Gut bacteria boosts immunotherapy in kidney cancer fight?
NCT ID NCT07383441
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding a live biotherapy called MO-03 to standard immunotherapy can help control advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. MO-03 is designed to improve gut health, which may make immunotherapy work better. About 718 participants will receive either MO-03 or a placebo alongside their regular treatment. The study aims to see if this combination delays cancer progression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 718 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
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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: * Participants must have histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component that is advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic RCC at the time of registration on study * Participants must have measurable/evaluable disease by RECIST 1.1 criteria. Participants with only bone metastases or only pleural effusions are considered evaluable disease and are eligible * Participants with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease must not require immediate central nervous system (CNS) specific treatment at the time of study registration or anticipated treatment during the first cycle of therapy * Participants must not be currently enrolled or plan to participate in treatment studies while enrolled on this study * Participants must not plan to take any over the counter probiotic supplements at time of study registration and while on protocol treatment * NOTE: Vitamin and electrolyte or mineral supplements are permitted * Participants must not have had prior systemic therapy for advanced or metastatic RCC or any treatment with immune based combination therapy * NOTE: Participants can have prior neo/adjuvant treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and/or anti-CTLA-4 antibody or other therapies for any current or prior malignancy if \> 12 months prior to registration * Participants must not be receiving steroid replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency greater than 50 mg daily of hydrocortisone or prednisone equivalent dose at the time of registration * Participants must not require the use of systemic corticosteroids \> 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent for any reason other than replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency * Participants must not have received any systemic antibiotics within 7 days prior to registration * NOTE: Uncontrolled infections must be completely resolved * Participants must be ≥ 18 years old at the time of registration * Participants must have a Zubrod performance status 0-2 within 28 days of registration * Participants must be able to safely receive at least one of the standard of care regimens, per the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved package inserts, treating investigator's discretion, and institutional guidelines * NOTE: Participants with favorable risk as defined by the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) must plan to receive one of the TKI+ immunotherapy treatment combinations. They are not able to receive regimen 1 (ipilimumab + nivolumab) for this study * Participants must be able to swallow and retain oral medications and have no known gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of oral medications * Participants must have serum creatinine ≤ 2 x ULN (upper limit of normal). This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to registration * Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (within 28 days prior to registration) * Leukocytes ≥ 3 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration) * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration) * Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration) * Total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease (within 28 days prior to registration) Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN (\< 5 x institutional ULN if liver metastases are present) (within 28 days prior to registration) * Participants must have alkaline phosphate measured as a part of the liver function assessment within 28 days prior to registration * Participants must have albumin corrected calcium measured within 28 days prior to registration * Participants with a history human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration * Participants with a history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load while on suppressive therapy on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration * Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants currently being treated for HCV infection must have undetectable HCV viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration * Participants must not have uncontrolled blood pressure and hypertension within 28 days prior to registration * Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen * Participants must not have any known history of an autoimmune disease that prohibits the use of immune checkpoint therapy * Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen * Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking * Participants who have the ability to complete questionnaires in English or Spanish must be offered the opportunity to participate in the patient-reported outcome study * NOTE: As a part of the OPEN registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system. * Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines * For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations
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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 study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
41 sites. 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
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Locations
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Baptist Cancer Center-Grenada
RECRUITINGGrenada, Mississippi, 38901, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
RECRUITINGCollierville, Tennessee, 38017, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
RECRUITINGSouthhaven, Mississippi, 38671, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Golden Triangle
RECRUITINGColumbus, Mississippi, 39705, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Oxford
RECRUITINGOxford, Mississippi, 38655, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Union County
RECRUITINGNew Albany, Mississippi, 38652, United States
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Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
RECRUITINGDecatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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Decatur Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGDecatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group
RECRUITINGSpringdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Highlands Oncology Group - Fayetteville
RECRUITINGFayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group - Rogers
RECRUITINGRogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States
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Illinois CancerCare - Washington
RECRUITINGWashington, Illinois, 61571, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
RECRUITINGBloomington, Illinois, 61704, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Canton
RECRUITINGCanton, Illinois, 61520, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
RECRUITINGCarthage, Illinois, 62321, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
RECRUITINGEureka, Illinois, 61530, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
RECRUITINGGalesburg, Illinois, 61401, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
RECRUITINGKewanee, Illinois, 61443, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
RECRUITINGMacomb, Illinois, 61455, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic
RECRUITINGOttawa, Illinois, 61350, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Pekin
RECRUITINGPekin, Illinois, 61554, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Peru
RECRUITINGPeru, Illinois, 61354, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Princeton
RECRUITINGPrinceton, Illinois, 61356, United States
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Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
RECRUITINGBurlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States
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Lahey Medical Center-Peabody
RECRUITINGPeabody, Massachusetts, 01960, United States
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Mercy Hospital
RECRUITINGCedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403, United States
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Missouri Baptist Medical Center
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States
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Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
RECRUITINGSullivan, Missouri, 63080, United States
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NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
RECRUITINGJonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States
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Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center
RECRUITINGCedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403, United States
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Parkland Health Center - Farmington
RECRUITINGFarmington, Missouri, 63640, United States
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Saint Francis Medical Center
RECRUITINGCape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States
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Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGSainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670, United States
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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
RECRUITINGBrighton, Michigan, 48114, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
RECRUITINGCanton, Michigan, 48188, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
RECRUITINGChelsea, Michigan, 48118, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
RECRUITINGYpsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States
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Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
RECRUITINGLivonia, Michigan, 48154, United States
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