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Can a simple ultrasound predict immunotherapy success?

NCT ID NCT05206942

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study explores whether special ultrasound techniques can detect early signs that cancer immunotherapy is working. Researchers will scan tumors in 30 adults with solid tumors before and after three weeks of treatment. The goal is to see if changes in blood flow measured by ultrasound can predict which patients will respond, potentially offering a faster, safer alternative to waiting for standard scans.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Doppler ultrasound, Long Ensemble Angular-coherence Doppler ultrasound, Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with Lumason contrast agent
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive way to quickly tell if immunotherapy is working, helping doctors adjust treatment sooner.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study (30 participants) that is currently suspended. The ultrasound methods may not reliably predict response, and results may not apply to all tumor types.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2022

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * at least one solid tumor lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter (primary tumor and/or at metastatic site), amenable to ultrasound imaging * planned to be treated with ICI therapy (single agent or in combination with any other drug) * written informed consent. * prior use of any ICI is not necessarily excluded, and patients may be included with the approval of the Protocol Director Subjects may participate in the study more than once at the discretion of the Protocol Director, for example, if they receive different lines of treatment that all qualify for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * known hypersensitivity to sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere or its components, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) * any comorbid condition that, in the opinion of the treating provider or the Protocol Directors, compromises the participant's ability to participate in the study * Examples: any mental condition that compromises the ability to follow a consent discussion, or to make informed decisions (except if represented by a Legally Authorized Representative \[LAR\]), or to have ultrasound exams.

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Conditions

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Locations

  • Stanford

    Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

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