Cancer care at home: a new study tests if shots are better than clinic visits

NCT ID NCT06265285

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 16, 2026 · Updated 35 times

Summary

This study looks at whether giving the cancer drug nivolumab as a shot at home is as good as getting it in a clinic. It aims to reduce the time, cost, and stress of traveling for treatment. About 50 adults with various advanced cancers will try both settings and report which they prefer and how it affects their quality of life.

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Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

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    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

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ADVANCED ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ADVANCED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA CLINICAL STAGE II ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE II ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IIB CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IIB CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IIC CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE III CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE III CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE III ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE III ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IV CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IV CUTANEOUS MELANOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IV ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 CLINICAL STAGE IV ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AJCC V8 ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION ADENOCARCINOMA HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA LOCALLY ADVANCED UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA LUNG NON-SMALL CELL CARCINOMA MALIGNANT SOLID NEOPLASM METASTATIC COLORECTAL CARCINOMA METASTATIC CUTANEOUS MELANOMA METASTATIC ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA METASTATIC HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA METASTATIC UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA RECURRENT ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA RECURRENT HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA RENAL CELL CARCINOMA STAGE III RENAL CELL CANCER AJCC V8 STAGE III RENAL CELL CANCER AJCC V8 STAGE IV COLORECTAL CANCER AJCC V8 STAGE IV COLORECTAL CANCER AJCC V8 STAGE IV CUTANEOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK AJCC V8 STAGE IV CUTANEOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK AJCC V8 STAGE IV RENAL CELL CANCER AJCC V8 STAGE IV RENAL CELL CANCER AJCC V8 UNRESECTABLE CUTANEOUS MELANOMA UNRESECTABLE ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA UNRESECTABLE UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA