Could simple Over-the-Counter drugs supercharge cancer immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT07661459
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adjusting common over-the-counter medications can make immune checkpoint inhibitors work better for people with solid tumors. Participants are asked to avoid acetaminophen and cannabis/THC/CBD, while taking aspirin and loratadine (or similar antihistamines) alongside their standard immunotherapy. The goal is to see if this combination improves tumor response at 18 weeks compared to similar patients from past studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aspirin, loratadine, acetaminophen avoidance, THC/CBD avoidance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point to a simple, low-cost way to boost the effectiveness of standard immunotherapy for several types of cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with a moderate number of participants, and results are compared to historical controls, which may not be perfectly matched. The approach may not work for all cancer types or may have limited benefit.
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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 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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 to 99 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: * Solid tumor patients with measurable disease. Including patients with early stage and advanced stage cancer. * Patients who are to get neoadjuvant or induction therapy prior to planned surgery or radiation are included if definitive therapy is planned to occur at least 18 weeks after ICI initiation. * Treatment plan includes an immune checkpoint inhibitor (PD1 or PD-L1 inhibitor) as standard of care. Standard of care will be determined by referring to the NCCN guidelines. For rare situations where a disease is not found in the NCCN guideline, the treatment must be considered standard of care at the MCC. * ECOG Performance Status 0-3. * Life expectancy of at least 3 months. * Adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function based on institutional standards. * Must be willing to stop/not start daily acetaminophen during the study period * Must be willing to stop/not start THC-containing agent (e.g., medical or recreational marijuana, CBD) during the study period * Patients willing to take a second-generation antihistamine (loratadine) and an NSAID (aspirin). Patients already taking a daily antihistamine and/or NSAID can participate and will continue the class of drug already being taken * Ability to understand and the willingness to follow study procedures, including urine testing for THC. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to immunotherapy, aspirin, or loratadine (including patients on blood thinners or antiplatelet agents that pose a high risk of bleeding based on the treating oncologist's opinion) * History of allergic reactions attributed to loratadine or aspirin (true allergy, not intolerance) * Known immunocompromised patients; defined as disease or drug related. This includes solid organ transplant patients, patients with active human immunodeficiency virus (detectable disease within the last 60 days), and those with autoimmune diseases on immune modulating drugs (disease modifying agents or steroids at a prednisone equivalent dose \> 10 mg daily). * Early-stage disease patients who are scheduled for definitive therapy in less than 126 days from treatment initiation * Patients must not have had prior ICIs for advanced disease except as neoadjuvant + adjuvant therapy. Patients with recurrence after definitive therapy may have had prior ICIs for earlier stage disease if it was \> 6 months since the last dose. * Patients on an interventional cancer study * History or evidence of any other clinically significant condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or treating physician, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with study procedures, evaluation or completion
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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