Exercise to Boost Response to Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy

NCT ID: NCT05358938

Last Updated: 2025-10-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-21

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cutaneous Melanoma Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Adjuvant Arm with Exercise

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting. Adjuvant participants will receive 1 year \[currently 9-18 cycles\] of therapy with avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or relatlimab, or currently approved standard of care treatment, either alone or in combination. Participants also will complete 30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles. Blood samples will be collected at 1) baseline (upon arrival to clinic), 2) post-exercise, and 3) post-infusion. Blood samples will be obtained on the first, third, midpoint, and final infusion dates.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles

Checkpoint Blockade, Immune

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting.

Adjuvant Arm without Exercise

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patients disease type and therapeutic setting. Adjuvant participants will receive one year \[currently 9-18 cycles\] of therapy with avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, relatlimab, or currently approved standard of care treatment, either alone or in combination. Blood samples will be collected at 1) baseline (upon arrival to clinic) and 2) post-infusion. Blood samples will be obtained on the first, third, midpoint, and final infusion dates.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Checkpoint Blockade, Immune

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting.

Neoadjuvant Arm with Exercise

Participants will complete 30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles. Neoadjuvant participants will receive up to 4 cycles of therapy with avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, or relatlimab, or currently approved standard of care treatment, either alone or in combination. Blood samples will be collected at 1) baseline (upon arrival to clinic), 2) post-exercise, and 3) post-infusion. Blood samples will be obtained on the first and third infusion dates.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles

Checkpoint Blockade, Immune

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting.

Neoadjuvant Arm without Exercise

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting. Neoadjuvant participants will receive up to 4 cycles of therapy with avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, or relatlimab, or currently approved standard of care treatment, either alone or in combination. Participants also will complete 30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles. Blood samples will be collected at 1) baseline (upon arrival to clinic), 2) post-exercise, and 3) post-infusion. Blood samples will be obtained on the first and third infusion dates.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Checkpoint Blockade, Immune

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting.

Interventions

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Exercise

30 minutes of moderate exercise on an arm ergometer, a cycle ergometer, or a treadmill prior to each administration of standard of care checkpoint blockade immunotherapy across all cycles

Intervention Type OTHER

Checkpoint Blockade, Immune

Participants will receive clinical care following Moffitt standards for the patient's disease type and therapeutic setting.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Avelumab Cemiplimab Ipilimumab Nivolumab Pembrolizumab

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Able to read and speak English fluently
* Capable of giving informed consent
* Reported ability to complete 20-30 minutes moderate exercise per positive response to "can you currently walk unaided for six minutes or more?".
* Scheduled for first-time checkpoint blockade immunotherapy with FDA-approved drugs, including avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or relatlimab in the absence of other therapies (e.g. targeted therapy)
* Melanoma patients (adjuvant setting)
* Melanoma patients (neoadjuvant setting)
* cuSCC patients (neoadjuvant setting)
* Merkel cell carcinoma patients (neoadjuvant setting)

Participants may also be required to have a full COVID vaccination series; the most up-to-date best practice guidelines for research at Moffitt Cancer Center will dictate the need for such a vaccination series.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of medical conditions, such as severe cardiovascular disease for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted.
* Presence of major postoperative complications for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Kanetsky, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Moffitt Cancer Center

Locations

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MCC-20854

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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