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Simple blood test may predict immunotherapy success in lung cancer
NCT ID NCT07363811
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at whether large granular lymphocytes (LGLs), a type of immune cell, can predict how well patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer respond to the immunotherapy drug nivolumab. Researchers will measure LGL levels in 50 patients before and during treatment and compare them to tumor response and survival. The goal is to find a simple blood test that helps guide treatment decisions.
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 predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from nivolumab, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study (50 participants) that only looks for a link between LGLs and outcomes. It does not test a new treatment, so it may not change practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
Who is studied
Patients diagnosed with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who were followed up at the Medical Oncology Clinic of Necmettin Erbakan University Hospital and treated with nivolumab as second-line therapy.
- Ages
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18 to 90 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: * Histological and staging diagnosis of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer * ECOG performance score between 0 and 2 * No contraindications for nivolumab Exclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with mNSCLC who received nivolumab as adjuvant or perioperative therapy * Those with a second primary malignancy undergoing active treatment * Those who have not signed the informed consent form * Those with additional hematological malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma, or myelodysplastic syndrome * Those who have undergone palliative or curative radiotherapy within the last three months * Those with active viral/bacterial infections before nivolumab treatment * Patients who have used steroids in the last three months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology
RECRUITINGKonya, Meram, 42090, Turkey (Türkiye)
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