Exercise Training for the Improvement of Immune Activity and Treatment Outcomes During Immunotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, BOOST Trial
Start Date
1/28/2026
Completion Date
5/31/2028
Summary
This clinical trial studies how well exercise training works in improving immune activity and treatment tolerance and response in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are receiving immunotherapy. Immunotherapy may induce changes in the body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The use of immunotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC has been rapidly increasing. Although immunotherapy have shown great potential in cancer therapy, not all patients benefit from this therapy and resistance to it can occur. This could be due to poor immune activity. It has been shown that exercise can enhance systemic immune activity in various ways. The exercise training used in this study is aerobic interval training. Aerobic interval training increases the heart rate and the body's use of oxygen and alternates short periods of intense aerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods. This may cause biological changes which may improve immune activity and treatment response in patients with NSCLC who are receiving immunotherapy.
Detailed Description
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients complete virtual home-based aerobic interval training sessions with a trained exercise specialist via stationary bike over approximately 60 minutes once a week (QW) during weeks 1-4, twice a week (BIW) during weeks 5-8, and three times a week (TIW) during weeks 9-24 in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive a stationary bike, heart rate (HR) monitor, blood pressure (BP) monitor, oxygen saturation (SPO2) monitor, and a general healthy lifestyle guidebook for cancer patients and survivors on study. Patients also undergo blood sample collection, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), pulmonary function test (PFT), physical fitness and function tests, and questionnaires throughout the study. ARM II: Patients receive a general healthy lifestyle guidebook for cancer patients and survivors on study. Patients also undergo blood sample collection, DEXA, PFT, physical fitness and function tests, and questionnaires throughout the study. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at week 26 and then every 3 months up to the completion of immunotherapy.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Aerobic Exercise
Exercise Intervention
Educational Intervention
Dual X-ray Absorptiometry
Electronic Health Record Review
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Physical Performance Testing
Questionnaire Administration
Biospecimen Collection
Pulmonary Function Test
Conditions
Locations
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington 98109
United States