Clinical Trials

Numerous clinical trials evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of trifluridine across oncology and infectious disease indications, predominantly targeting metastatic colorectal cancer, advanced solid tumors, gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas, and herpes simplex. Spanning Early Phase 1 through Phase 3, these studies are supported by academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and cooperative research networks such as UNICANCER and GERCOR. Recruitment statuses across these protocols range from actively recruiting and active without recruitment to completed and terminated studies evaluating various regimens.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT06197425 RECRUITING
Colon or Upper Rectum Adenocarcinoma
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
2026-05-07 PHASE3
NCT07381764 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Gruppo Oncologico Italia Meridionale
2026-03-30 PHASE2
NCT07270991 RECRUITING
Metastatic Oesogastric Adenocarcinoma
Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
2025-12-15 PHASE3
NCT05719558 RECRUITING
Advanced Solid Tumors
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
2023-03-13 PHASE1
NCT06856837 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest
2025-10-27 PHASE2
NCT07286695 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC); Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2025-12-31 PHASE2
NCT05007132 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Dominik Paul Modest
2021-12-17 PHASE2
NCT07549412 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
2026-05-06 PHASE3
NCT07525206 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer
AbbVie
2026-05-22 PHASE3
NCT05965531 RECRUITING
Rectal Cancer
Sun Yat-sen University
2024-01-01 PHASE2
NCT03715933 RECRUITING
Ewing Sarcoma; Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc
2018-10-08 PHASE1
NCT07071844 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group
2025-09 PHASE2
NCT06887218 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
2025-05-08 PHASE2
NCT07527858 RECRUITING
Advanced Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer
Gilead Sciences
2026-05-19 PHASE2
NCT04511039 RECRUITING
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Clinical Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma A; Locally Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma; Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2021-06-08 PHASE1
NCT03844620 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Refractory Colorectal Carcinoma; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2019-01-29 PHASE2
NCT07011550 SUSPENDED
Microsatellite-stable Colorectal Cancer; Standard of Care; Nivolumab; Bevacizumab
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2025-08-15 PHASE2
NCT07535632 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Colorectal Neoplasms
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
2026-06-01 PHASE2
NCT06563986 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
UMC Utrecht
2024-06-18 PHASE2
NCT07361003 RECRUITING
Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2025-11-12 PHASE3
NCT06699836 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
CytoDyn, Inc.
2025-06-16 PHASE2
NCT06992648 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic; Colorectal Cancer Recurrent
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2025-04-01 PHASE3
NCT07212933 RECRUITING
Gastric (Stomach) Cancer; Biological Therapy; Immunotherapy
Chinese PLA General Hospital
2025-07-01 PHASE2
NCT07012954 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Sun Yat-sen University
2025-06-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06992258 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer
Criterium, Inc.
2025-10-27 PHASE2
NCT05927857 RECRUITING
Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Second Line; Chemotherapy
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
2024-04-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07371871 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Advanced Gastric Cancer
Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital
2026-01-08
NCT07318389 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Dynamic Tumor Resistance; Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2026-06-10 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT05029882 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Advanced Solid Tumors; Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma; Colorectal Cancer
AbbVie
2021-10-13 PHASE1
NCT07261709 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Sun Yat-sen University
2025-12-01 PHASE2
NCT05062889 SUSPENDED
Stage II Colon Cancer; Stage III Colon Cancer; HER2-positive Colon Cancer; RAS Wild-type Colon Cancer
Gruppo Oncologico del Nord-Ovest
2023-05-17 PHASE2
NCT07196345 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
ESCC; TAS 102; Radiotherapy
Qianfoshan Hospital
2025-09-25 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06680622 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Gastro-esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest
2025-03-03 PHASE2
NCT05608044 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Agenus Inc.
2022-11-30 PHASE2
NCT07142421 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
2025-08-06 PHASE2
NCT07116577 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
mCRC
Jinan Central Hospital
2025-08-31 PHASE2
NCT07085169 RECRUITING
Colo-rectal Cancer; Third-line and Beyond Therapy; TAS 102; Bevacizumab
Ruijin Hospital
2025-08-01 PHASE2
NCT07483684 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
HER2 IHC3+ Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2026-03 PHASE3
NCT07280377 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Anal Cancer Metastatic; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Stage Unspecified; Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic; Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma
Oncolytics Biotech
2021-10-27 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06882915 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2026-06-06 PHASE1
NCT05919264 RECRUITING
Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Solid Tumor; Locally Advanced Solid Tumor; Metastatic Cancer; WNT Pathway; HCC; Desmoid; Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer; Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer; Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP); Endometrial Carcinoma; Prostate Cancer; Microsatellite Instability-High Colorectal Cancer; Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma
Parabilis Medicines, Inc.
2023-05-23 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06343116 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Biotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2024-04 PHASE3
NCT07146646 RECRUITING
Biliary Tract Cancer; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Cholangiocarcinoma; Gallbladder Cancer; Gallbladder Carcinoma
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
2025-12-01 PHASE2
NCT06356311 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Gastroesophageal Cancer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2024-05-03 PHASE3
NCT06238843 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
2024-06-30 PHASE3
NCT05476796 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Esophagus Adenocarcinoma; Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
UNICANCER
2023-06-23 PHASE2
NCT06607458 RECRUITING
Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Delcath Systems Inc.
2025-08-05 PHASE2
NCT04626635 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Advanced Solid Tumors
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
2020-12-21 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06711471 RECRUITING
Gastric Cancer Adenocarcinoma Metastatic
LIN YANG
2024-11-14 PHASE2
NCT05405595 RECRUITING
Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors
Adagene Inc
2022-06-15 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06245356 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma; DPD Deficiency
UNICANCER
2025-03-21 PHASE2
NCT05201352 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Centre Georges Francois Leclerc
2022-10-13 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07491159 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2023-07-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06764680 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic; Chemotherapy; Targeted Therapy; Immunotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Sun Yat-sen University
2024-12-31 PHASE2
NCT06485713 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Drug Therapy
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
2024-03-01 PHASE2
NCT05083481 TERMINATED
Advanced Solid Tumors
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
2021-10-19 PHASE1
NCT06872606 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
2025-04-01 PHASE2
NCT06522919 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic; Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Carcinoma; Refractory Mismatch-repair-proficient (pMMR) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l. IRCCS
2025-01-07 PHASE2
NCT06873763 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC); Recurrent Colorectal Cancer
STCube, Inc.
2025-06-09 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05508737 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Yonsei University
2022-12-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06202001 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2022-10-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05198934 COMPLETED
Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Amgen
2022-04-19 PHASE3
NCT05328908 TERMINATED
Colorectal Neoplasms
Bristol-Myers Squibb
2022-04-28 PHASE3
NCT05970705 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Fudan University
2023-07-01 PHASE2
NCT03368963 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma; Non-Resectable Cholangiocarcinoma; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer; Stage IV Gastric Cancer; Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer; Stage III Colorectal Cancer; Stage III Gastric Cancer; Stage III Pancreatic Cancer; Unresectable Digestive System Adenocarcinoma; Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma
Emory University
2018-01-30 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06379399 UNKNOWN
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Wangxia LV
2024-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06060704 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
2023-11 PHASE2
NCT06039202 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Holy Stone Healthcare Co., Ltd
2024-01 PHASE2
NCT04879368 COMPLETED
Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group
2021-05-05 PHASE3
NCT06495463 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
2022-03-19
NCT06242067 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
2023-04-23 PHASE2
NCT04776148 COMPLETED
Colorectal Neoplasms
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2021-03-29 PHASE3
NCT04104139 COMPLETED
Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Stage IIA Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer AJCC v8
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
2019-12-11 PHASE1
NCT05356897 WITHDRAWN
Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC V8; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC V8; Stage IV Rectal Cancer AJCC V8
Academic and Community Cancer Research United
2023-10-31 PHASE2
NCT04109924 COMPLETED
Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Colon Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Stage III Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Unresectable Colon Adenocarcinoma; Unresectable Colorectal Carcinoma; Unresectable Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2019-12-27 PHASE2
NCT05077839 UNKNOWN
First-line Treatment; Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
2021-09-01 PHASE2
NCT06403709 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2022-08-01 PHASE2
NCT04660760 RECRUITING
Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Pathologic Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIC Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8
Academic and Community Cancer Research United
2021-06-16 PHASE2
NCT04457297 COMPLETED
Colorectal Neoplasms; Trifluridine and Tipiracil; Circulating Tumor DNA
National Cancer Center Hospital East
2020-07-08 PHASE3
NCT04564898 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Gruppo Oncologico del Nord-Ovest
2022-01-25 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT04393298 COMPLETED
Advanced Solid Tumors
UCB Biopharma SRL
2020-07-09 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT04294264 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma; Recurrent Colon Carcinoma; Refractory Colorectal Carcinoma; Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Colon Cancer AJCC v7
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2019-02-12 PHASE2
NCT04450836 TERMINATED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
UNICANCER
2020-11-23 PHASE2
NCT04489173 COMPLETED
Breast Neoplasm; Chemotherapy Effect
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep
2020-09-25 PHASE2
NCT04059562 COMPLETED
Cholangiocarcinoma
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
2021-10-28 PHASE2
NCT06039202 Not yet recruiting
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Holy Stone Healthcare Co. Ltd
2024-01 Phase 2
NCT03992456 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Stage III Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colon Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Rectal Cancer AJCC v8; Unresectable Colon Adenocarcinoma; Unresectable Colorectal Carcinoma; Unresectable Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Academic and Community Cancer Research United
2020-04-24 PHASE2
NCT03717038 WITHDRAWN
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Cancer Metastatic; Carcinoma
Symphogen A/S
2019-02 PHASE3
NCT04166604 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group
2020-05-20 PHASE2
NCT04868773 COMPLETED
Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Cancer; CRC
University of California, Irvine
2021-07-16 PHASE1
NCT03317119 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colon Carcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Rectal Carcinoma; RAS Family Gene Mutation; Stage III Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Colon Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Rectal Cancer AJCC v7
City of Hope Medical Center
2018-04-11 PHASE1
NCT04808791 COMPLETED
Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma; Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
2021-10-27 PHASE2
NCT07492173 COMPLETED
Solid Tumor Cancer
Shandong New Time Pharmaceutical Co., LTD
2022-11-21
NCT05223673 TERMINATED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
2022-04-21 PHASE3
NCT05130060 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Microsatellite Stable Colon Carcinoma; Metastatic Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Carcinoma; Metastatic Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Microsatellite Stable Rectal Carcinoma; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8
Mayo Clinic
2022-01-10 PHASE1
NCT04073615 TERMINATED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Elevar Therapeutics
2019-11-18 PHASE1
NCT04894123 TERMINATED
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma; Oesogastric
GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group
2022-02-07 PHASE2
NCT04097028 COMPLETED
Clinical Stage IIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8; Pathologic Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2019-12-20 PHASE2
NCT04076761 TERMINATED
Cholangiocarcinoma; Bile Duct Cancer
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2019-12-11 PHASE2
NCT04177602 TERMINATED
Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
2019-11-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT04737187 COMPLETED
Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
2020-11-25 PHASE3
NCT04854434 TERMINATED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
2021-06-29 PHASE2
NCT05468892 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colon Cancer
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
2019-10-29 PHASE2
NCT03616574 COMPLETED
Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors; Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
Holy Stone Healthcare Co., Ltd
2019-04-09 PHASE1
NCT04944017 Recruiting
Parkinson''s Disease|Depression
Yale University|Fox (Michael J.) Foundation for Parkinson''s Research
2021-11-23 Phase 2
NCT03981614 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma; Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVC Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8; Unresectable Carcinoma
Academic and Community Cancer Research United
2019-10-29 PHASE2
NCT04072445 COMPLETED
Advanced Bile Duct Carcinoma; Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma; Refractory Bile Duct Carcinoma; Refractory Gallbladder Carcinoma; Stage III Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8; Stage III Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIA Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IIIB Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Distal Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IV Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8; Stage IVB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8
Mayo Clinic
2019-10-18 PHASE2
NCT03869892 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
2019-03-21 PHASE3
NCT03799731 COMPLETED
Colorectal Cancer
GamaMabs Pharma
2018-07-11 PHASE2
NCT04554836 Active not recruiting
Adenocarcinoma of the Colon|Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
TheraOp
2020-12-29 Phase 2
NCT03306394 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
2016-10-18 PHASE3
NCT04149444 WITHDRAWN
Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
2020-02 PHASE2
NCT04166604 Active not recruiting
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group
2020-05-20 Phase 2
NCT03297710 COMPLETED
Rectal Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Rectal Carcinoma; Stage IV Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Rectal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Rectal Cancer AJCC v7
Mayo Clinic
2017-12-11 PHASE1
NCT02848443 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
2016-05 PHASE1
NCT03974594 COMPLETED
Colorectal Cancer
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
2019-05-21 PHASE1
NCT03278106 COMPLETED
Cholangiocarcinoma; Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v7
Mayo Clinic
2017-10-20 PHASE2
NCT02743221 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
2016-04-29 PHASE2
NCT03031691 COMPLETED
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2017-01 PHASE1
NCT01867866 COMPLETED
Advanced Solid Tumors
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
2013-05 PHASE1
NCT00000635 COMPLETED
Herpes Simplex; HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NCT00002037 COMPLETED
Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection; HIV Infections
Amgen

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-05-22)

Check the Trifluridine (NSC 75520) product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Trifluridine is a nucleoside analogue that incorporates into actively replicating DNA, where its trifluoromethyl group disrupts base pairing and halts DNA synthesis. Consequently, this blockade of DNA replication inhibits cellular proliferation and viral reproduction, providing therapeutic utility in managing metastatic colorectal cancer and herpes simplex infections.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.