Antibiotic boosts radiation in lung cancer? early safety trial launches

NCT ID NCT03546829

First seen Jan 15, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 14 times

Summary

This early-stage study tests whether adding the antibiotic vancomycin to precision radiation is safe for people with non-small cell lung cancer that has started to grow in a few spots. Ten participants will receive vancomycin for one week before and one month after radiation, with stool and blood samples collected. The main goal is to check for severe diarrhea and measure immune system changes.

Disclaimer Read more

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for EARLY STAGE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Contact

    Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • University of Pennsylvania

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.