Gut check: could your microbiome predict fertility after immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT07201259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study looks at how immune checkpoint inhibitors (a type of cancer immunotherapy) affect ovarian function and fertility in women aged 18-38 with solid tumors. Researchers will collect blood and stool samples before and during treatment to measure hormone levels and analyze gut bacteria. The goal is to see if differences in gut microbiome composition are linked to better or worse fertility outcomes after treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Female patients with malignant tumors scheduled to receive ICI or combination therapy including ICI at the Department of Biological Therapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University between September 2025 and May 2026
- Ages
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18 to 38 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: Collect serum hormone levels post-ICIs treatment to observe the impact of ICIs therapy on female patients. * Informed consent must be obtained and documented at the research center prior to initiating any trial procedures. * Female patients aged 18-38 years. * Patients with histologically confirmed solid tumors or soft tissue sarcomas diagnosed via open surgery, laparoscopic surgery, or core needle biopsy. * Patients scheduled to receive ICIs therapy or combination therapy including ICIs; * Normal ovarian function and fertility prior to treatment, defined as regular menstrual cycles, normal serum FSH, LH, E2, P, and AMH levels, and normal gynecological ultrasound findings; * No use of sex hormone medications within 6 months prior to enrollment, including but not limited to estrogens, anti-estrogens hormones, hormonal contraceptives, etc.; * No use of antibiotics or probiotics within 3 months prior to enrollment; * Availability of blood and stool specimens before and after treatment, with the subject's consent to provide these specimens to the central laboratory for study purposes, including but not limited to: i. Potential gut microbiota-related research. ii. Potential metabolite-related research; * Expected survival \>12 weeks; * ECOG performance status 0-2; * Adequate organ function, including: * Bone marrow function: Neutrophil count ≥1500/µL; Platelet count ≥100,000/ µL; Hemoglobin ≥10g/dL * Liver function: Total bilirubin ≤1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin ≤1.0 times ULN; AST and ALT ≤2.5 times ULN, must be ≤5 times ULN if liver metastases present * Renal function: Serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN, or creatinine clearance * 60 mL/min (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula) ; * Understand the trial protocol and have the ability to comply with the trial plan throughout its duration, including cooperating with any required treatments, examinations, tests, follow-ups, and questionnaires; * Patient is willing to cooperate with ICIs treatment and subsequent follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals involved in the planning or implementation of the study; * Concurrent use of other tumor treatment modalities during the study, including but not limited to: chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, microbial therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and other investigational therapies; * History of bilateral ovarian-related surgery; * Patients with prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy causing irreversible damage to ovarian function; * Individuals with known allergy to ICIs or their components; * Patients with known non-response to immunomodulatory therapy; * Patients with unexplained menstrual irregularities or long-term hormone medication use; * Patients with chronic gastrointestinal disease or known dysbiosis (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis); * Patients who frequently consume fermented foods; * Patients who underwent major surgery within 3 weeks prior to study initiation or have not yet recovered from surgery; * Subjects with other malignancies within the past 3 years; * Patients with severe, uncontrolled medical conditions or those deemed by the investigator to be generally unsuitable for study participation, including but not limited to: active viral infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C; severe cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial infarction within the past 3 months; uncontrolled grand mal seizures, unstable spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, or other psychiatric conditions affecting informed consent; uncontrolled hypertension despite medication; immunodeficiency (excluding splenectomy) or other conditions the investigator deems likely to expose the subject to high toxicity risk; * Any history or current clinical evidence suggesting potential for confounding study results, compromising patient compliance throughout the study, or acting against the patient's best interests; * Receipt of platelet or red blood cell transfusion within 3 days prior to initiation of study drug treatment; * Pregnant or lactating patients, or patients planning pregnancy during the study period. * Clinically unresolved prior treatment toxicity (≥ Grade 2, excluding alopecia, neuropathy, lymphopenia, or skin hypopigmentation);
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Locations
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West China Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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