This phase II trial studies how well stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) followed by a combination of an immune checkpoint inhibitor (sintilimab), bevacizumab, and trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) works as third-line treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that has progressed after at least two prior lines of systemic therapy. The study will enroll 58 participants at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Participants will be randomly assigned (1:1) to either the experimental group or the control group. Those in the experimental group will receive SBRT to lung or liver metastases, followed one week later by sintilimab (200 mg every 2 weeks), bevacizumab (5 mg/kg every 2 weeks), and TAS-102 (35 mg/m² twice daily on days 1-5 every 2 weeks). Those in the control group will receive the investigator's choice of standard third-line therapy (such as TAS-102 alone or with bevacizumab, regorafenib, or fruquintinib). The main purpose is to see whether the new combination extends the time without the cancer growing or spreading (progression-free survival, PFS). Other goals include measuring overall survival, tumor response rates, local control of treated tumors, abscopal (out-of-field) effects, safety, quality of life, and exploring biomarkers that might predict treatment response. The study is expected to take 24 months to complete (12 months for enrollment and 12 months for follow-up). Results will help determine if adding SBRT and immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy is a beneficial option for patients with refractory mCRC.
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Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Timeframe: Up to 24 months