. PubMed 40022044 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Feb 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2025, 29 months after the start.

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

Registered
May 19, 2024
First posted
May 23, 2024
StartActual
Feb 20, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Aug 18, 2025
CompletionEst.
Apr 30, 2026
Last update
Jan 22, 2025
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 Jan 22, 2025, 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
NCT06427005
Lead sponsor
Meng Qiu
Collaborators
Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation
Responsible party
Meng Qiu (Principal Investigator, West China Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 23, 2024
Start date
Feb 20, 2023
Primary completion
Aug 18, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 22, 2025

Study contacts

Meng Qiu, MD.
Contact
qiumeng33@hotmail.com
+8618980921776
Weibing C Leng, PhD.
Contact
lengweibing@wchscu.cn
+8618980921763
Meng Qiu, MD.
study director · Sichuan University

Oversight

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