New study checks immunotherapy safety in elderly cancer patients
NCT ID NCT03673332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to track side effects and quality of life in people aged 70 and older with advanced melanoma or non-small cell lung cancer who are starting immunotherapy. Researchers planned to monitor 40 participants for serious side effects and changes in daily well-being using questionnaires. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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70 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients eligible to start a treatment including immune checkpoint inhibitors (Nivolumab, Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab, and so on…) * Diagnosis of advanced or metastatic melanoma or NSCLC (All treatment lines will be allowed) * Age ≥ 70 years * Having personally signed and dated informed consent * Patient affiliated to the ''National security'' regimen or beneficiary of this regimen Exclusion Criteria: * Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy initiated before study enrolment * Concomitant participation in other investigational clinical trials involving an immune checkpoint inhibitor * Immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in a context of other solid tumours * Immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in a context of haematological malignancies * Being unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol, as assessed by the investigator * Patient in urgency situation, adult under legal protection, or unable to give his consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille
Marseille, Bouches Du Rhône, 13385, France
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CENTRE Francois Baclesse
Caen, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, 21079, France
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IUCT-Oncopole Institut Claudius Rigaud
Toulouse, France
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Institut BERGONIE
Bordeaux, France
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Institut Curie
Paris, France
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Institut De Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, France
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Institut Du Cancer de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, Bouches-du Rhône, 13009, France
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