Can a common parasite drug boost cancer immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT07487805
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding ivermectin, a drug used for parasitic infections, can improve the immune response in people with solid tumors who are already receiving immunotherapy. About 80 adults will take either a moderate or high dose of ivermectin for four weeks alongside their standard treatment. Researchers will measure changes in immune cells and watch for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ivermectin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding ivermectin to standard immunotherapy improves the immune system's ability to fight cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 80 participants. Ivermectin may cause side effects or interact with other drugs, and it might not boost immunity as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
- 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: * Histologically or clinically confirmed solid tumor malignancy for which the patient has been receiving an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) as part of standard of care for ≥21 days prior to the first ivermectin dose, either alone or in combination with other systemic therapies. Both metastatic and (neo)adjuvant treatment settings are permitted. * Adults ≥ 18 years of age. * ECOG Performance Status of 0-2. * Subjects must be able to swallow oral medication. * Subjects must not have any known and active gastrointestinal disorders that impact absorption (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome, severe diarrhea, prior major GI surgery \[e.g., gastric bypass\], or chronic vomiting) as determined by the investigator. * Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures. * Subjects of childbearing potential (SOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug to minimize the risk of pregnancy. Prior to study enrollment, subjects of childbearing potential must be advised of the importance of avoiding pregnancy during trial participation and the potential risk factors for an unintentional pregnancy. * Subjects with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use physician-approved contraceptive methods (e.g., abstinence, condoms, vasectomy) throughout the study and should avoid conceiving children for 4 weeks following the last dose of study drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who are currently taking, or have taken, ivermectin without a washout period prior to first treatment on study. a. Subjects can become eligible for study participation if they do a 2-week wash-out period prior to first treatment on study. * Subjects who have received their first dose of ICI therapy \<21 days before the baseline visit. a. Subjects can become eligible for study participation after ≥21 days have passed following Cycle 1 of ICI. * Subjects of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug. * Subjects who are confirmed to be pregnant or breastfeeding. * History of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, clinical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of protocol therapy or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or that puts the subject at high risk for treatment complications, in the opinion of the treating physician. * Administration of all vaccines within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment and while on treatment. * Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated, or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness. * Rental function: Creatinine clearance ≤ 30 mL/min * Hepatic function: 1. Total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN unless patients with Gilbert Syndrome (total bilirubin \> 3 x ULN) 2. Liver metastasis: AST/ALT \> 5 x ULN * Concomitant use of Strong CYP3A4 inhibitor for 7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer * Concomitant use of Strong CYP3A4 inducer for 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer * QTc \> 480 msec
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