Maintenance Tislelizumab + Capecitabine to Treat Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

This is a Phase 2, randomized, open-label, single-center study designed to compare the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab+ capecitabine versus best-supported care as a first-line maintenance treatment in participants with mCRC-NED.

Patients who underwent synchronously or staged removal of primary and metastatic lesions, achieving NED, and histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma were recruited in this trial. The primary endpoint was disease-free survival (DFS). Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and adverse events. This study will provide novel data on the efficacy and safety profile of the combination of tislelizumab and capecitabine in patients with mCRC-NED.

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 20 years, < 80 years
• Written informed consent
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed CRC
• Surgery with integrated treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and achieved a statute of no evidence of disease (NED), as determined by a multidisciplinary tumor board.
• cytoreduction surgery achieves CC0 (no visible residual tumor) if there is peritoneal metastasis
• No previous chemotherapy
• Synchronous or metachronous metastatic disease: maximum of two distant organs or regions involved
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1
• Adequate hematologic and organ function

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of any other active cancer
• Presence of active infections requiring antibiotics
• History of active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment