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Personalizing Chemotherapy Selection After Surgery for Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer Using a Blood Test
Sponsor: UNICANCER
Summary
CIRCULATE-III is an international, multicenter, open-label, randomized phase III trial designed to use ctDNA as a selection criterion for intensification or de-escalation of adjuvant chemotherapy. Eligible patients are randomly assigned to the following treatment groups: * Patients who test negative for ctDNA receive either capecitabine for 6 months (experimental group) or oxaliplatin + capecitabine for 3 months (standard group). * Patients who test positive for ctDNA receive either FOLFIRINOX for 6 months (experimental group) or FOLFOX for 6 months (standard group). Patient participation in the trial will not exceed 66 months after randomization, including a maximum treatment duration of 6 months and a follow-up period of 60 months.
Official title: Tailoring the Decision for Adjuvant Chemotherapy Using Circulating Tumour DNA, in Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
2450
Start Date
2026-05-01
Completion Date
2035-11-01
Last Updated
2026-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Capecitabine
De-escalation treatment (capecitabine \[CAPE\] for 6 months). Or Standard treatment (CAPOX for 3 months)
Oxaliplatin
Standard treatment (CAPOX for 3 months)
Folfirinox
Escalation treatment (5FU + irinotecan + oxaliplatin \[FOLFIRINOX\] for 6 months)
FOLFOX regimen
Standard treatment (FOLFOX for 6 months)
Locations (5)
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
Skäne University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
Södersjukhuset
Stockholm, Sweden
Onkologikliniken
Uppsala, Sweden