Microbiome Immunotherapy Toxicity and Response Evaluation
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Melanoma
- Renal Cancer
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The gastrointestinal microbiome of a healthy individual is comprised of many hundreds of bacteria species and thousands of bacteria strains. The composition of bacteria in an individual's microbiome can change over time and this can be influenced by factors including diet, drugs, genetics and infect...
The gastrointestinal microbiome of a healthy individual is comprised of many hundreds of bacteria species and thousands of bacteria strains. The composition of bacteria in an individual's microbiome can change over time and this can be influenced by factors including diet, drugs, genetics and infection. These bacteria play a central role in digestion of food, development and regulation of our immune system as well as our resistance to pathogens. Recent evidence suggest that a patient's intestinal microbiota composition plays a critical, though as yet poorly defined, role in determining both therapeutic efficacy and likelihood of significant adverse events to T-cell checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are revolutionising treatment of many types of metastatic cancer, including melanoma, renal and non-small cell lung cancer, in the expectation of improving patient overall survival. However, they have limitations as they do not work for all patients and can cause unpredictable, complex immune-related toxicities. The investigators will perform a detailed study of cancer patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors. Saliva and a series of stool samples will be collected from each patient to analyse their microbiome and will be linked to treatment response, by examining blood samples and - if available - tumour and organ samples. The investigators hope this work will enable personalisation of patient immunotherapies based on microbiome biomarkers, as well as precisely manipulate a patient's microbiota to optimise their immunotherapy. Comparison with a limited cohort of healthy household members (up to 360 volunteers) acting as controls will provide additional essential information about the role of the patient-specific microbiome.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04107168
- Collaborators
- Microbiotica Ltd
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Pippa Corrie Cambridge University Hospital