Gut and lung bacteria could predict immunotherapy success in lung cancer
NCT ID NCT04063501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 48 adults with advanced lung cancer who are about to start immunotherapy. Researchers will collect samples from the lungs, stool, and blood before and after treatment to see if certain bacteria are linked to better outcomes. The goal is to understand why some people respond well to immunotherapy while others do not.
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 from immunotherapy, leading to more personalized treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment, so no direct benefit to participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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
Adult patients with a diagnosis of advanced stage unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and indication for PD-1 blockade treatment (either as monotherapy or combined with chemotherapy)
- Ages
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18 to 100 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: * Adult patients with a diagnosis of advanced stage unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and indication for PD-1 blockade treatment (either as monotherapy or combined with chemotherapy) Exclusion Criteria: * Antibiotic, steroid, or chemotherapy received within the prior month since these are possible confounders that may impact the microbiome and the host immunity. * Brain metastasis (as evaluated by MRI obtained as part of standard of care staging evaluation) * FEV1\<50% predicted * Cardiovascular disease (defined as abnormal EKG, known or suspected coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure) * Renal disease * Coagulopathy * Liver disease
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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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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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