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ReviewClinical & experimental metastasis2026

The clinical trial landscape of colorectal cancer liver metastases: profile analysis and target prediction.

Ming Li, Jinyan Kai, Yuchentian Xu, Shuai Zhu, Zhijun Chen, Huiqing Zhao, Weixiong Zhu

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Review in Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Ming Li *The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jinyan Kai *Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Yuchentian Xu *Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shuai ZhuThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhijun ChenDepartment of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huiqing ZhaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. robinham1234@163.com.
Weixiong ZhuThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. zhuwx21@lzu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By conducting colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) clinical trials and analyzing treatment and prognostic targets, to provide clinical trial references for CRLM. We analyzed global and Chinese CRLM clinical trials from the Informa database, focusing on fruquintinib, sintilimab, and dual immunotherapy (CTLA-4 + PD-1). The study evaluated oncogenic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, assessing their safety by integrating data from Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)-RNA, Human Protein Atlas (HPA)-RNA and HPA-Protein. Target specificity and future potential were further investigated using Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) datasets and HPA pathology. CRLM clinical trials numbers have stabilized, focusing mainly on combination therapies, with China and the US leading in trial numbers. Single-agent trials emphasize targeted therapy, while chemo plus targeted therapy dominates combinations, reflecting a treatment model based on chemotherapy with targeted therapy breakthroughs. Chinese independently developed drugs-fruquintinib and sintilimab-and dual immunotherapy (CTLA-4 + PD-1) are still emerging, with fruquintinib used for CRLM resistant to multi-line chemo and anti-VEGF. The relevance of VEGFA and EGFR targets highlights targeted therapy's importance and supports drugs like fruquintinib. Targets analysis shows most have low safety and specificity, but CD34, FLT1, and TP53 exhibit good profiles and potential for CRLM therapy and prognosis. This study, by integrating and analyzing the clinical trial data related to CRLM, aims to conduct an in-depth investigation and evaluate the safety specificity of the treatment targets through reference.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyBenzofuransClinical Trials as TopicHumansImmunotherapyPrognosisQuinazolinesBenzofuransBiomarkers, TumorHMPL-013QuinazolinesClinical trialsColorectal cancer liver metastasesImmunotherapyTargeted therapyTherapeutic target

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