🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-09

Early-Line Anti-EGFR Therapy to Facilitate Retreatment for Select Patients With mCRC (NCT04587128)

Phase II Trial of Early-Line Anti-EGFR Therapy to Facilitate Retreatment for Select Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The study will use previously established doses of panitumumab or cetuximab in the metastatic setting for the treatment of unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC). It is designed to investigate an alternative treatment strategy to maximize the benefit to inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) for a highly selected patient population. It will enroll 71 participants with left-sided, unresectable metastatic CRC. Participants will be on study up to 5 years.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (28 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (0 items).

Location: University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center — Madison, Wisconsin

Age range: 18 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center — Madison, Wisconsin

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
  • 💵 Compensation indicated: Participants may receive 1 month of standard chemotherapy in the metastatic setting and still be eligible to initiate protocol therapy in the first-line setting.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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