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A Study of QBECO Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

NCT05677113 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 115

Last updated 2026-02-23

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Summary

The goal of this type of clinical trial is t to answer the following question: Can the chance of colorectal cancer progressing be lowered by taking a medication, QBECO, before and after surgery? The goal of this study is to find out if this approach is better or worse than the standard of care for your type of cancer. The standard of care is defined as care most people get for metastatic colorectal cancer. There is currently no standard of care drug being given before or after surgery to prevent further spread of your cancer. Participants will be asked to self-inject the study medication before surgery for minimum of 11 days and after surgery for minimum of 41 days. Participants will be followed up every 3 months for 2 years, with a final visit at year 5.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

QBECO

QBECO is a site specific immunomodulator (SSI) designed to promote innate immune responses in the gastrointestinal tract and related organs, including the liver. QBECO will be administered according to the following regimen: 0.1mL self-administered subcutaneous injections every 2 days for 11-120 days preoperatively, and 41 days postoperatively.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo will be prepared in the same way as the IP. Placebo will be administered according to the following regimen: 0.1mL self-administered subcutaneous injections every 2 days for 11-120 days preoperatively, and 41 days postoperatively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-02-28
Completion
2031-02-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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