Study aims to unlock secrets of immunotherapy skin reactions
NCT ID NCT04283539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study observed 255 cancer patients receiving immunotherapy to understand why some develop skin side effects. Researchers measured immune markers and lipids in the skin and blood. The goal is to identify patterns that could predict or explain these reactions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict and manage skin side effects from cancer immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not lead to direct changes in patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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255 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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
Adult male or female with diagnosis of solid tumor
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- 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: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Male or female, \>18 yo 4. Diagnosis of solid tumor including, but not limited to, genitourinary/gynecologic, lung, gastrointestinal and melanoma 5. Received or receiving a Check Point Inhibitor, or prior to starting on a checkpoint inhibitor 6. Grade ≥ 1 ircAE (CTCAE v 5.0) (for cohort 1 only) 7. No ircAE (cohort 2 only) 8. An indication for system corticosteroids or biologic therapies as determined by the treating physician (for cohort 1 only) 8\. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks Exclusion Criteria: 1. Daily use of systemic steroid treatment in the past 4 weeks (prednisone \>10mg a day or equivalent) except for indications other than the cutaneous adverse event, and/or as an anti-emetic pre- or post-chemotherapy infusions. 2. Enrollment in any investigational drug trial with a drug that has not been approved 3. Taking other checkpoint inhibitors beyond anti-PD-(L)-1 or anti-CTLA-4 not yet indicated/approved for use 4. Pregnancy 5. Known blood borne infectious disease 6. Current or previous diagnosis of a leukemia or lymphoma 7. Unable to give consent for study participation 8. Life expectancy \< 12 weeks 9. Any other condition or diagnosis in the opinion of the investigator that would interfere with the study results
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Institute
Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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