Recruiting
Phase 1

NALIRIFOX

Sponsor:

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Code:

NCT07060014

Conditions

Advanced Small Intestine Cancer

Appendiceal Cancers

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Patients will be treated with NALIRIFOX (liposomal irinotecan 50 mg/m2 + 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 + LV 400 mg/m2 + oxaliplatin 60 mg/m2, IV) every 2 weeks for 12 months

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of NALIRIFOX per NAPOLI-3 regimen as first-line chemotherapy for patients with advanced small intestine and appendiceal cancers. Female or male patients aged 18 years, or older, with histopathologically or cytologically confirmed advanced mucinous or non-mucinous appendix cancer or advanced small intestine cancer will be eligible for participation in the study.

Conditions

Advanced Small Intestine Cancer

Appendiceal Cancers

Study ID

NCT07060014

Start date

Sep 18, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female ≥18 years of age.
2. Histopathologically or cytologically confirmed advanced mucinous or non-mucinous appendix cancer or advanced small intestine cancer.
3. Measurable disease per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1.
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1.
5. Life expectancy ≥6 months.
6. Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception during the study and for 30 days after the last dose of study treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1\. Hematology laboratory values of:

1. Absolute neutrophil count ≤1500 cells/mm3
2. Platelets ≤100,000 cells/mm3
3. Hemoglobin ≤9 g/dL
4. White blood count ≤3000 cells/mm3. 2. Hepatic laboratory values of aspartate transaminase or alanine aminotransferase:

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1. >5 × upper limits of normal (ULN) if the documented history of hepatic metastases; or
2. >2.5 × ULN if no liver metastases are present. 3. Total bilirubin >1.5 × ULN or >1.5 mg/dL. 4. Prothrombin time (PT) or international normalized ratio (INR) >1.5 × ULN. Note: Patients receiving therapeutic doses of anticoagulant therapy may be considered eligible if PT and INR are within the acceptable institutional therapeutic limits.

5\. Serum creatinine or serum urea >1.5 × ULN. 6. Estimated glomerular filtration rate <50 mL/min. 7. Positive pregnancy test, pregnancy, or breastfeeding (female patients only). 8. Any other clinically significant laboratory abnormality that would compromise patient safety or the outcome of the study.

9\. Any clinically significant and/or uncontrolled cardiac-related abnormality that would compromise patient safety or the outcome of the study including, but not limited to:

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1. Arrhythmia
2. Bradycardia
3. Tachycardia
4. Symptomatic valvular disease
5. Symptomatic congestive heart failure is classified by the New York Heart Association as Class III or IV
6. Unstable angina pectoris. 10. Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months. 11. Active bleeding diathesis. 12. Current complaints of persistent constipation or history of chronic constipation, bowel obstruction, or fecaloma within the past 6 months.

13\. Receiving chronic treatment with corticosteroids ≥5 mg of prednisone per day (or equivalent) or another immunosuppressive agent (s) 14. Known history and/or uncontrolled hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2.

15\. History of galactose intolerance, deficiency of Lapp lactase, or glucose-galactose malabsorption.

16\. History of malignancy or active treatment for malignancy (i.e., radiation or chemotherapy, including monoclonal antibodies) within 5 years. Note: Patients with squamous or basal cell carcinomas of the skin, carcinomas in situ of the cervix or uterus, ductal breast cancer in situ, resected low-grade prostate cancer, or other malignancies that in the opinion of the investigator are considered cured may participate.

17\. Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine (e.g., intranasal influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) or close contact with someone who has received a live, attenuated vaccine within the past 1 month. Note: Influenza vaccine will be allowed if administered >21 days.

18\. Receipt of any investigational agent or study treatment within the past 30 days.

19\. Receipt of any protein or antibody-based therapeutic agents (e.g., growth hormones or monoclonal antibodies) within the past 3 months.

20\. Allergies reaction to irinotecan or liposomal irinotecan.

Study Design

Enrollment

22 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: nal-IRI plus 5-FU/LV plus NALIRIFOX

Patients in this arm will receive NALIRIFOX

no intervention: Historical Control Arm

Interventions

Patients will be treated with NALIRIFOX (liposomal irinotecan 50 mg/m2 + 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 + LV 400 mg/m2 + oxaliplatin 60 mg/m2, IV) every 2 weeks for 12 months

The study drugs will be administered per the regimen defined in the NAPOLI-3 clinical trial. Patients will be treated with NALIRIFOX (liposomal irinotecan 50 mg/m2 + 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 + LV 400 mg/m2 + oxaliplatin 60 mg/m2, IV) every 2 weeks for 12 months.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 in patients receiving Nalirifox per Napoli-3 regimen as first-line chemotherapy for advanced non-resectable small intestine and appendiceal cancers [ Time Frame: Over 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics 6565 Fannin M604

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Jennifer Garrett,, MSN, RN, CCRP

3462327383AEsmail@houstonmethodist.org

More Information

Sponsor

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Last update posted

Sep 25, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Advanced Small Intestine cancer
  • Appendiceal Cancers

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-26. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Methodist Hospital Research Institute on 2026-09-25. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.