AI steps in to ease Chemo's toll: new trial for cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07198581
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI system can help doctors better manage chemotherapy side effects in people with breast or colorectal cancer. About 174 patients will be split into two groups: one where doctors use AI suggestions to adjust care, and one with standard care alone. The goal is to see if AI assistance can improve patients' quality of life during treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LLM-assisted chemotherapy side effect management (behavioral intervention using AI recommendations)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new tool to help doctors better manage chemotherapy side effects, potentially improving patients' quality of life during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 174 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI recommendations are for reference only, and the study focuses on feasibility, not a proven treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 174 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥ 18 years old) diagnosed with histologically confirmed solid malignancies (breast cancer, colorectal cancer) * Patients scheduled to receive at least 3 months of systemic chemotherapy * ECOG performance status 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychiatric disorders * Cognitive impairment affecting ability to report symptoms * Presence of cancer-related symptoms prior to chemotherapy initiation * Concurrent participation in trials evaluating other symptom management interventions Inability to provide informed consent Life expectancy less than 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
RECRUITINGIncheon, 21431, South Korea
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