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# Colorectal cancer

Therapeutic area

Gastroenterology

Rare disease

Yes

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the colon or rectum. Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.

**Genetic basis**

Yes

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

Yes

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Colorectal cancer

**Therapeutic area**

Gastroenterology

### Alternative names (37)

- colorectal cancer
- cancer of colorectum
- cancer of large bowel
- cancer of large intestine
- cancer of the large bowel
- colon cancer, advanced, somatic
- colon cancer, somatic
- colorectal cancer
- colorectal cancer with chromosomal instability, somatic
- colorectal cancer, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation
- colorectal cancer, somatic
- colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation
- colorectum cancer
- malignant colorectal neoplasm
- malignant colorectal tumor
- malignant colorectal tumour
- malignant colorectum neoplasm
- malignant large bowel neoplasm
- malignant large bowel tumor
- malignant large bowel tumour
- malignant large intestine neoplasm
- malignant large intestine tumor
- malignant large intestine tumour
- malignant neoplasm of colorectum
- malignant neoplasm of large bowel

And 12 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Severe

### All therapeutic areas (2)

- Gastroenterology
- Oncology

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0005575

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005575)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0005335

## Related records

### Broader conditions (16)

- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- [Colorectal neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/colorectal-neoplasm-31f0a633-3abe-5df4-9d3a-9292c6541f1d.md)
- Digestive system cancer
- [Digestive system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/digestive-system-disorder-ae55641c-32fa-5aa9-ab90-29f763a95dc0.md)
- [Digestive system neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/digestive-system-neoplasm-2ebb9146-1d78-515a-92a3-749515a27d44.md)
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- Human disease
- Intestinal cancer
- Intestinal disorder
- Intestinal neoplasm
- Large intestine disorder
- Neoplasm
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome

### Narrower conditions (106)

- Adenosquamous colon carcinoma
- Anal canal adenocarcinoma
- Anal canal carcinoma
- Anal canal carcinoma in situ
- Anal canal neuroendocrine neoplasm
- Anal canal Paget disease
- Anal canal squamous cell carcinoma
- [Anal carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/anal-carcinoma-d0dca5aa-14ee-5bcc-8bd1-2a2539daa2ec.md)
- Anal gland adenocarcinoma
- Anal margin basal cell carcinoma
- Anal margin carcinoma
- Anal margin squamous cell carcinoma
- Anal melanoma
- Anal mucinous adenocarcinoma
- Anal Paget disease
- Anal squamous cell carcinoma
- Anal verrucous carcinoma
- Anus adenocarcinoma
- Anus basaloid carcinoma
- Anus cancer

### Trials (4,678)

- - IKF/AIO-QUINTIS - Evaluating Fruquintinib in Combination With Tislelizumab in Microsatellite Stable / Proficient Mismatch Repair (MSS/pMMR) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Without Active Liver Metastases
- ¡Salud! Por la Vida (SPLV) A Colorectal Screening Promotion Program
- "Cancersensor" Chemotherapy
- "Cancersensor" Metastasis Resection
- "Cancersensor": Circadian Rhythms
- "High Levels of EMT-TFs for the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer (CRC)"
- "The Impact of Immunonutrition on Gut Microbiota-related Aspects in Colorectal Cancer and Gastric Cancer Patients"
- "Touch 2 Screen" Multi-media Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention
- \[18F\]FLT-PET as a Predictive Imaging Biomaker of Treatment Responses to Regorafenib
- \[18F\]FPyQCP PET Imaging of Fibroblast Activation Protein in Selected Oncology Indications
- \[68Ga\]-NeoBOMB1 Imaging in Patients With Malignancies Known to Overexpress Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor (GRPR)
- \[68Ga\]BED003 PET Imaging of Fibroblast Activation Protein in Selected Oncology Indications
- \[68Ga\]Ga-GZP PET for Early Response Prediction in Colorectal Cancer During Neoadjuvant Therapy
- #CuttingCRC: Barbershop-Based Trial & Colorectal Cancer
- #iBeatCRC: A Community-based Intervention to Increase Early-onset Colorectal Cancer Awareness
- 131-I-TM-601 Study in Adults With Solid Tumors
- 177Lu-BetaBart in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory, Locally Advanced Inoperable, or Metastatic Solid Tumors
- 177Lu-J591 Antibody in Patients With Nonprostate Metastatic Solid Tumors
- 18F-Fluoroazomycin Arabinoside PET-CT in Diagnosing Solid Tumors in Patients
- 18F-T2 PET/CT Imaging for CAIX Positive Solid Tumors

### Approved drugs (14)

- [Aflibercept](https://trialight.com/data/asset/aflibercept-6bb09e87-ca99-436b-8634-71b90510b8fb.md)
- [Bevacizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/bevacizumab-a9e09d09-2d3c-4fda-ad45-01fd000dd363.md)
- [Capecitabine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/capecitabine-a5be3dfa-a85f-4c85-8c62-f4ceb74e5f99.md)
- [Cetuximab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cetuximab-a1f8c65c-bae1-4b77-9491-dca37aeeaa3c.md)
- Encorafenib
- [Fruquintinib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/fruquintinib-e15c1522-cabe-4f7b-a918-3ca55e1ef88a.md)
- [Ipilimumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ipilimumab-06c42b29-e333-4f3c-94fe-dbea5fe48cd4.md)
- [Levoleucovorin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/levoleucovorin-fdff57d9-ad4f-4a44-ad7d-40932f268d1b.md)
- [Levoleucovorin calcium](https://trialight.com/data/asset/levoleucovorin-calcium-21e918a4-89ff-4c55-aafc-3b4fd0086bc6.md)
- [Nivolumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nivolumab-d2e207ca-a7d1-43d0-987f-43ef7eef8f1b.md)
- [Panitumumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/panitumumab-ea8dc0f1-ea1f-4586-b6ad-68fc23ba56f1.md)
- [Regorafenib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/regorafenib-333c1c36-b89a-41d5-b39e-bcec7346fe94.md)
- [Tipiracil hydrochloride](https://trialight.com/data/asset/tipiracil-hydrochloride-c5072dfa-12fa-4ccc-9e35-c488a67c9673.md)
- [Trifluridine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/trifluridine-cf1f965b-3efb-4c26-a766-cb4c7c73675f.md)

### Drugs in development (359)

- 6-O-benzylguanine Phase 2
- 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin Phase 2
- A33 131I Phase 1
- [Abemaciclib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/abemaciclib-602a9f33-bc37-4cf5-8790-5d87472b99d5.md) Phase 1
- ABGN-107 Phase 1
- Abituzumab Phase 2
- ABT-751 Phase 2
- [Adagrasib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/adagrasib-550c7524-1104-4d43-9827-298e1041dc2e.md) Phase 1
- [Adebrelimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/adebrelimab-047820dd-1777-483d-90ab-dd5fc86f78f6.md) Phase 1
- Adecatumumab Phase 2
- Aldesleukin Phase 1
- [Alpelisib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/alpelisib-0b0ae0f7-4313-42ef-bbbe-3280ed5ea15c.md) Phase 2
- AMG-820 Phase 1
- Amifostine Phase 2
- AMP-224 Phase 1
- Anpocogin Phase 2
- Arfolitixorin Phase 3
- Arsenic trioxide Phase 1
- [Artesunate](https://trialight.com/data/asset/artesunate-586f50f5-bb73-43da-8a18-5a2743da577b.md) Phase 2
- Ascorbic acid Phase 3

### Other linked drugs (15)

- Anamorelin hydrochloride
- Aprepitant
- Atorvastatin
- Bempegaldesleukin
- Eltanexor
- Fosaprepitant
- Iohexol
- Izorlisib
- Ketamine
- MGD-007
- Nacolomab tafenatox
- Necitumumab
- Ropivacaine hydrochloride
- Tyrosine
- Zenocutuzumab

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