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6-week prednisolone for ICI-ILD

Six-week prednisolone for patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated lung disorder: a phase II study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1041190029
Enrollment
55
Registered
2019-05-24
Start date
2019-05-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated lung disorder immune checkpoint inhibitor

Interventions

Treatment with prednisolone (1mg/kg/day), tapered over 6 weeks
prednisolone

Sponsors

Suda Takafumi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cancer who developed grade 2 or more immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated lung disorder. 2. Patients who require oral steroid therapy for immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated lung disorder. 3. Aged 20 years old or more. 4. Expected life period of 3 months or more. 5. Written informed consent given.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Grade 1 immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated lung disorder, not requiring steroid therapy 2. Lung disorder due to durvalumab after chest chemo-radiotherapy 3. Patients who receive steroids of 10mg or more (prednisolone equivalent), immunosuppressive agents, or anti-fibrosis agents 4. Patients who do not stop anti-cancer treatments during steroid therapy 5. History of interstitial lung disease or drug-induced lung disorder 6. Uncontrolled diabetes 7. Active infectious disease 8. Pregnancy, possibility of pregnancy, or lactating woman

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Control rate at 6 weeks after the start of prednisolone treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Control rate at 12 weeks after the start of prednisolone treatment Pneumonitis control rate at 6 and 12 weeks assessed by investigators Progression free survival after the start of prednisolone treatment Time to treatment failure after the start of prednisolone treatment Time to next anti-cancer treatment after the start of prednisolone treatment Overall survival after the start of prednisolone treatment

Contacts

Public ContactMasato Karayama

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

karayama@hama-med.ac.jp+81-53-435-2263

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026