Blood, urine, and stool may hold the key to predicting a serious side effect of lung cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT07742800
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at whether analyzing blood, urine, and stool samples can help predict which lung cancer patients are more likely to develop radiation pneumonitis—a type of lung inflammation—after receiving immunotherapy and radiation therapy. The researchers will collect samples from 160 patients before they start radiation and use advanced analysis to look for patterns that might indicate higher risk. The goal is to create a model that could help doctors personalize treatment and reduce this side effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- No therapeutic intervention; observational study collecting blood, urine, and stool samples for multi-omics analysis
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a predictive test that helps doctors identify lung cancer patients at higher risk of radiation pneumonitis before starting radiotherapy, enabling personalized treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- The study is observational and relatively small, so the predictive model may not be accurate enough for widespread use. Also, it focuses on a specific patient group, so results may not apply to all lung cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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
This prospective observational cohort study will enroll adult patients with histologically confirmed lung cancer who have received prior immunotherapy and are scheduled to undergo thoracic radiotherapy. Participants will be recruited from the Department of Oncology at Hubei Cancer Hospital. Eligible patients must have no use of antibiotics within 1 week prior to radiotherapy initiation, with no active infection or uncontrolled comorbidities. The study aims to collect blood, urine, and stool samples at baseline for multi-omics profiling. A total of approximately 160 participants will be enrolled.
- Ages
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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: Patients aged 18 or older years with a life expectancy of at least 6 months. Additional inclusion criteria were a Zubrod performance status of 0-1, documentation of baseline chest computed tomography (CT) scans prior to the initiation of immunotherapy, receipt of at least 2 cycles of systemic therapy (PD-1) as either monotherapy or combination therapy within the past six months, voluntary participation with written informed consent, and appropriate baseline biochemical tests. The radiation dose for thoracic radiotherapy was ≥30Gy for all eligible patients in this study. No use of antibiotics within 1 week prior to the initiation of thoracic radiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria:Participation in other interventional clinical studies or treatments, having received investigational drugs or treatments within 4 weeks prior to the first dose, or prior receipt of a solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant, having an active infection, or pre-existing/active ICI-induced pneumonitis. \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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