Common supplement may shield kidneys from chemo damage
NCT ID NCT07156786
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a common supplement, can protect kidney function in cancer patients receiving cisplatin chemotherapy. 72 adults will take either NAC or a placebo for seven days around their chemo session. Researchers will measure kidney injury markers in urine and blood to see if NAC helps prevent damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to reduce kidney damage from cisplatin chemotherapy, helping patients tolerate treatment better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 72 participants. The results may not apply to all patients, and NAC may not provide significant protection or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
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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: * Patient with cancer/ malignancy proven by histopathological examination * Patient with GFR ≥60 ml/mins/1,73 m² * Patient with normal complete blood count and liver function test result * Patient with good performance status (Karnofsky score ≥80) * Patients with cisplatin based chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * Patient that can not tolerate N-Acetylcysteine usage * Patient with history of hypersensitivity to N-Acetylcysteine * Patient that given other potentially nephrotoxic drug, such as furosemide, non-steroidal anti-infammatory drugs, aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, cephalosporine * Patient that given other chemotherapy drug, such as permetrexed, ifosfamide, gemcitabin, bevacizumab, cetuxsimab * Patient with history of malignant or uncontrolled hypertension * patient with congestive heart failure, kidney structure abnormality, and acute infection * Pregnant or lactating women * Patient refusing to participate in the research
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