Can a herbal remedy fix kidney side effects of cancer drugs?
NCT ID NCT07358520
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether Huaier Granules, a traditional Chinese medicine, can reduce proteinuria (excess protein in urine) caused by the cancer drugs bevacizumab or anlotinib in lung cancer patients. About 40 adults will be enrolled and followed for 16 weeks to see if the granules help control this side effect. It is a small, early-phase trial, so results will be preliminary.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Huaier Granules (a traditional Chinese medicine extract)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to manage proteinuria side effects from certain lung cancer treatments, helping patients stay on their cancer therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase trial with only 40 participants. It tests a traditional remedy, and results may not be conclusive or widely applicable.
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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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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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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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; * Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer; * Receiving Bevacizumab or Anlotinib treatment; * Positive urine protein detection, with 0.15g \< 24-hour urinary protein quantification \< 3.5g; * No treatment with Huaier Granules within one month prior to enrollment; * Expected survival time not less than 6 months; * Voluntary participation in this study and provision of signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy, contraindication, or caution to any component of Huaier Granules; * Inability to take oral medication; * Required or ongoing use of drugs known to potentially affect proteinuria, including but not limited to ACE inhibitors, glucocorticoids (\>3 weeks), and Chinese patent medicines (as per respective drug prescribing information); * Proteinuria caused by underlying diseases, including but not limited to nephropathy, hypertension, urinary tract infection, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple myeloma, etc.; * Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy; * Currently participating in other clinical trials investigating drugs for treating proteinuria; * Refusal to cooperate with follow-up; * Any other reasons deemed by the investigator as unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Xuzhou Central Hospital
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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