Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Standard of Care Alone or in Combination With Ad-CEA Vaccine and Avelumab in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Brief Summary:
Background:
Colorectal cancer is a common cancer in the U.S. It causes the second most cancer-related deaths. The drug avelumab and vaccine Ad-CEA together help the immune system fight cancer.
Objective:
To test if avelumab and Ad-CEA plus standard therapy treats colorectal cancer that has spread to other sites better than standard therapy alone.
Eligibility:
People ages 18 and older with untreated colorectal cancer that has spread in the body
Design:
Participants will be screened with:
Test to see if their cancer has a certain deficiency
Blood, urine, and heart tests
Scans
Medical history
Physical exam
Tumor sample. This can be from a previous procedure.
A small group of participants will get Ad-CEA and avelumab plus standard therapy. This is FOLFOX plus bevacizumab for up to 24 weeks then capecitabine plus bevacizumab.
The others will have treatment in 2-week cycles. They will be Arm A or B:
Arm A: FOLFOX and bevacizumab by IV days 1 and 2 for 12 cycles. After that, capecitabine by mouth twice a day and bevacizumab by IV on day 1.
Arm B: Ad-CEA injection every 2 12 weeks. Avelumab by I