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Postoperation Maintenance Therapy for Resectable Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Guided by ctDNA

Postoperation Maintenance Therapy for Resectable Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Guided by ctDNA: a Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Phase III Clinical Trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05797077
Enrollment
346
Registered
2023-04-04
Start date
2023-02-20
Completion date
2031-02-20
Last updated
2023-04-04

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Conditions

Cancer, Therapy-Related, Circulating Tumor Cell, Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases

Keywords

Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases, ctDNA, maintenance therapy

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare in resectable liver metastases colorectal cancer patients.The main question it aims to answer is to investigate whether the progression-free survival (PFS) of resectable colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) patients with positive ctDNA after surgery is superior with the combination of adjuvant chemotherapy and maintenance therapy compared to adjuvant chemotherapy alone.

Interventions

PROCEDUREColorectal resection surgery.

Colorectal cancer radical resection combined with liver metastasis resection or ablation.

Chemotherapy regimens recommended include oxaliplatin-based CapeOx or FOLFOX regimens, or single-agent 5-FU/LV, capecitabine, or combination with targeted therapy.

DRUGCapecitabine

Maintenance therapy is recommended to be continued with low-toxicity drugs such as 5-FU/LV or capecitabine, and may be combined with targeted therapy. Treatment should be discontinued once ctDNA testing is negative.

Sponsors

Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Both males and females, aged 18-75 years; 2. Patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer who have undergone R0 resection based on MDT evaluation (including patients whose metastases have been treated with ablation achieving similar R0 resection effect); 3. Postoperative ctDNA-positive patients; 4. ASA grade \< IV and/or ECOG performance status score ≤ 2; 5. Participants must have a full understanding of the study and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with distant metastases to other sites, including the pelvis, ovaries, peritoneum, etc. 2. Patients with a history of other malignant tumors. 3. Patients with severe liver or kidney dysfunction, cardiorespiratory dysfunction, coagulation dysfunction, or underlying diseases that cannot tolerate chemotherapy. 4. Patients who are allergic to any component of the study. 5. Patients who have received other tumor-related investigational drug treatments. 6. Patients with severe uncontrolled recurrent infections or other severe uncontrolled accompanying diseases. 7. Patients with other factors that may affect the study results or lead to early termination of the study, such as alcoholism, drug abuse, other serious diseases requiring comprehensive treatment (including mental illness), and severe laboratory abnormalities. 8. Patients with a history of severe mental illness. 9. Pregnant or lactating women. 10. Patients who, in the opinion of the researchers, have other clinical or laboratory conditions that make them unsuitable for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
3-years Progression Free Survival3 years after operation.PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the occurrence of any progression or death from any cause.
5-years Progression Free Survival5 years after operation.PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the occurrence of any progression or death from any cause.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
3-years overall survival3 years after operation.Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. For patients who are still alive at the time of the final analysis, the date of the last contact will be recorded.
5-years overall survival5 years after operation.Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause. For patients who are still alive at the time of the final analysis, the date of the last contact will be recorded.
Complication5 years.he complications of adjuvant therapy usually refer to the adverse events that occur during or after treatment, including but not limited to chemotherapy-related adverse reactions, radiation therapy-related adverse reactions, and postoperative complications. Specifically, chemotherapy-related adverse reactions may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and infections; radiation therapy-related adverse reactions may include skin inflammation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, and dry mouth; postoperative complications may include bleeding, infection, intestinal obstruction, and poor wound healing. Researchers typically record the types, severity, and impact of these complications on treatment to evaluate the safety and tolerability of adjuvant therapy.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026