Blood markers may reveal which lung cancer patients stay Cancer-Free after treatment
NCT ID NCT05415358
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 23 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have finished at least 20 months of immunotherapy. Researchers collect blood and tissue samples to look for DNA and immune system markers that might predict if the cancer will come back within 6 months. The goal is to find better ways to monitor patients after treatment ends.
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 know which lung cancer patients are at risk of their cancer returning after stopping immunotherapy, leading to better follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 23 participants. It is observational, so it won't test a new treatment. The 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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About 23 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2035
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.
Who is studied
Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma who have completed first line immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitor platinum doublet combination therapy, and have, at immunotherapy discontinuation, completed at least 20 of an anticipated 24 months of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. These treatments are managed according to standard of care.
- 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 1. Informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information signed by the subject. Note: Data from tumor samples, blood samples and radiographic scans prior to enrollment date may be used. 2. Age greater than or equal to18 years at the time of consent. 3. Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma have completed first line who, at immunotherapy discontinuation, have completed at least 20 of an anticipated 24 months of immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy or pembrolizumab combination chemotherapy in the first line setting. 4. Patients are allowed to continue maintenance chemotherapy. 5. Ability to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study. 6. Known PD-L1 prior to initiation of first-line treatment for NSCLC. Exclusion Criteria 1. Enrollment/collection of baseline sample earlier than 7 days prior to scheduled last dose of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment or more than 30 days after last dose of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. 2. Patients whose tumors harbor known first line treatment druggable gene abnormalities (e.g. EGFR, BRAF, ALK, ROS1). 3. Patients who have ever received or are currently receiving other types of immunotherapies (nivolumab, ipilimumab, durvalumab or atezolizumab). 4. Known pregnancy. 5. Patients who progress per the enrolling investigator while on treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment prior to enrollment.
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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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Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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