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Study of Cabozantinib and Nivolumab in Refractory Metastatic Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Colorectal Cancer

NCT04963283 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-03-31

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Summary

Data from a prior phase II study of single agent cabozantinib in metastatic, refractory colorectal cancer (NCT03542877) combined with the compelling preclinical data in colorectal mouse models utilizing cabozantinib combined with nivolumab have led to this concept for a clinical trial to combine cabozantinib and nivolumab in patients with metastatic MSS CRC in the third line setting and beyond.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Cabozantinib

Cabozantinib is a multi-targeted inhibitor of RTKs. The targets of cabozantinib include several RTKs known to play important roles in tumor cell proliferation and/or tumor neovascularization, namely MET, VEGFR2 (also known as KDR), AXL, and RET. Other recognized targets of cabozantinib include ROS1, TRKA, TRKB, TIE2, TYRO3, and MER, two additional members of the VEGFR family (VEGFR1, VEGFR3), and the closely related RTKs KIT and FLT-3. The mode of action for cabozantinib is similar to other drugs targeting RTKs: binding in a fully reversible manner to a region of the kinase domain (including the ATP-binding site) which forces the kinase activation loop into a pseudo-inactive conformation, thereby inhibiting subsequent catalytic activity.

DRUG

Nivolumab

Nivolumab is a human monoclonal antibody that targets the programmed death-1 (PD-1) cluster of differentiation 279 (CD279) cell surface membrane receptor. Nivolumab binds specifically to the human PD-1 receptor and inhibits the interaction of PD-1 with its ligands, programmed death ligands-1 (PD-L1) and 2 (PD-L2), which promotes immune responses and antigen-specific T-cell responses to foreign- and self- antigens. Nivolumab is expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and is produced using standard mammalian cell cultivation and chromatographic purification technologies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Criterium, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Exelixis

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexis Leal, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-23
Primary Completion
2026-02-24
Completion
2027-02-09
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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