Can a smartphone app help melanoma patients avoid severe side effects from immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT07660666
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether having melanoma patients regularly report their symptoms through an electronic tool, combined with quick access to specialist care, can improve the management of side effects from immune checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs can cause immune-related side effects that range from mild to life-threatening. The trial enrolls 50 patients starting standard immunotherapy, along with their caregivers, to see if this monitoring approach is feasible and helps catch problems early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- electronic patient-reported outcomes tool and patient navigation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors catch and treat immunotherapy side effects earlier, potentially reducing severe complications and treatment interruptions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (50 participants) focused on whether the process works, not yet on proving it improves outcomes. Results may not apply to all melanoma patients or other cancers.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * PATIENT: Age 18 years or older * PATIENT: Histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma * PATIENT: Plan to begin a standard of care (SOC) immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) for the treatment of melanoma per Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and/or National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines * PATIENT: Willing and able to provide informed consent * CAREGIVER: Age 18 years or older * CAREGIVER: Family member or primary caregiver of a study participant Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT: Previously received ICI therapy * PATIENT: Life expectancy of \< 6 months at time of enrollment * PATIENT: Concurrently receiving a non-ICI systemic therapy * PATIENT: Concurrently receiving radiation, unless hypofractionated palliative radiation prescribed to alleviate poorly controlled symptoms (e.g., pain) * PATIENT: Needs to rely on a proxy to complete patient-reported outcome instruments * PATIENT: Unwilling or unable to complete surveys electronically * CAREGIVER: Needs to rely on a proxy to complete survey instrument(s) * CAREGIVER: Unwilling or unable to complete surveys electronically
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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