Refractory Colorectal CancerPhase 2TRIUNITE-07NCT07467590
Combination of High and Low-Dose Radiotherapy With Immune Therapy and TKI in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Phase II Study
A Phase 2 study testing High- and Low-Dose Radiotherapy and Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 Therapy in people with Refractory Colorectal Cancer and Radiotherapy-Induced Immune Priming, run by Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a high- and low-dose radiotherapy regimen followed by anti-angiogenic TKI and anti-PD-1 antibody therapy works to treat advanced metastatic colorectal cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Refractory Colorectal Cancer, Radiotherapy-Induced Immune Priming, Immune Response
- What is being tested?
- High- and Low-Dose Radiotherapy and Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 Therapy
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 33 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2026to 1 Apr 2029
- Phase
- Phase 2
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent form.
- Age 18-80 years, male or female.
- Histologically confirmed microsatellite stable (MSS) / proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) colorectal adenocarcinoma.
- Clinical stage IV disease confirmed by systemic imaging. At least two measurable metastatic lesions per RECIST 1.1, including:
- At least one lesion ≥2 cm in diameter and at least one lesion <2 cm in diameter;
- For lesions within the same organ, at least one lesion ≥2 cm and one lesion <2 cm must be located within independent, non-overlapping radiation fields;
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- For lesions in different organs, high-dose and low-dose radiotherapy should preferably be delivered to lesions in different organs.
- Second-line or later treatment setting, defined as disease progression after prior platinum- and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, including:
- Failure after first-line triplet chemotherapy containing platinum and irinotecan; Or failure after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy followed by second-line irinotecan-based chemotherapy.
- Ability to swallow oral medication.
- ECOG performance status 0-1.
- Adequate organ function as defined by laboratory criteria.
Who cannot join
- Diffuse miliary liver or lung metastases, or bulky metastatic lesions ≥10 cm in diameter.
- Presence of brain metastases.
- History of severe hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or anti-angiogenic agents.
- Prior exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors (including anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies), immune checkpoint agonists (e.g., targeting ICOS, CD40, CD137, GITR, OX40), or any prior cancer immunotherapy.
- Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to interstitial pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, or hypothyroidism (patients on stable hormone replacement therapy may be eligible). Patients with psoriasis or childhood asthma/allergy that has completely resolved and requires no adult intervention may be eligible; patients requiring bronchodilator therapy are excluded.
- History of immunodeficiency, including positive HIV test, congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, prior organ transplantation, or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
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- Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including:
- NYHA class II or higher heart failure;
- Unstable angina;
- Myocardial infarction within 1 year;
- Clinically significant uncontrolled supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias.
- Severe infection (CTCAE grade >2) within 4 weeks prior to first study treatment, including severe pneumonia, bacteremia, or infection requiring hospitalization. Active pulmonary inflammation on baseline imaging, signs or symptoms of infection within 14 days before treatment requiring systemic antibiotics (except prophylactic antibiotics), or active tuberculosis (current or within 1 year without adequate treatment).
- Active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥2000 IU/mL) or active hepatitis C (positive HCV antibody with detectable HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection).
- Diagnosis of another malignancy within 5 years prior to first study treatment, except for malignancies with low risk of metastasis or death (5-year survival rate >90%), such as adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Efficacy of Combined High and Low-Dose Radiotherapy With Immune Therapy and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) as a Second-Line or Later Treatment Strategy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Arm, Open-Label Phase II Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a high- and low-dose radiotherapy regimen followed by anti-angiogenic TKI and anti-PD-1 antibody therapy works to treat advanced metastatic colorectal cancer. It will also evaluate long-term survival outcomes and explore potential biomarkers associated with tumor response and immune modulation.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
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Does the high- and low-dose radiotherapy regimen followed by sequential anti-angiogenic TKI and anti-PD-1 therapy improve the objective response rate (ORR) in patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer?
What are the disease control rate (DCR) and survival outcomes following this treatment strategy?
Are tumor response and long-term survival associated with specific biomarkers related to systemic immune modulation induced by radiotherapy to different metastatic organs?
How does this radiotherapy pattern affect tumor immune infiltration in metastatic lesions?
This is a single-arm, single-center, prospective Phase II clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy of a high- and low-dose radiotherapy regimen targeting metastatic lesions followed by sequential anti-angiogenic TKI and anti-PD-1 antibody therapy in patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer.
Participants will:
Receive high- and low-dose radiotherapy to metastatic lesions. Subsequently receive anti-angiogenic TKI combined with anti-PD-1 antibody therapy.
Undergo regular clinical assessments and imaging evaluations to determine tumor response.
Provide blood and tumor samples for biomarker and immune infiltration analysis. Be followed for survival outcomes and disease progression.
- Being tested
- High- and Low-Dose Radiotherapy, Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Colorectal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
High- and Low-Dose RadiotherapyRadiation
Participants will receive a stratified high- and low-dose radiotherapy regimen to metastatic lesions based on lesion size, followed by sequential anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and anti-PD-1 antibody therapy.
Metastatic lesions with a maximum diameter ≤2 cm will be treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at 8 Gy per fraction for 3 consecutive fractions (total dose 24 Gy) prior to initiation of the first cycle of targeted and immunotherapy. The total cumulative volume of lesions treated with SBRT will not exceed 100 cm².
Metastatic lesions with a maximum diameter >2 cm will receive low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) at 3 Gy per fraction for 5 fractions. LDRT will be administered rhythmically, with one fraction delivered prior to each cycle of targeted and immunotherapy, for a total of five fractions. The total cumulative volume of lesions treated with LDRT will not exceed 500 cm².
Within 7 days after completion of radiotherapy, participants will initiate systemi
Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 TherapyDrug
Participants will receive systemic therapy consisting of an oral anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in combination with an intravenous anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.
The anti-angiogenic TKI will be administered orally according to the approved dosing schedule. The anti-PD-1 antibody will be administered intravenously at standard dosing intervals.
Treatment will begin within 7 days after completion of radiotherapy and will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or investigator decision.
Safety will be monitored throughout treatment, and adverse events will be graded according to CTCAE version 5.0.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| High- and Low-Dose Radiotherapy Followed by Sequential Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 Therapy | Experimental | Not described Receives: Radiation: High- and Low-Dose Radiotherapy; Drug: Anti-Angiogenic TKI and Anti-PD-1 Therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Measured: At the end of 2 treatment cycles (approximately 6-8 weeks after treatment initiation)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Disease Control Rate is defined as the proportion of participants achieving Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) according to RECIST version 1.1.
Measured: At the end of 2 treatment cycles (approximately 6-8 weeks after treatment initiation).
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Measured: From the first radiotherapy treatment until disease progression or death, assessed up to 24 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Measured: From the first radiotherapy treatment until death from any cause, assessed up to 24 months.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Mar 2026
- Study start1 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Apr 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Apr 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Refractory Colorectal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 33 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07467590
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DP2025476
- Acronym
- TRIUNITE-07
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No