Can we predict dangerous side effects when combining radiation and immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT04115267
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study is a large registry that tracks cancer patients who receive both radiotherapy and molecular therapies, such as immunotherapy. The goal is to better understand how these two treatments interact and to identify how often severe side effects occur. By collecting data from thousands of patients, researchers hope to improve safety and guide future treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiotherapy combined with molecular therapies (immunotherapy or signaling pathway modulators)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better prediction and management of severe side effects in cancer patients receiving combined radiotherapy and immunotherapy, improving treatment safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results depend on real-world data and may not capture all variables affecting side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Patients planned to be treated with radiotherapy and who are receiving a targeted therapy, including immunotherapy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Consent to be part of the AtTRIBut registry * Prior histological diagnosis of primary cancer. * If the patient has metastatic disease, there must be radiological or pathological evidence of metastasis * Age\> 18 years * Receiving a molecular therapy * Indicated to receive radiotherapy * Radiation therapy can be administered using 3D conventional, IMRT or SBRT techniques. Exclusion Criteria: • Refusal or inability to receive radiotherapy
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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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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada
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