Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of fruquintinib in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer(mCRC).Methods The clinical data of 48 mCRC patients receiving fruquintinib as third-or later-treatment in our hospital from January 2019 to De-cember 2021 were collected.The treatment,progression-free survival(DFS)and incidence of adverse reactions were analyzed.Results The 48 mCRC patients received 2 to 17 cycles of fruquintinib treatment.Complete response(CR)was not observed(0.0%),partial response(PR)was observed in three cases(6.2%),stable disease(SD)in 32 cases(66.7%),and progressive disease(PD)in 13 cases(27.1%).The disease control rate(DCR)was 72.9%,and the objective response rate(ORR)was 6.2%.The median PFS was 4.9 months.The median PFS of patients with fruquintinib monotherapy and of those with fruquintinib combination therapy was 4.7 months and 6.2 months,respectively(P=0.445).Common adverse reactions in the 48 patients included hypertension,hand-foot-skin reactions,abnormal thyroid function,proteinuria,fatigue,and liver function abnormalities.31.3%(15/48)of patients experienced grade 3-4 adverse reactions,mainly presented as hypertension and hand-foot-skin reactions.Conclusions Fruquintinib demonstrates clear clinical benefits and good tolerability as third-or later-line treat-ment of mCRC.Overall adverse reactions are manageable,and further exploration of its combination with immunotherapy is warranted.