Colorectal Cancer Trial Landscape (May 2026)

Last updated: May 13, 2026 · Built by a patient who got tired of scrolling ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

1,386
Recruiting
246
Phase 1
565
Phase 2
165
Phase 3
21
Phase 4

Active interventional trials with status RECRUITING or NOT_YET_RECRUITING. A multi-phase trial (e.g. 1/2) is counted in each of its phases.

Mechanism Breakdown

Recruiting trials grouped by drug class. Trials with unclassifiable or non-therapeutic interventions are excluded from this view.

Checkpoint inhibitor
166
Chemotherapy
158
Other / unclassified
73
Monoclonal antibody
59
Bispecific antibody
41
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)
29
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
23
Small-molecule inhibitor
23
CAR-T cellular therapy
21
Other inhibitor
17
Vaccine (other)
14
Cereblon / IMiD modulator
9

Recently Updated Trials

NCTPhaseTitleMechanism
NCT049200321Study of ctDNA Guided Change in Tx for Refractory Minimal Residual Disease in Colon AdenocarcinomasThymidine phosphorylase + Topoisomerase I -- chemotherapy (TAS-102 + irinotecan)
NCT067926952A Study of Novel Study Interventions and Combinations in Participants With Colorectal CancerVEGF + DNA synthesis enzymes + topoisomerase I -- chemotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy (bevacizumab, FOLFIRI, volrustomig)
NCT069371772Safely Optimizing Body Weight With TCMCB07 in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Colorectal Cancer Undergoing ChemotherapyUnknown mechanism
NCT067588302, 3Total Neoadjuvant Therapy and Organ Preservation Versus Surgery for Rectal Cancer.Unknown mechanism
NCT062250111Fluoxetine for the Modification of Colorectal Tumor Immune Cells Before Surgery in Patients With Colorectal CancerSerotonin reuptake transporter -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Fluoxetine)

Top Sponsors

SponsorRecruiting trials
Fudan University69
Sun Yat-sen University49
Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University25
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center17
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University15

Geographic Distribution

Countries with the most active trial sites for colorectal cancer. A multi-site trial is counted once per country.

China
476
United States
325
France
94
Italy
70
Canada
65
Spain
61
Germany
56
Netherlands
41
South Korea
40
Belgium
36

Emerging Classes

Phase-1 trials whose listed start date falls within the last 12 months — the leading edge of the field.

StartNCTTitleMechanism
Dec 21, 2026NCT07147231Testing the Effectiveness of the Anti-cancer Drug Pidnarulex (CX-5461), in Combination With Another Anti-cancer Drug Cemiplimab (REGN2810), in Treating Refractory Microsatellite Stable Colorectal CancerRNA polymerase I transcription + PD-1 -- small molecule inhibitor + immune checkpoint inhibitor
Sep 3, 2026NCT07500298Phase 1 Study Of SAR445877 In Combination With FOLFOX6 And Bevacizumab As First-Line Treatment For Microsatellite Stable Metastatic Colorectal CancerFcγRIIB -- monoclonal antibody (SAR445877)
Sep 2026NCT07545122A Phase 1a/1b, First-Time-in-Human Study of CT-202, a Nectin-4 Directed Bispecific Antibody, in Participants With Recurring Triple Negative Breast, Colorectal, Urothelial CancersNectin-4 -- bispecific antibody (CT-202)
Jul 21, 2026NCT07363408Ivonescimab and ADG126, Alone, and in Combination With Leucovorin and Fluorouracil or FOLFIRI Regimen for the Treatment of Microsatellite Stable Advanced/Metastatic Colorectal CancerPD-1 + unknown target (ADG126) -- immune checkpoint blockade + unknown mechanism
Jun 30, 2026NCT07543471A Phase I Multicentre Randomized Double-Blind Parallel-Controlled Study of HLX05-N vs. ERBITUX® in Metastatic Colorectal CancerEGFR -- monoclonal antibody (cetuximab)
Jun 10, 2026NCT07318389ASCEND-CRC: Profiling and Targeting Dynamic Tumor Resistance in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal CancerVEGF + EGFR + Chemotherapy -- targeted therapies (Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, Panitumumab) combined with chemotherapy (FOLFIRI)
Jun 1, 2026NCT07277322Neoadjuvant Dupilumab and Toripalimab in MSS CRC Subjects With Resectable Liver MetastasesIL-4Rα -- monoclonal antibody (Dupilumab); PD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (Toripalimab)
Jun 2026NCT07128355Botensilimab, Balstilimab, and SBRT in Colorectal CancerPD-1 + CTLA-4 -- immune checkpoint inhibitors plus radiation therapy

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