The Gut Microbiome and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Solid Tumors
Start Date
11/22/2021
Completion Date
9/14/2028
Summary
The microbiome has the potential to serve as a robust biomarker of clinical response to immunotherapy. Additionally, microbial manipulation, through diet, exercise, prebiotics, probiotics, or microbially-derived metabolites, may prove to be beneficial in promoting anti-tumor immune responses. However, large prospective studies in humans with longitudinal sample collection and standardized methods are needed to understand how microbiota and their byproducts affect cancer therapies, particularly among patients undergoing identical therapy but experiencing different outcomes. The proposed observational study builds upon these hypotheses by proposing a large cohort design to further assess the associations between the gut microbiota (composition and function), host immune system, and ICI treatment efficacy across multiple cancer types.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Checkpoint Inhibitor, Immune
Conditions
Locations
Baptist Health Clinical Research
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
United States