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ArticleFuture oncology (London, England)2026

A Phase III study of perioperative dostarlimab in patients with dMMR/MSI-H resectable colon cancer: AZUR-2 study design.

Naureen Starling, Elena Elez, John H Strickler, Al Benson, Eiji Oki, Guillermo Mendez, Reyes Ferreiro, Yong Loo Lau, Akihito Kawazoe, Min Tian and 5 more

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Article in Future oncology (London, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Naureen StarlingGastrointestinal and Lymphoma Unit, Royal Marsden, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1496-6792
Elena ElezMedical Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4653-6324
John H StricklerDivision of Medical Oncology, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7579-1175
Al BensonRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5485-7227
Eiji OkiDepartment of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9763-9366
Guillermo MendezHospital Universitario Fundaciòn Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Reyes FerreiroRamón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Yong Loo LauHemato-Oncologia de Panama Especializada, Panama City, Panama.ORCID 0000-0002-7919-6936
Akihito KawazoeDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8632-3748
Min TianOncology Clinical Development, GSK, Collegeville, PA, USA.
Nicole CampbellOncology Clinical Development, GSK, Toronto, Canada.
Daniel N CohenOncology Clinical Development, GSK, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2561-2495
Ken EdwardsOncology Clinical Development, GSK, Stevenage, UK.
Neda StjepanovicOncology Clinical Development, GSK, Baar, Switzerland.
Jenny F SeligmannLeeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4379-6005

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of perioperative immunotherapy as a chemotherapy-free option for patients with resectable mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) colon cancer is evolving, with early-phase neoadjuvant studies reporting favorable long-term outcomes. AZUR-2 is an ongoing global, Phase III, open-label, randomized study evaluating the efficacy of perioperative dostarlimab monotherapy compared with standard of care (SoC) (adjuvant chemotherapy or surveillance) in adult patients with previously untreated, pathologically confirmed, radiologically evaluable T4N0 or Stage III resectable dMMR/MSIH colon adenocarcinoma. Patients will be randomized 2:1 to receive neoadjuvant dostarlimab 500 mg every 3 weeks (4 cycles), followed by surgery, then adjuvant dostarlimab 1000 mg every 6 weeks (6 cycles), or to receive immediate surgery followed by SoC. The primary endpoint is event-free survival assessed by blinded independent central review. The key secondary endpoint is overall survival; additional secondary endpoints include pathological response assessed by residual viable tumor determined by local assessment, safety, and tolerability.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedColonic NeoplasmsAdultChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDNA Mismatch RepairFemaleHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAZUR-2colon cancerdMMRdostarlimabimmune checkpoint inhibitorsMSI-Hperioperative immunotherapyresectable

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PMID41492912
PMCPMC12802981

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