Clinical Trials

The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer involves chemotherapy and radiation, known as 5FUCMT, (the chemotherapy drugs 5-fluorouracil/capecitabine and radiation therapy) prior to surgery. Although radiation therapy to the pelvis has been a standard and important part of treatment for rectal cancer and has been shown to decrease the risk of the cancer coming back in the same area in the pelvis, some patients experience undesirable side effects from the radiation and there have been important advances in chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation which may be of benefit. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, both good ...

The purpose of this study is to determine if the complete clinical response rate of patients with Stage I-IIIB (cT1-3, N0-1, M0) rectal cancer being treated with sequential short course radiotherapy followed by multi-drug chemotherapy is greater than 50%.

The investigators hypothesize that the combination of eflornithine and sulindac will be effective in reducing a three-year event rate of adenomas and second primary colorectal cancers in patients previously treated for Stages 0 through III colon cancer.

The purpose of this study is to create a database of rectal cancer cells that can be studied outside of the patient's body.

To determine whether PET/MRI can accurately predict complete pathologic response from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect of nivolumab and ipilimumab when given together with short-course radiation therapy in treating patients with rectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving nivolumab, ipilimumab, and radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells.

The purpose of this study is to collect de-identified, clinically characterized stool and whole blood specimens for use in developing and evaluating the performance of new biomarker assays and devices for early detection of colorectal neoplasia.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Chemoradiotherapy (combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy) before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying two different regimens of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy and comparing how well they work in treating patients who are undergoing surgical resection for locally advanced rectal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from Diffusion-Weighted (DWI) in patients before, during the second week of and after preoperative chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer.

This study will assess the efficacy and outcomes of PD-1 blockade in patients with mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer.

This randomized phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of linaclotide acetate in preventing colorectal cancer in healthy volunteers. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of linaclotide acetate may prevent colorectal cancer.

The aims of this study are to increase the number of Black consultants at MCA, make a meaningful impact on interactions among staff, leadership, and patients, and increase the number of Black staff in leadership roles beyond Diversity and Inclusion efforts.

This phase II trial studies how well Polyphenon E works in treating patients with high-risk of colorectal cancer. Polyphenon E contains ingredients that may prevent or slow colorectal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of RO7198457 versus watchful waiting in patients with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) positive, surgically resected Stage II/III rectal cancer, or Stage II (high risk)/Stage III colon cancer.

This is a multicenter, open label, phase II trial to determine the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity and initial clinical activity of the combination treatment of PolyPEPI1018 vaccine and atezolizumab in participants with MSS CRC who have progressed on 2 or 3 prior regimens.

The purpose of this study is to compare hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) (pump chemotherapy) in addition to standard of care chemotherapy versus standard of care chemotherapy alone in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver (liver metastases) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). 

The primary aims for this study:

1. To select an optimal panel of novel MDMs for detection of recurrent or metastatic CRC and to assess MDM panel accuracy (sensitivity & specificity) for this application.

2. To evaluate the ability of the plasma MDM assay to predict CRC recurrence when tested serially following curative resection of CRC metastases.

The purpose of this study is to see how the DNA methylation (a biochemical process involved in cell development) is activated during initial tumor growth and tumor progression. In order to look at this in patients with colorectal cancer or adenoma we must look at their tissue collected during surgery. Fresh tissue is required in order to study the primary cells in culture.

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1 study in participants with colorectal cancer (CRC), and consists of Part A (dose regimen finding), followed by Part B (dose expansion). Part A (dose regimen finding) will involve dose escalation and possible dose interval modification to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and schedule. Part B (dose expansion) will enroll additional participants who will be treated with a study drug dose at or below the MTD determined in Part A.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of 2 different doses of onvansertib in combination with FOLFIRI and bevacizumab for the treatment of confirmed metastatic and/or unresectable CRC in patients with a KRAS or NRAS mutation who have progressed on an oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidinebased regimen in the first-line setting.

In this study, participants with previously-treated locally-advanced unresectable or metastatic mismatched repair (MMR) deficient or microsatellite instability (MSI) high colorectal carcinoma (CRC) will be treated with pembrolizumab (MK-3475, KEYTRUDA®) monotherapy. There will be two cohorts in this study: Cohort A and Cohort B. For Cohort A, participants are required to have been previously treated with standard therapies, which must include fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan. Enrollment into Cohort A has been completed. For Cohort B, participants are required to have been previously treated with at least one line of systemic standard of care therapy: fluoropyrimidine + oxaliplatin or fluoropyrimidine + irinotecan ...

This study is a process evaluation of a digital storytelling (DST) intervention. Because the DST intervention has not yet been developed, it is appropriate to use qualitative methods to assess the process.

This study will recruit gifted storytellers for a digital storytelling intervention on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. A digital storytelling intervention will be developed to improve breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates among Hispanic, Spanish speaking individuals. Additionally, to conduct a qualitative assessment of the digital storytelling workshop.

The trial is a single arm phase II clinical trial of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in patients with resected mucosal melanoma. Ipilimumab (1 mg/kg) and Nivolumab (3 mg/kg) will be administered day 1 of a 21-day cycle in cycles 1-4 and then nivolumab 480 mg will be administered day 1 of a 28-day cycle for cycles 5-15 or until disease recurrence.

This is a phase Ib study of PDR001 in combination with regorafenib in adult patients with previously treated metastatic microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer. The study will assess primarily the safety and tolerability and then the efficacy of PDR001 in combination with regorafenib. Particular attention will be paid to the level of activity of study drug combinations in CMS4 patients (retrospective analysis).

The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of 2 different doses of onvansertib in combination with a chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan, fluorouracil [5-FU], and leucovorin (FOLFIRI) and bevacizumab for treatment of confirmed metastatic and/or unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC) in participants with a kirsten rat sarcoma virus gene (KRAS) or neuroblastoma-RAS (NRAS) mutation who have progressed on an oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidinebased regimen in the first-line setting.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the combination of standard of care treatment of TAS-102 and the experimental peptide vaccine, PolyPEPI1018, to learn more about the side effects of combination and to collect information on how cancer responds to this combination.

PolyPEPI1018 peptide vaccine is a mixture of 6 synthetic peptides and the adjuvant Montanide™ and is used to immunize against proteins present on the surface of tumor cells. In a high number of patients, this mixture will activate the body’s immune cells, called T cells. T cells fight infections and can also kill cancer cells.

Participants will receive TAS-102 and PolyPEPI1018 which ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the overall survival with ramucirumab combined with FOLFIRI or a placebo and FOLFIRI in patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer.

CRC is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed worldwide with developed countries at highest risk. The purpose of this study is to assess adverse events and change in disease activity when telisotuzumab adizutecan is given in combination with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil (5FU), leucovorin (LV) (FOLFOX), and bevacizumab or panitumumab.

Telisotuzumab adizutecan is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of mCRC. Fluorouracil and leucovorin are drugs approved for the treatment of mCRC. This study will be divided into two stages, with the first stage treating participants with increasing doses of telisotuzumab adizutecan with FOLFOX and bevacizumab or 5FU/LV and ...

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1 study in participants with colorectal cancer (CRC) or gastric cancer to study the safety and tolerability of SC-007 and consists of Part A (dose regimen finding) in participants with CRC followed by Part A in participants with gastric cancer. Part B (dose expansion) will enroll participants into separate disease specific cohorts of CRC or gastric cancer.

This randomized phase II trial studies how well irinotecan hydrochloride and cetuximab with or without vemurafenib works in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes, that has spread to other places in the body, or cannot be removed by surgery. Irinotecan hydrochloride and vemurafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, may block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. It is not yet known whether irinotecan hydrochloride and cetuximab are more effective with or without ...

This open-label, exploratory study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of targeted therapies or immunotherapy as single agents or combinations, in participants with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) whose tumors are biomarker positive as per treatment arm-specific definition. Eligible participants with mCRC will be enrolled into specific treatment arms based on their biomarker assay results.

The purpose of this study is to collect blood and stool samples to validate and improve the performance of stool and blood DNA markers for inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal neoplasia critical to the long-term goal of improving effectiveness of neoplasia detection in patients using non-invasive biomarkers to assist colonoscopy and radiographic screening. 

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of entinostat used in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Additionally the purpose of the study is to assess how effective entinostat and pembrolizumab are in combination in patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Melanoma, and Mismatch-Repair Proficient Colorectal Cancer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and drug/body interactions of the combination of MM-151, nal-IRI, 5-FU, and leucovorin for the treatment of RAS/RAF wild-type (genetic mutations), metastatic, colorectal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) in 2 groups of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), either due to primary ovarian, uterine, or gastric carcinoma (Arm 1) or to primary colorectal carcinoma (Arm 2), based on treatment-related adverse events reported by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.  

The objectives of this study are to genomically characterize patient-derived organoids (PDOs) and primary tissues from colorectal peritoneal cancer (CRC) disease, to evaluate the use of PDOs as a new personalized therapy selection tool for intraperitoneal therapy in CRC peritoneal disease, and to evaluate the use of PDOs as a new personalized therapy selection tool for systemic therapy in CRC peritoneal disease.

The purpose of applying to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the collection of GI-related tissue is to enable comprehensive molecular investigations into the mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal cancers and diseases.

The purpose of this study is to show the quality of life and bowel function in patients who have been diagnosed with rectal cancer and are known to have Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), especially to make comparisons between clinical managements, family history, and health behaviors.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that microwave ablation (MWA) of up to 3 hepatic metastases, each with a maximum diameter of ≤ 2.5 cm will result in a 2-year local progression free survival of at least 90%. This is a standard of care (SOC) study.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women in the United States (1). Colorectal cancer arises from colonic polyps. The major types of polyps associated with colorectal cancer development are adenomatous (tubular which is most common and other types are villous and tubulovillous) and serrated (hyperplastic, sessile or traditional) polyps with varying degrees of dysplasia (2). Hyperplastic polyps are common but they have a low malignancy potential (3). There is evidence that colonic inflammation plays a major role in colon polyp and colorectal cancer development. For example, inflammatory bowel disease is a major ...

The purpose of this registry at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, is to keep a database and biospecimens of all patients treated surgically and non-surgically for a gastro-enteropancreatic mass or a suspected metastatic lesion from a gastro-entero-pancreatic primary. This registry will keep demographic, clinical and pathologic data on each patient as well as follow-up information on outcome endpoints such as death and recurrence of disease, blood cell samples, and tissue samples from surgically removed tumors.

The purpose of this study is to determine the best dose of duloxetine and how well it works in preventing pain, tingling, and numbness (peripheral neuropathy) caused by treatment with oxaliplatin in patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer. Duloxetine increases the amount of certain chemicals in the brain that help relieve depression and pain. Giving duloxetine in patients undergoing treatment with oxaliplatin for colorectal cancer may help prevent peripheral neuropathy.

The purpose of this study is to monitor and validate the performance and stability of the BRAHMS Chromogranin A (CgA) II KRYPTOR Assay in patients with Gastroentero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).

The purpose of this study is to determine if WATS 3D (The Wide Area Transepithelial Sample with three dimension analysis) can be used to adequately sample the colon and identify dysplasia in patients with Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) undergoing surveillance. 

The ultimate goal of this biobank will be to provide the resource to initiate an exploration of human saliva as a potential liquid biopsy for cancer detection and surveillance.

The purpose of the study is to:

• Map and compare the neoplasia-associated epigenetic field in IBD-CRN, sporadic CRN and controls.  
• Measure sensitivity of DNA methylation for the detection of synchronous IBD-CRN as a complement or alternative to histologic diagnosis of dysplasia on random biopsies. 
• Measure the density and types of lymphocytes infiltrating IBD-CRN tumors, sporadic tumors and the epigenetic field. 

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of RP-6306 with FOLFIRI in patients with eligible advanced solid tumors, determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), identify a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and preferred schedule, and assess preliminary anti-tumor activity.

The purpose of this multicenter prospective observational case-control study is to train and validate Adela’s cfMeDIP-seq based methylome profiling platform to detect and differentiate multiple cancer subtypes. In addition, this study includes longitudinal follow-up for a subset of participants to train and validate the methylome profiling platform to detect minimal residual disease and recurrence.

The purpose of this study is to develop a data-driven approach that enables healthcare providers to “prescribe” exercise in the appropriate dose in a manner analogous to prescribing a drug.