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Identification and Treatment Of Micrometastatic Disease in Stage III Colon Cancer

Is NCT03803553 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 3 trial studies multiple treatments including FOLFIRI Protocol and Nivolumab Protocol for metastatic colon cancer.

Phase 3RecruitingMassachusetts General HospitalNCT03803553Data as of May 2026

Treatment: FOLFIRI Protocol · Nivolumab Protocol · Encorafenib/Binimetinib/Cetuximab Protocol · Trastuzumab + PertuzumabThis research study is comparing two standard of care treatment options based on blood test results for participants who have metastatic colon cancer. The names of the potential treatments involved in this study are: * Active surveillance * FOLFIRI treatment * Nivolumab treatment * Encorafenib/Binimetinib/Cetuximab treatment * Trastuzumab + Pertuzumab

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Colorectal Cancer

Biomarker criteria

Required: PD-L1 (CD274) expression testing required

Tumor tissue required for PD-L1 biomarker analysis.

Allowed: MLH1 loss

Presence of deficient (d) DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) may be assessed by IHC for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where loss of one or more proteins indicated dMMR.

Allowed: MSH2 loss

Presence of deficient (d) DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) may be assessed by IHC for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where loss of one or more proteins indicated dMMR.

Allowed: MSH6 loss

Presence of deficient (d) DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) may be assessed by IHC for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where loss of one or more proteins indicated dMMR.

Allowed: PMS2 loss

Presence of deficient (d) DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) may be assessed by IHC for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where loss of one or more proteins indicated dMMR.

Allowed: BRAF V600E

Presence of BRAFV600E in tumor tissue previously determined by IMPACT at any time prior to Screening.

Allowed: HER2 (ERBB2) overexpression

HER2 overexpression/amplification as shown by NGS sequencing, IHC/FISH or Tumor with 3+ by IHC or 2+ by IHC and HER2/cep17 ratio >2 by FISH.

Allowed: HER2 (ERBB2) amplification

HER2 overexpression/amplification as shown by NGS sequencing, IHC/FISH or Tumor with 3+ by IHC or 2+ by IHC and HER2/cep17 ratio >2 by FISH.

Disease stage

Required: Stage III

Stage III adenocarcinoma of the colon. Any T [Tx, T1, T2, T3, or T4-], N1-2M0.

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Prior therapy

Must have received: adjuvant chemotherapy (FOLFOX, CAPOX, 5FU analog) — adjuvant

Participants must have completed standard adjuvant chemotherapy per the discretion of the treating physician. Standard therapy includes FOLFOX, CAPOX, or therapy with 5FU analog alone will be permitted if it constitutes appropriate standard therapy in the opinion of the treating physician.

Cannot have received: neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Participants must not have received prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Cannot have received: anticancer therapy (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or antineoplastic biologic therapy) (cetuximab, bevacizumab)

Exception: except standard of care adjuvant therapy

With the exception of standard of care adjuvant therapy, patient received anticancer therapy including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or antineoplastic biologic therapy (e.g., cetuximab, bevacizumab etc.), within 30 days prior to start of study treatment.

Cannot have received: BRAF inhibitor (encorafenib, dabrafenib, vemurafenib)

Prior therapy with a BRAF inhibitor (e.g., encorafenib, dabrafenib, vemurafenib) and/or a MEK inhibitor (e.g., binimetinib, trametinib, cobimetinib).

Cannot have received: MEK inhibitor (binimetinib, trametinib, cobimetinib)

Prior therapy with a BRAF inhibitor (e.g., encorafenib, dabrafenib, vemurafenib) and/or a MEK inhibitor (e.g., binimetinib, trametinib, cobimetinib).

Cannot have received: monoclonal antibody

Has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.

Cannot have received: radiation therapy

Participants who have had radiotherapy ≤ 14 days prior to start of study treatment or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure. Note: Palliative radiation therapy must be complete 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.

Cannot have received: major surgery

Participants who have undergone major surgery (e.g., in-patient procedures) ≤ 6 weeks prior to start of study treatment or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure.

Lab requirements

Blood counts

leukocytes ≥3,000/mcL; absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL; platelets ≥100,000/ mcL; Hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL (5.58 mmol/L) for BRAF cohort; platelets ≥100,000/μL for BRAF cohort

Kidney function

creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance ≥40 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal by Cockroft-Gault formula

Liver function

total bilirubin within normal institutional limits; AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤3 × institutional upper limit of normal; For HER2 cohort: AST(SGOT) ≤ 1.25 and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 1.25 × institutional upper limit of normal; Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 (25.65 μmol/L) for BRAF cohort

Cardiac function

LVEF ≥ 55% measured by ECHO or MUGA within 12 weeks of treatment start (HER2 cohort); Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% as determined by MUGA or ECHO (BRAF cohort exclusion); History of acute coronary syndromes < 6 months prior to Screening; Congestive heart failure requiring treatment (NYHA Grade ≥ 2); Poorly controlled hypertension; Triplicate average baseline QTc interval ≥ 480 ms; Evidence of myocardial infarction within 12 months prior to enrollment (HER2 cohort exclusion)

Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: leukocytes ≥3,000/mcL, absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL, platelets ≥100,000/ mcL, total bilirubin within normal institutional limits. For patients with Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin must be ≤ 2 and documented as elevated indirect bilirubin. AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤3 (AST) or ≤ 3 (ALT) × institutional upper limit of normal, creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance ≥40 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal by Cockroft-Gault formula. HER2 cohort: AST(SGOT) ≤ 1.25 and ALT(SGPT) ≤ 1.25 × institutional upper limit of normal. LVEF ≥ 55% measured by ECHO or MUGA within 12 weeks of treatment start.

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US trial sites

  • Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, New York
  • Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, New York

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