Can a Low-Dose steroid tame Immunotherapy's liver side effect?

NCT ID NCT07167251

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 32 times

Summary

This study looks at whether low-dose prednisolone can effectively treat liver inflammation (hepatitis) that sometimes occurs as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients. Researchers will enroll 63 adults with grade 2 or 3 immune-related hepatitis and give them prednisolone at 0.5-1 mg per kilogram of body weight. The goal is to see if this low dose resolves the liver problem within 8 weeks without needing stronger medications.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Royal Marsden Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

  • University Hospital Basel

    RECRUITING

    Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland

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

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Prednisolone (low-dose corticosteroid)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that low-dose steroids are enough to control immune-related hepatitis, reducing the need for stronger immunosuppressants.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage registry study with only 63 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment may still fail or require dose escalation.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

autoimmune hepatitis cancer neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.