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Study to Assess Artesunate as an Add-On Treatment Before and After Surgery in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Randomised, double blind placebo-controlled trial of peri-adjuvant artesunate in colorectal cancer - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/088608
Enrollment
623
Registered
2025-06-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N399- Disorder of urinary system, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Artesunate: It is a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, multi-centre trial. We aim to recruit 623 patients presenting with colorectal cancer over a 2 year period. Patients who

Sponsors

BDUK Building Digital UK
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: biopsy WHO performance status Patient willing to participate resectable disease following neoadjuvant chemotherapy adequate blood count adequate hepatobiliary function adequate renal function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: artesunate hypersensitivity history of hearing and balance problem lactation or pregnancy male or fenale unwilling to effective contraception menthod

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine whether peri-adjuvant oral artesunate improves recurrence free (disease free) survival in patients with colorectal cancer compared to surgery +/- Neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy alone.Timepoint: 6 MONTHS FOR 3 YEARS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the impact of peri-neoadjuvant artesunate on disease free survival at 3 years post randomisation To assess the impact of peri-adjuvant oral artesunate on overall survival at 3 and 5 years. To assess the prognostic and predictive value of p53, MMR, MSI and Kras mutation with and without artesunate treatment To conduct cytokine assays (TNFalfa, IL6, IL1, VEGF) in patients with colorectal cancer (with and without artesunate) Timepoint: Recurrence free survival at 5 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAvanish Saklani

Tata Memorial Hospital

asaklani@hotmail.com7400319886

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026