Can a simple blood test predict who responds to immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT06075524
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study from Mayo Clinic is looking at how T cells (a type of immune cell) change during anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer, or other solid tumors. Researchers will collect blood and tissue samples from 500 participants to measure specific markers like Bim and sPD-L1. The goal is to understand why some patients respond to treatment and others don't, and to find early signs of resistance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients will benefit from anti-PD-1 therapy and identify resistance early.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve outcomes for participants and may not lead to changes in clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Patients with metastatic melanoma, lung or other cancer recruited from the clinical practice in the Department of Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota who are considered appropriate for starting therapy with an open-label commercially available, FDA approved anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody by their treating provider.
- 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: * Are 18 years of age or older * Have histologic evidence of locally or regionally advanced or stage IV malignancy * Are considered appropriate for starting therapy with anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody by their treating physician (prior therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) is allowed) * Have an understanding of the protocol and its requirements, risks, and discomforts * Are willing to undergo peripheral blood collection at the time points mentioned in the protocol * Are able and willing to sign an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability on the part of the patient to understand the informed consent or be compliant with the protocol * Patients receiving any concurrent anti-cancer therapy or investigational agents (with the exception of an anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 agent as mentioned above) * Patients who are pregnant, nursing, or are of childbearing potential and are unwilling to employ adequate contraception
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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