A Phase II Study of Pirfenidone Plus PD-1 Inhibitor With or Without Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Refractory pMMR/MSS Colorectal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorTao Zhang

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pirfenidone and PD-1 monoclonal antibody combined with or without hypofractionated radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced refractory pMMR/MSS colorectal cancer patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Written informed consent must be provided, and the patient must be able to comply with the visit schedule and procedures outlined in the protocol.

Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years, regardless of gender.

Histologically or cytologically confirmed, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pMMR/MSS colorectal cancer.

Patients must have progressed on standard therapy, be unsuitable for standard therapy due to intolerable toxicity, have no available standard therapy, or have refused standard therapy.

Disqualifiers

All colorectal cancer patients must have confirmed MSS/pMMR status; patients with MSI-H/dMMR are excluded.

History of hypersensitivity to any study drug components, including PD-1 inhibitors and pirfenidone.

Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant within 6 months after the last dose of the study drug.

Known history or presence of active seizure disorder, active central nervous system metastases, spinal cord compression, carcinomatous meningitis, or leptomeningeal disease. Patients with newly identified brain or leptomeningeal metastases are excluded.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pirfenidone in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor
  • hypofractionated radiotherapy

Treatment groups

48 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Tao Zhang

Lead sponsor

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sponsor institution