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A Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Activity of Fruquintinib in Minority Populations With Advanced, Previously Treated Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 4 interventional study of Fruquintinib in Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Takeda. Recruiting at 45 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-07.

Sponsored by Takeda · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a known side effect of the treatment with fruquintinib. Current research does not provide a clear answer whether minority groups such as Black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have a bigger risk of higher blood pressure after treatment with fruquintinib. The main aim of this study is to learn how often adults of a minority group experience hypertension after they have been treated with fruquintinib for refractory mCRC. Other aims are to learn how safe fruquintinib is and how well it is tolerated by participants.

Participants will receive fruquintinib in 4-week treatment cycles until their condition worsens, they do no longer tolerate the treatment or stop the treatment for other reasons. After the last treatment, participants will be checked upon every 3 months until study completion.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

  • colorectal cancer
  • fruquintinib
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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 planned enrollment of 78 is close to the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Takeda is the lead sponsor of 1,002 studies on the registry; 92 are open to participants now.

Of its 173 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 149 (86%) 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. Provide written (or electronic) informed consent.
  2. Male or female aged more than or equal to (≥)18 years.
  3. Presence of histologically and/or cytologically documented metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. Rat sarcoma virus (RAS) status for each participant must be documented.
  4. Have been previously treated with standard approved therapies:

    • Fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy,
    • An anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) biological therapy (e.g., bevacizumab, aflibercept, ramucirumab [regorafenib is NOT an anti-VEGF biologic]), and
    • If RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy (e.g., cetuximab, panitumumab).
    • If known microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) tumor and medically appropriate, a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) inhibitor.
  5. Self-identify as Black and/or African American or Hispanic and/or Latino or as both.
  6. Body weight ≥40 kilograms (kg).
  7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 at screening.
  8. Have assessable disease according to RECIST version 1.1, assessed locally.
  9. In participants of childbearing potential, agreement to use highly effective form(s) of contraception, which results in a low failure rate (less than [\<]1 percent [%] per year) when used consistently and correctly, starting during the screening period, continuing throughout the entire trial period, and for 2 weeks after taking the last dose of the trial intervention. Such methods include oral (PO) hormonal contraception (combined estrogen/progestogen or progestogen-only) associated with inhibition of ovulation, intrauterine device, intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS), bilateral tubal ligation, vasectomized partner, or true sexual abstinence in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant. Those assigned male sex at birth must always use a condom.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1.5 times 10\^9 per liter (10\^9/L), platelet count \<100 times 10\^9/L, or hemoglobin \<9.0 grams per deciliter (g/dL). Blood transfusion within 1 week prior to enrollment for the purpose of increasing the likelihood of eligibility is not allowed.
  2. Serum total bilirubin more than (>)1.5 times the upper limit of normal range (ULN). Participants with previously documented Gilbert syndrome and bilirubin \<2 times ULN are eligible.
  3. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2.5 times ULN in participants without hepatic metastases; ALT or AST >5 times ULN in participants with hepatic metastases.
  4. Creatinine clearance \<30 milliliters per minute (mL/min). Creatinine clearance can either be measured in a 24-hour urine collection or estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation. Where available and appropriate, other formulae may be used to estimate clearance after consultation with the trial medical monitor.
  5. Urine dipstick or urinalysis with protein ≥2 positive or 24-hour urine protein ≥1.0 gram per 24 hours (g/24 hours). Participants with 1+ positive proteinuria must undergo a 24-hour urine collection to assess urine protein level.
  6. Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic BP ≥140 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) and/or diastolic blood pressure (BP) ≥90 mmHg despite optimal medical management. The participant must have BP below both limits. Repeated assessments are permitted.
  7. International normalized ratio (INR) >1.5 times ULN or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) >1.5 times ULN, unless the participant is currently receiving or intended to receive anticoagulants for prophylactic purposes.
  8. History of or active gastric/duodenal ulcer or ulcerative colitis, active hemorrhage of an unresected gastrointestinal tumor, history of perforation or fistulas, or any other condition that could, in the investigator's judgment, result in gastrointestinal hemorrhage or perforation within the 6 months prior to screening.
  9. History or presence of hemorrhage from any other site (e.g, hemoptysis or hematemesis) within 2 months prior to screening.
  10. History of a thromboembolic event, including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or arterial embolism within 6 months prior to screening.
  11. Stroke and/or transient ischemic attack within 12 months prior to screening.
  12. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to, acute myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass surgery within 6 months prior to enrollment, severe or unstable angina pectoris, New York Heart Association Class III/IV congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment, or left ventricular ejection fraction \<50% by echocardiogram.
  13. QT interval, corrected using the Fridericia method (QTcF) >480 milliseconds or any factors that increase the risk of QT interval, corrected based on the patient's heart rate (QTc) prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events such as hypokalemia, congenital long QT syndrome, or family history of long QT syndrome.
  14. Systemic antineoplastic therapies (except for that described in exclusion criterion no. 15) or any investigational therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of the trial intervention, including chemotherapy, radical radiotherapy, hormonotherapy, biotherapy, and immunotherapy.
  15. Systemic small molecule targeted therapies (e.g., tyrosine kinase inhibitors [TKIs]) within 5 half-lives or 4 weeks (whichever is shorter) prior to the first dose of the trial intervention.
  16. Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastasis/lesion within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of the trial intervention.
  17. Brachytherapy (i.e., implantation of radioactive seeds) within 60 days prior to the first dose of the trial intervention.
  18. Surgery or invasive procedure (i.e., a procedure that includes a biopsy; central venous catheter placement is allowed) within 14 days prior to the first dose of the trial intervention or unhealed surgical incision.
  19. Any unresolved toxicities from previous antitumor treatments greater than NCI CTCAE, version 5.0, Grade 1 (except for alopecia or neurotoxicity Grade less than or equal to [≤]2).
  20. Known human immunodeficiency virus infection.
  21. Known history of active viral hepatitis. For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load had to be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Participants with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who are currently on treatment are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load.
  22. Clinically uncontrolled active infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics.
  23. Tumor invasion of a large vascular structure (e.g., pulmonary artery or superior or inferior vena cava).
  24. Those who are currently pregnant or lactating.
  25. Brain metastases and/or spinal cord compression untreated with surgery and/or radiotherapy, and without clinical imaging evidence of SD for 14 days or longer; participants requiring steroids within 4 weeks prior to the start of the trial intervention are to be excluded.
  26. Other malignancy, except for non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cervical carcinoma, or bladder carcinoma (tumor in situ and T1) that had been adequately treated during the 5 years prior to screening. Participants with another primary malignancy that has been adequately treated may be included after consultation with the trial medical monitor.
  27. Inability to take medication PO, dysphagia, or an active gastric ulcer resulting from previous surgery (e.g., gastric bypass) or a severe gastrointestinal disease, or any other condition that investigators believe might affect absorption of the investigational medicinal product (IMP).
  28. Other disease, metabolic disorder, physical examination anomaly, abnormal laboratory result, or any other condition (e.g., current alcohol or drug abuse) that investigators suspect might prohibit use of the IMP, affect interpretation of trial results, or put the participant at undue risk of harm based on the investigator's assessment.
  29. Known hypersensitivity to fruquintinib or any of its inactive ingredients, including the azo dyes Tartrazine- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD\&C) Yellow 5 and Sunset yellow For Coloring Food (FCF)-FD\&C Yellow 6.
  30. Received prior fruquintinib.
  31. Live vaccine ≤28 days before the first dose of the trial intervention. Seasonal vaccines for influenza are generally inactivated vaccines and are allowed. Intranasal vaccines are live vaccines and are not allowed.
  32. Use of strong inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) within 2 weeks before the first dose of the trial intervention.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
78 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Fruquintinib 5 mg

    Participants will receive fruquintinib capsule at a dose of 5 mg, orally (PO), once daily (QD), for the first 21 days of each 28-day treatment cycle until progressive disease (PD), unacceptable toxicity, or other discontinuation criteria are met.

    Drug: Fruquintinib

Interventions

  • DrugFruquintinib

    Oral capsules

    Also known as: Fruzaqla™

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Grade 3 and Grade 4 Hypertension

    A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving the first dose of the study drug and within 30 days after the last dose of the study drug or the initiation of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs earlier. Severity (toxicity grade) for hypertension will be determined using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), version 5.0.

    Time frame: From the first dose of the study drug up to end of study (approximately 35 months)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with TEAEs, Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), and Deaths

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant, temporally associated with the use of the trial intervention. It does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with trial intervention. A TEAE is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug. An AESI is an AE of scientific and medical concern (including palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome \[hand-foot syndrome\]) specific to the study drug or the same class of drugs (vascular endothelial growth factor \[VEGF\] inhibitors) for which ongoing monitoring and rapid communication by the investigator to Takeda may be appropriate. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, leads to a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is considered medically significant event.

    Time frame: From the first dose of the study drug up to end of study (approximately 35 months)

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS will be defined as the interval from the first dose of fruquintinib until death.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 35 months

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS will be defined as the interval from the first dose of fruquintinib until the first radiographic documentation of objective progression assessed by investigator using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1, or death from any cause.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 35 months

  4. Confirmed Objective Response Rate (cORR)

    Confirmed ORR is defined as the percentage of participants achieving a best overall response of confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), assessed by investigator per RECIST version 1.1. To be qualified for stable disease (SD), the duration of SD should last for at least 7 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 35 months

  5. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    DCR is defined as the percentage of participants achieving a best overall response of confirmed CR, PR, or SD, as assessed by investigator per RECIST version 1.1.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 35 months

  6. Duration of Response (DOR)

    DOR is defined as the interval from the first occurrence of PR or CR, whichever comes first, until the date of radiographic PD or death. DOR will be determined for participants with the best overall response of confirmed CR or PR as assessed by investigator per RECIST version 1.1.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 35 months

  7. Plasma Concentration for Fruquintinib

    Time frame: Pre-dose (within 1 hour) on Day 21 of Cycles 1 and 2; 2 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 21 of Cycles 1 to 4 and 3 hours post-dose on Days 1 and 21 of Cycles 1 and 2 (cycle length=28 days)

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Study locations

32 of 45 sites recruiting
  • Central Alabama Research
    Birmingham, Alabama 35209, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35249, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · ggupta@uabmc.edu · 205-996-2106
    • Garima Gupta · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers
    Chandler, Arizona 85224, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · ajscott@arizona.edu · 520-626-3199
    • Aaron Scott · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University of California San Diego
    La Jolla, California 92093, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · gbotta@ucsd.edu · 858-822-3115
    • Gregory Botta · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · algaze@usc.edu · 323-865-3000
    • Sandra Algaze · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • PIH Health Whittier Hospital
    Whittier, California 90602, United States
    Recruiting
  • Christiana Care Health Services
    Newark, Delaware 19713, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · jmisleh@cbg.org · 302-366-1200
    • Jamal Misleh · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
    Completed
  • University of Miami
    Miami, Florida 33146, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Baptist Health - Miami Cancer Institute
    Miami, Florida 33176, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hope and Healing Cancer Services
    Hinsdale, Illinois 60521, United States
    Recruiting
  • Indiana University
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · aalhader@iu.edu · 317-944-0920
    • Anita Turk · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group - LSU Health Baton Rouge Oncology
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805, United States
    Recruiting
  • Willis Knighton Cancer Center
    Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · jfeagin@wkhs.com · 318-212-8620
    • Joyce Feagin · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Mercy Medical Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21202, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · pledakis@mdmercy.com · 410-783-5858
    • Panayotis Ledakis · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Boston Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Hattiesburg Clinic
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401, United States
    Recruiting
  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute
    Kansas City, Missouri 64111, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Midwest Oncology Associates - Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri 64132, United States
    Recruiting
  • SSM Health St. Louis DePaul Hospital
    St Louis, Missouri 63044, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63108, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · nikolaos@wustl.edu · 314-273-3564
    • Nikolaos Andreatos · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
    Pennington, New Jersey 08534, United States
    Recruiting
  • Columbia University
    New York, New York 10032, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    The Bronx, New York 10461, United States
    Withdrawn
  • James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center - NAVREF
    The Bronx, New York 10468, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Zangmeister Cancer Center
    Columbus, Ohio 43219, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hightower Clinical Research
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, United States
    Completed
  • Jefferson Health
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
    Withdrawn
  • University of Tennessee -- Memphis
    Memphis, Tennessee 38163, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · schokshi@uthsc.edu · 475-434-0816
    • Saurin Chokshi · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
    Recruiting
  • Renovatio Clinical
    El Paso, Texas 79915, United States
    Recruiting
  • Oncology Consultants - Memorial City Location
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Recruiting
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas 77054, United States
    Recruiting
  • BRCR Global
    Katy, Texas 77450, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Renovatio Clinical
    The Woodlands, Texas 77380, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tranquil Research
    Webster, Texas 77598, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · drknecht@cls.health · 713-907-6054
    • John Knecht · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • UC Irvine Medical Center - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer
    Orange, Virginia 22960, United States
    • Site Contact · Contact · fdayyani@uci.edu · 714-456-2242
    • Farshid Dayyani · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
    Recruiting
  • Medstar Speciality Hospital
    Northwest, Washington 20010, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fundacion de Investigacion de Diego (FDI Clinical Research)
    San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
    Completed
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Takeda provides access to the de-identified individual participant data (IPD) for eligible studies to aid qualified researchers in addressing legitimate scientific objectives (Takeda's data sharing commitment is available on https://clinicaltrials.takeda.com/takedas-commitment?commitment=5). These IPDs will be provided in a secure research environment following approval of a data sharing request, and under the terms of a data sharing agreement.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf, Csr

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 7, 2026, 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
NCT06562543
Lead sponsor
Takeda
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 20, 2024
Start date
Jan 14, 2025
Primary completion
Oct 4, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 4, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 7, 2026

Study contacts

Takeda Contact
Contact
medinfoUS@takeda.com
+1-877-825-3327
Study Director
study director · Takeda

Oversight

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