NCT06903858RecruitingPhase 2
Toripalimab Plus Celecoxib for dMMR/MSI-H Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Toripalimab Plus Celecoxib With Response-adapted Non-operative Management for Mismatch Repair-deficient or Microsatellite Instability-high Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer (PICC-3): a Multicenter, Single-arm, Phase 2 Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The PICC-3 study is a multicentre, single-arm, phase II trial evaluating toripalimab plus celecoxib in patients with mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) locally advanced colorectal cancer. The trial uses a response-adapted treatment strategy, whereby patients with clinical complete response (cCR) after therapy may enter a non-operative management pathway, while patients without cCR proceed to surgery. Response assessment is based on imaging, endoscopy, biopsy evaluation, and ctDNA analysis.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 105 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 28 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jun 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Apr 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06903858
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Planned participants: 105
- From 1 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Apr 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Inability to achieve complete resection of the primary colorectal tumor.
- History or concurrent active malignancy (except malignancies cured ≥5 years ago or adequately treated carcinoma in situ).
- Prior treatment with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, or other drugs/antibodies targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways.
- Major surgery (e.g., laparotomy, thoracotomy, organ resection via laparoscopy) or severe trauma within 4 weeks before enrollment (surgical incision must be fully healed).
- Thromboembolic events (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis) within 12 months before enrollment.
- Active coronary artery disease, severe/unstable angina, or newly diagnosed angina/myocardial infarction within 12 months before enrollment.
- Residual toxicity ≥Grade 2 (per CTCAE v5.0) from prior therapies (except anemia, alopecia, skin pigmentation).
Other illness
- Complete intestinal obstruction, active bleeding, or perforation requiring emergency surgery.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or higher congestive heart failure (see Appendix 3).
- HIV infection, AIDS, or untreated active hepatitis (HBV-DNA ≥500 IU/mL; HCV-RNA above detection limit).
- Active inflammatory bowel disease or other colorectal disorders causing chronic diarrhea.
- Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease (exceptions: stable conditions like type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism on hormone replacement, or skin disorders without systemic treatment, e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia).
- Interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, acute pneumonia).
- Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any study-related drugs.
- Any unstable medical condition compromising safety or protocol compliance.
Age
- Women of childbearing potential (last menstruation \<2 years ago) or fertile men unwilling to use effective non-hormonal contraception.
Other
- Presence of distant metastases (M1) confirmed by CT/MRI or PET-CT (at least covering the chest, abdomen, and pelvis).
- Pregnancy or lactation.
Who the study is looking for
- Signed informed consent and willingness/compliance with study procedures.
- Age ≥18 years.
- Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma.
- ECOG performance status 0-1.
- Locally advanced primary tumor (T3/T4 and/or N+) confirmed by CT/MRI (pelvic MRI for rectal cancer).
- dMMR (IHC) or MSI-H (PCR) status.
- No prior anti-cancer therapy for colonrectal cancer (surgery/chemotherapy/targeted therapy/radiation).
- Adequate organ function
- For women of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test and contraception use during and for 3 months post-treatment. Male participants with fertile partners must use contraception.
- Willingness to adhere to study requirements.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guangzhou | China | Recruiting |
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