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ctDNA-guided Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer

ctDNA-guided Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05815082
Enrollment
490
Registered
2023-04-18
Start date
2023-02-20
Completion date
2033-02-20
Last updated
2023-04-18

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Conditions

Chemotherapy Effect, Circulating Tumor Cell, Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases

Keywords

Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases, Circulating Tumor DNA

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare in resectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis patients.The main question it aims to answer is whether the 3-year progression-free survival rate (PFS) of watching and waiting is non-inferior to adjuvant chemotherapy in postoperative ctDNA-negative resectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis patients.Participants will undergo ctDNA testing after resection of colorectal cancer liver metastasis, and will be randomly assigned to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or watching and waiting treatment strategy. The researchers will compare the outcomes between the two groups to see if the PFS between the two groups is similar.

Interventions

PROCEDUREColorectal cancer resection combined with liver metastasis resection.

The preferred surgical approach is resection of the corresponding colon segment with regional lymph node dissection. If conditions permit, synchronous resection of the primary lesion and liver metastases of colorectal cancer can be performed to achieve curative resection.

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

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 genders are eligible; aged between 18-75 years old; have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy; 2. Patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer who have achieved R0 resection according to MDT evaluation (including patients with metastases treated with ablation therapy that achieved similar R0 resection effects); 3. Patients with negative ctDNA after surgery; 4. ASA grade \<IV and/or ECOG performance status score ≤ 2; 5. Have sufficient understanding of the study and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with distant metastases, including pelvic, ovarian, peritoneal, etc.; 2. Patients with a history of other malignancies; 3. Patients with severe liver, kidney, heart and lung dysfunction, coagulation dysfunction, or serious underlying diseases who cannot tolerate chemotherapy; 4. Patients who are allergic to any component in the study; 5. Patients who have received other tumor-related investigational drug therapy; 6. Patients with severe uncontrolled recurrent infections or other serious uncontrolled concurrent diseases; 7. Patients with other factors that may affect the study results or lead to premature termination of the study, such as alcoholism, drug abuse, other serious diseases that require comprehensive treatment (including mental disorders), and serious abnormal laboratory tests; 8. Patients with a history of severe mental illness; 9. Pregnant or lactating women; 10. Patients with other clinical or laboratory conditions that the investigator deems unsuitable for participation in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
5-year 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.
3-year 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.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
3-year 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.
Complications5 years.When evaluating the safety and tolerability of adjuvant therapy, researchers typically assess adverse events (AEs) based on their incidence and severity, and then grade them according to the NCI CTCAE version 5.0. NCI CTCAE 5.0 categorizes AEs into 5 grades based on severity, including grade 1 (mild), grade 2 (moderate), grade 3 (severe), grade 4 (life-threatening), and grade 5 (death).

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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