Home infusions for lung cancer: a small study tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT03786653
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether immunotherapy for bronchial (lung) cancer can be given at home instead of in a hospital. Ten patients who were already stable on treatment received their infusions at home. Researchers tracked how many had to stop home care for medical reasons, monitored side effects, and measured quality of life and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- immunotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home-based immunotherapy is a safe and convenient option for some lung cancer patients, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early observational study with only 10 participants. It does not test if the treatment works, only if giving it at home is practical. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2020
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients treated by immunotherapy for bronchial cancer
- Ages
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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: * Patients aged 18 and over. * with bronchial cancer treated with immunotherapy, * having two assessments of the response to immunotherapy received in day hospitalization with efficiency (stability or partial response) * without any graded higher than 1 adverse effects, or uncontrolled grade 1 adverse effects related to immunotherapy * eligible for a home-based hospitalization Exclusion Criteria: * Patient receiving immunotherapy via temporary authorization for use, * Frail patients requiring a frequent medical assessment thus day hospitalization cares
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre hospitalier de pau
Pau, Aquitaine, 64160, France
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