Clinical trial · Interventional
A Phase III Trial Evaluating Fruquintinib Efficacy and Safety in 3+ Line Colorectal Cancer Patients （FRESCO)
A Randomized, Double-blind and Placebo-controlled Phase III Trial Comparing Fruquintinib Efficacy and Safety vs Best Support Care (BSC) in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients Who Have Failed at Least Second Lines of Chemotherapies
NCT02314819CI-TRIAL-00043429FRESCOcompletedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Fruquintinib administered at 5mg once daily(QD) in 4 weeks treatment cycle (three weeks on and one week off) was well tolerated and demonstrated encouraging preliminary clinical antitumor activity in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) in phase Ib and phase 2 study. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Fruquintinib in the treatment of patients with metastatic CRC who have progressed after second line or above standard chemotherapy
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruquintinib | Drug | Fruquintinib | ALIAS |
| placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- treatment arm
- description
- treatment arm- subjects will receive Fruquintinib 5mg orally, QD, plus BSC for 3 wks on/ 1 wk off. Patients will receive a cycles of 4 weeks of study treatment (1 cycle of study treatment includes 3 weeks of treatment and 1 week of drug discontinuation) or until the occurrence of progressive disease (PD), death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or other conditions that meet the end of treatment criteria.
- interventionNames
- Drug: fruquintinib
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- control arm
- description
- control arm- subjects will receive Fruquintinib placebo 5mg orally, QD, plus BSC for 3 wks on/ 1 wk off. Patients will receive a cycles of 4 weeks of study treatment (1 cycle of study treatment includes 3 weeks of treatment and 1 week of drug discontinuation) or until the occurrence of progressive disease (PD), death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or other conditions that meet the end of treatment criteria.
- interventionNames
- Drug: placebo
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years of age , with ≥ 40Kg * Histological or cytological confirmed colorectal cancer * ECOG performance status of 0-1 * Standard regimen failed or no standard regimen available * Adequate hepatic, renal, heart, and hematologic functions * At least one measurable lesion (larger than 10 mm in diameter by spiral CT scan) * Signed and dated informed consent * Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedure Exclusion Criteria: * \- Pregnant or lactating women * Any factors that influence the usage of oral administration * Evidence of CNS metastasis * Intercurrence with one of the following: non-controlled hypertension, coronary artery disease, arrhythmia and heart failure * Abuse of alcohol or drugs * Less than 4 weeks from the last clinical trial - Previous treatment with VEGFR inhibition * Disability of serious uncontrolled intercurrence infection * Proteinuria ≥ 2+ (1.0g/24hr) * Have evidence or a history of bleeding tendency within two months of the enrollment, regardless of seriousness * Within 12 months before the first treatment occurs artery/venous thromboembolic events, such as cerebral vascular accident (including transient ischemic attack) etc. * Within 6 months before the first treatment occurs acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome or CABG * Bone fracture or wounds that was not cured for a long time * Coagulation dysfunction, hemorrhagic tendency or receiving anticoagulant therapy
References
Publications (4)
- RESULTLi J, Qin S, Xu RH, Shen L, Xu J, Bai Y, Yang L, Deng Y, Chen ZD, Zhong H, Pan H, Guo W, Shu Y, Yuan Y, Zhou J, Xu N, Liu T, Ma D, Wu C, Cheng Y, Chen D, Li W, Sun S, Yu Z, Cao P, Chen H, Wang J, Wang S, Wang H, Fan S, Hua Y, Su W. Effect of Fruquintinib vs Placebo on Overall Survival in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The FRESCO Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2018 Jun 26;319(24):2486-2496. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7855. PMID 29946728
- DERIVEDQin S, Xu RH, Shen L, Xu J, Bai Y, Yang L, Deng Y, Chen ZD, Zhong H, Pan H, Guo W, Shu Y, Yuan Y, Zhou J, Xu N, Liu T, Ma D, Wu C, Cheng Y, Chen D, Li W, Sun S, Yu Z, Cao P, Chen H, Wang J, Wang S, Wang H, Wang N, Zhang B, Zhang Q, Su W, Guo X, Li J. Subgroup Analysis by Liver Metastasis in the FRESCO Trial Comparing Fruquintinib versus Placebo Plus Best Supportive Care in Chinese Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Onco Targets Ther. 2021 Aug 11;14:4439-4450. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S307273. eCollection 2021. PMID 34408440
- DERIVEDXu R, Qin S, Guo W, Bai Y, Deng Y, Yang L, Chen Z, Zhong H, Pan H, Shu Y, Yuan Y, Zhou J, Xu N, Liu T, Ma D, Wu C, Cheng Y, Xu J, Chen D, Li W, Sun S, Yu Z, Cao P, Li J, Chen H, Wang J, Wang S, Wang H, Wang N, Zhang B, Han R, Su W, Guo X, Li J. Subgroup analysis by prior anti-VEGF or anti-EGFR target therapy in FRESCO, a randomized, double-blind, Phase III trial. Future Oncol. 2021 Apr;17(11):1339-1350. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0875. Epub 2020 Dec 16. PMID 33325251
- DERIVEDLi J, Guo W, Bai Y, Deng Y, Yang L, Chen Z, Zhong H, Xu R, Pan H, Shu Y, Yuan Y, Zhou J, Xu N, Liu T, Ma D, Wu C, Cheng Y, Xu J, Chen D, Li W, Sun S, Yu Z, Cao P, Shen L, Chen H, Wang S, Wang H, Fan S, Guo X, Wang N, Han R, Zhang B, Qin S. Safety Profile and Adverse Events of Special Interest for Fruquintinib in Chinese Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of the Phase 3 FRESCO Trial. Adv Ther. 2020 Nov;37(11):4585-4598. doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01477-w. Epub 2020 Sep 8. PMID 32901330