Exercise may boost immunotherapy in kidney cancer
NCT ID NCT07680556
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study explores whether adding high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to standard immunotherapy (nivolumab plus ipilimumab) helps patients with advanced kidney cancer. Thirty participants are randomly assigned to either a supervised exercise program or usual care. Researchers will check if the exercise plan is practical and gather early data on immune function, fitness, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
- What this could lead to
- If exercise boosts immune response, it could become a low-cost add-on to improve immunotherapy outcomes in kidney cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (30 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not apply to all patients, and exercise may not change cancer outcomes.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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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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: * Age ≥18 years. * Diagnosed with advanced RCC with indication for standard-of-care dual ICI treatment. * Able and willing to give written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy \<6 months. * Unable to perform basic activities of daily living such as walking. * Presence of cognitive impairment or severe emotional instability (e.g. schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, alcohol addiction), at the discretion of the investigator. * Presence of other disabling comorbidities that may interfere with the ability to perform physical exercise (e.g., heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, GOLD stage 3 or 4), orthopaedic conditions, or neurological disorders such as hernia, paresis, amputation or active rheumatoid arthritis), at the discretion of the investigator. * Current participation in structured vigorous aerobic and/or resistance exercise ≥ 2 times per week at a level comparable to the intervention
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Radboudumc
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Rijnstate
RECRUITINGArnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
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