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ClinicalTrials.gov 154 recruiting now early-phase tilt #14 of 28,963 conditions

Colorectal Cancer: early-phase trial registry

154 of 382 indexed Colorectal Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #14 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count.

382 US clinical trials · 154 currently recruiting · #14 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count

Colorectal Cancer: 382 US clinical trials tracked, 154 recruiting.

Colorectal Cancer is the subject of 382 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 154 of them currently open to new participants. 12 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 196 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, running 22 of these trials.

Open enrollment, early-phase tilt

Colorectal Cancer has 382 registered US clinical trials, 154 of them open to new participants right now, about 40% of the total.

154
recruiting participants now
40%
of trials open to enrollment
12
in Phase 3-4 (later-stage)
22
top sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Corpus placement: #14 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count on ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes. Registry reference only, not medical advice.

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Colorectal Cancer on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-07-11. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Colorectal Cancer is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    154 of 382 indexed trials (40.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.2% average across 135 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Colorectal Cancer trials is spread across many organizations.

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center accounts for 22 of 382 trials (5.8%). 217 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Colorectal Cancer enrolment sits around 132 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 132 among the 370 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 157 of those (42.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Colorectal Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    315 interventional and 67 observational studies make up this index (82.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 1128Phase 268Phase 39Phase 43

Open and recent trials

382 total, page 6 of 8

COMPLETED NA 521 participants

Use and Decision-making About Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men and Women

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NCT00136227

COMPLETED NA 480 participants

Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Colorado

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NCT00137592

COMPLETED NA 401 participants

Online Trial Examining Validity of the Shared Decision Making Process Survey With Video Vignettes

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04317274

COMPLETED NA 400 participants

Caring for Those Who Share: Improving the Health of Wisconsin Blood Donors

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT00772083

COMPLETED NA 359 participants

Assessing the Effect of a Blood-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Test on Screening Adherence and Colonoscopy Completion

Peter S. Liang, MD MPH

NCT03598166

COMPLETED NA 340 participants

Evaluation of the Efficacy of National Cancer Institute's Facing Forward Booklet in the Cancer Community Setting

Fox Chase Cancer Center

NCT01440855

COMPLETED NA 325 participants

Collection of Patient-Reported Symptoms and Performance Status Via the Internet

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT00417040

COMPLETED 308 participants

Genetic Trial to Study Diarrhea in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT00048971

COMPLETED NA 300 participants

Redes III Patient Navigator Qol Study

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT02275754

COMPLETED 300 participants

Gene Testing in Patients With Colon Cancer

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT00003571

COMPLETED NA 281 participants

Study of Flat Polyp Detection Using New Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Compared to White Light Colonoscopy - The FIND FLAT Colonoscopy Study

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

NCT01310699

COMPLETED 276 participants

An Observational Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility of Conducting Genome-Wide Association Studies Utilizing Subject Provided Information in Subjects With Locally Recurrent or MBC, MCRC, MNSCLC, RGBM or MRCC Treated With Avastin (Bevacizumab) (InVite)

Genentech

NCT01598597

COMPLETED 269 participants

Screening for Familial Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Patients

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00632515

COMPLETED NA 250 participants

Calcium: Magnesium Balance, Microbiota, and Necroptosis and Inflammation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT04229992

COMPLETED 244 participants

Comparative Effectiveness of CTC & OC

Fox Chase Cancer Center

NCT02143115

COMPLETED Phase 1 229 participants

A Study of LY2880070 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

Esperas Pharma

NCT02632448

COMPLETED 222 participants

Health Behaviors in Patients Who Have Finished Treatment for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NCT00966667

COMPLETED NA 207 participants

Colon Cancer Prevention Study

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT00924690

COMPLETED Phase 1 202 participants

Phase 1b/2 Study of AMG 655 With mFOLFOX6 and Bevacizumab for First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Amgen

NCT00625651

COMPLETED Phase 3 161 participants

Evaluating Length of Treatment With PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor in Advanced Solid Tumors

Dan Zandberg

NCT04157985

COMPLETED NA 150 participants

Patient-Centered Intervention to Reduce Cancer Patients' Financial Toxicity

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT04314284

COMPLETED Phase 4 150 participants

Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction of Miralax and Gatorade Versus Movi Prep

Rush University Medical Center

NCT01695863

COMPLETED 146 participants

S1013: Validation of Cancer Questionnaire for Skin Toxicities in Patients With Colorectal Cancer or Lung Cancer Receiving Cetuximab, Panitumumab, or Erlotinib Hydrochloride

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT01416688

COMPLETED 139 participants

Early Post-Op Recovery After Partial Large Bowel Resection

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

NCT00492193

COMPLETED Phase 2 138 participants

A Study of SAR444245 Combined With Other Anticancer Therapies for the Treatment of Participants With Gastrointestinal Cancer (Master Protocol) (Pegathor Gastrointestinal 203)

Sanofi

NCT05104567

COMPLETED 138 participants

Predicting Local and Distant Recurrence in T1 Colorectal Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT06314971

COMPLETED Phase 2 136 participants

Irinotecan Hydrochloride and Cetuximab With or Without Ramucirumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer With Progressive Disease After Treatment With Bevacizumab-Containing Chemotherapy

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NCT01079780

COMPLETED Phase 2 135 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of MEHD7945A + FOLFIRI Versus Cetuximab + FOLFIRI as Second Line Therapy in Participants With KRAS Wild-Type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)

Genentech

NCT01652482

COMPLETED Phase 3 135 participants

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT00002716

COMPLETED NA 130 participants

Trial of a Multilevel Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening

NYU Langone Health

NCT00836303

COMPLETED NA 128 participants

A Culturally-adapted Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for American Indians

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03569761

COMPLETED 120 participants

The Deep South Surgical Equity Research Network: Addressing Socioecological Determinants of Health

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT05345054

COMPLETED 115 participants

Visceral Lymphatic Mapping Using Isosulfan Blue in Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas, Colon, Stomach, Small Intestine, or Gallbladder

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT00489515

COMPLETED 112 participants

Prospective Analysis of Hypersensitivity Reactions to Oxaliplatin

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT00831571

COMPLETED Phase 1 111 participants

A Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Efficacy Study of NUC-3373 in Combination With Standard Agents Used in Colorectal Cancer Treatment

NuCana

NCT03428958

COMPLETED Phase 3 104 participants

Calcium Gluconate and Magnesium Sulfate in Preventing Neurotoxicity Caused By Oxaliplatin in Patients Receiving Combination Chemotherapy for Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Colorectal Cancer That Has Been Completely Removed By Surgery

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT00316914

COMPLETED Phase 4 102 participants

Intraoperative TAP Block With Bupivacaine/Dexamethasone Against Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel®)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

NCT03723447

COMPLETED Phase 2 100 participants

Study of CS-7017 in Combination With FOLFIRI in Subjects With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Who Failed First-Line Therapy

Daiichi Sankyo

NCT00967616

COMPLETED Phase 2 76 participants

Study to Assess Colonic Microbiota Changes in Response to Energy Drink Consumption

University of Florida

NCT06137248

COMPLETED Phase 1 73 participants

A Bioequivalence Study Between the Proposed and Current Talazoparib Capsule Formulation and Food Effect Study for the Proposed Talazoparib Capsule Formulation in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Pfizer

NCT04672460

COMPLETED Phase 2 70 participants

A Trial of Single Agent Axitinib as Maintenance Therapy for Patients With First Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)

SCRI Development Innovations

NCT01490866

COMPLETED 70 participants

Pharmacogenomic Study in Patients of Lung, Colorectal and Head/Neck Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT00442520

COMPLETED Phase 2 70 participants

Study on the Effectiveness and Safety of the Combination of the Two Drugs Regorafenib and Nivolumab in Patients With Colorectal Cancer (Cancer of the Colon or Rectum Classified as Proficient Mismatch Repair and Microsatellite Stable)

Bayer

NCT04126733

COMPLETED Phase 2 67 participants

Capecitabine and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Hoffmann-La Roche

NCT00022698

COMPLETED Phase 2 66 participants

5-Fluorouracil, Bevacizumab, and Radiation Followed by Modified FOLFOX6 and Bevacizumab in Stage II/III Rectal Cancer

SCRI Development Innovations

NCT00308516

COMPLETED Phase 1 64 participants

Oral STAT3 Inhibitor, TTI-101, in Patients with Advanced Cancers

Tvardi Therapeutics, Incorporated

NCT03195699

COMPLETED NA 63 participants

Patients' Opinions and Responses to the National Cancer Institute's Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

Indiana University

NCT01803009

COMPLETED NA 62 participants

Initial Testing of a Mobile App Pain Coping Intervention for Outpatient Oncology Settings (PainPac)

Duke University

NCT05686122

COMPLETED NA 60 participants

Shared Decision-making and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

NCT04748380

COMPLETED NA 57 participants

Motivational Interviewing for Colonoscopy

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT01877096

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 128
Phase 2 68
Phase 3 9
Phase 4 3

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What is open for Colorectal Cancer right now

154 recruiting of 382 indexed (40% open).

Phase mix: 12 late (III/IV) vs 196 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (22 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first. #14 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count.

How open-enrollment share is computed

Open share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this condition label in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a snapshot of research attention, not treatment availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Colorectal Cancer?

PlainTrial tracks 382 US clinical trials for Colorectal Cancer, of which 154 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

How do I find a recruiting trial for Colorectal Cancer?

Use the trial list above filtered by "Recruiting" status, or visit our trial finder at /recruiting to search by condition and state. Always discuss trial participation with your healthcare provider before enrolling.

Is this data current?

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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