New study aims to predict dangerous side effects of cancer immunotherapy
NCT ID NCT05139706
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collects medical information and biological samples (blood, tissue, stool) from 1,000 cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. The goal is to understand why some patients develop immune-related side effects and find ways to predict and manage them. Participants include cancer patients on immunotherapy, people with autoimmune conditions, and healthy volunteers.
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 research could lead to ways to predict and manage immune-related side effects from cancer immunotherapy, making treatment safer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants, and findings may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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
Cancer patients treated with ICI, patients with primary autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases and healthy volunteers.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * \>= 18 years of age * cancer patients treated with ICI therapy (e.g., anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and combinations) * patients with primary autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases that resemble immune-related adverse events (irAEs) * healthy volunteers with non-inflammatory disorders, and without any history of cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Participants not able to provide informed consent
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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.
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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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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