Cancer patients happier getting immunotherapy at home?
NCT ID NCT06163053
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This French study asked 49 cancer patients how they felt about switching from hospital to home-based immunotherapy. The goal was to see if home treatment improved their satisfaction with care. It was an observational study, meaning no new treatments were tested—just patient experiences were tracked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that giving immunotherapy at home is a viable option, potentially improving patient comfort and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study in France, so results may not apply to other settings or treatments. It measures satisfaction, not safety or effectiveness.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants in France with solid tumors transitioning from receiving immunotherapy treatment in the hospital outpatient setting to receiving treatment at home
- 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: * Male or female ≥ 18 years old * Participants whose oncology specialist has already initiated treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the outpatient hospital setting for an advanced solid tumor (as monotherapy or in combination) or as adjuvant therapy, in an indication approved and reimbursed in France * Participants whose oncology specialist has independently of the study defined their eligibility for hospital at home (HAH) before contacting the HAH unit for final admission * Participants who provide oral informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have expressed an opposition to their data collection * Participants under guardianship * Participants taking part in an interventional study for cancer treatment with at least one ICI as an investigational drug
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Francois Quesnay
Mantes-la-Jolie, 78200, France
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CH Metropole Savoie
Chambéry, 73011, France
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CH de Pau
Pau, 64046, France
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