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Not yet recruitingNCT06434090Updated May 30, 2024

Liposomal Irinotecan Plus Bevacizumab in Irinotecan-refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Liposomal irinotecan and Bevacizumab in Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-30.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2025, 1 year 4 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of liposomal irinotecan plus bevacizumab in irinotecan-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Read the detailed description

The standard treatment regimen based on irinotecan with or without bevacizumab is commonly used in metastatic colorectal cancer. With administration of traditional irinotecan, the parent drug and active metabolite SN-38 exist in the form of active lactone and carboxylate, and the lactone ring structure is unstable in neutral and alkaline solutions. In physiological pH conditions, the active lactone rapidly hydrolyzes to the inactive carboxylate, thereby reducing the efficacy, so there is certain limitation in clinical application.

Liposomes Irinotecan load the active substance irinotecan into liposomes, so that it can be slowly released in the body and achieve the effect of reducing toxicity and increasing efficacy.After being rationally designed, irinotecan liposomes can also take advantage of the high permeability and retention effect (EPR) to specifically target the tumor area, increase the amount of drug taken up by cancer cells, reduce the dosage, improve efficacy, and reduce side effects.

We are currently conducting an Phase I/II study in mCRC patients who have previously received irinotecan. After determining the maximum tolerable dose (MTD) of irinotecan liposomes in the combined regimen of irinotecan liposomes and bevacizumab, we will further explore the safety and initial efficacy of irinotecan liposomes combined with bevacizumab.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

  • Liposomal irinotecan
  • bevacizumab
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,600 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,459 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 74 is close to the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University is the lead sponsor of 1,644 studies on the registry; 602 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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age: ≥18 years old;
  2. Histopathologically and/or cytologically confirmed unresectable metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma;
  3. Previous treatment with irinotecan , and have progression of disease during treatment or within three months thereafter;
  4. At least one measurable lesion (according to RECIST v1.1);
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 \~ 1;
  6. The expected survival time ≥3 months;
  7. Adequate bone marrow function : no blood transfusion and/or use of increasing leukocyte drugs (excluding oral medication) within 14 days prior to enrollment Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L Platelet count ≥100×109/L Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥90 g/L;
  8. Adequate hepatic function as evidenced by:

Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 × ULN, ≤5 × ULN if liver metastases are present.

Serum albumin ≥30 g/L; (9Adequate renal function as evidenced by: serum creatinine (Cr) ≤1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min. proteinuria\<2+(those with proteinuria ≥2+ at baseline had to demonstrate ≤1 g protein per 24 hours); (10)Coagulation function: International normalised ratio (INR) ≤1.5, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5 × ULN; (11)Agree and be able to comply with the plan during the study period. Provide written informed consent before entering the study screening;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any other malignancy within 5 years, with the exception of cured in-situ carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma etc;
  2. Patients with the primary lesion located in the left colon and RAS/BRAF wild-type who did not use cetuximab on the first-line;
  3. Patients with high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR);
  4. Massive pleural effusion or ascites requiring intervention;
  5. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections that require systemic treatment;
  6. Active HIV infection;
  7. Combined with uncontrollable systemic diseases within 6 months before the first administration;
  8. Presence of severe gastrointestinal disease;
  9. History of major surgery (such as laparotomy, thoracotomy or intestinal resection) within 28 days before the first administration,or plan to undergo major surgery during the study period;
  10. Presence of interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis;
  11. History of allergy or hypersensitivity to drug or any of their excipients;
  12. History of pulmonary hemorrhage/hemoptysis ≥Grade 2 (defined as bright red blood of at least 2.5mL) within one month before the first administration;
  13. Presence of arterial embolism, severe bleeding (excluding bleeding caused by surgery) or tendency for existing embolism or severe bleeding within 6 months before the first administration;
  14. Combined symptomatic brain metastasis, meningeal metastasis, spinal cord tumor invasion, and spinal cord compression syndrome;
  15. Use of strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A, CYP2C8 and UGT1A1 within 14 days before the first administration;
  16. Participate in other study and use study drug within 1 month or within 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever comes first) before the first administration;
  17. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or subjects of childbearing age who refuse contraception;
  18. Patients who are not suitable to participate in this trial for any reason judged by the investigator;
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
74 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Liposomal irinotecan plus bevacizumab

    Patients received Liposomal irinotecan (a '3+3' design was adopted in the experimental arm, with 3 dose levels of 70mg/m2, 80mg/m2, and 90mg/m2 for dose exploration) every 2 weeks (Q2W). bevacizumab, 5mg/m2, every 2 weeks The two-drug combination therapy was continued every 2 weeks in a cycle until patients developed disease progression or met other criteria for termination of study treatment specified in the protocol.

    Drug: Liposomal irinotecan · Drug: Bevacizumab

Interventions

  • DrugLiposomal irinotecan

    Liposomal irinotecan will be given biweekly at a dose from 70mg/m2 to 90mg/m2.

  • DrugBevacizumab

    bevacizumab will be given biweekly at a dose of 5mg/m2

    Also known as: avastin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of liposomal irinotecan

    Defined as the highest dose of DLT in\<33% of subjects .

    Time frame: 1 months

  2. Objective Response Rate

    Defined as the proportion of patients who achieved complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: 5 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLT) of liposomal irinotecan

    Defined as adverse events that occur during the DLT observation period and are related to the study drug .

    Time frame: 1 months

  2. Disease Control Rate

    Defined as the proportion of patients who achieved complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and stable disease (SD) according to RECIST v1.1.

    Time frame: 5 months

  3. Duration of Response

    Defined as the time from response(when CR or PR is first diagnosed) to disease progression or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: 5 months

  4. Progression free Survival

    Defined as the time between signing the informed consent form to the disease progression (according to RECIST v1.1 criteria) or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: 1 years

  5. Overall survival

    Defined as the time between signing the informed consent form to death due to various causes.

    Time frame: 1 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China
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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 May 30, 2024, 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
NCT06434090
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Yanhong Deng (Director of Medical Oncology, Clinical Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 30, 2024
Start date
Jun 5, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 5, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
May 30, 2024

Study contacts

Yanhong Deng, PhD
Contact
dengyanh@mail.sysu.edu.cn
020-38379762
Yanhong Deng, PhD
principal investigator · Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

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