Recruiting
Phase 2

Anti-PD-1/PD-L1

Sponsor:

Liza Villaruz, MD

Code:

NCT07224971

Conditions

Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Immunotherapy - PD-1 Blocker

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study aims to determine whether morning versus afternoon treatment impacts efficacy of (standard of care) immunotherapy in a broad patient population. Patients with any type of advanced/metastatic malignancy are eligible to enroll in this study, as long as first-line anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy is on label for their condition. Participants will then be randomized to either the early treatment group (administration must start and conclude by 11:00 AM +1 hour window) or the late treatment group (administration must start after 12:00 PM).

Conditions

Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC

Study ID

NCT07224971

Start date

Dec 2, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

May 1, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Cohort Specific Criteria

  • Cohort A: Advanced/metastatic NSCLC patients for which 1st line PD-1/PD-L1 therapy is on-label either alone or in combination.
  • Cohort B: Advanced/metastatic NSCLC patients who have completed up to 4 cycles of induction therapy who have stable disease or responsive disease and for which maintenance anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy is on-label either alone or in combination.
  • Cohort C: Advanced/metastatic solid tumor malignancy for which first-line anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy is on-label either alone or in combination.
2. Prior and concurrent therapy criteria

o Patients should be ICI-naïve (this should be first-line therapy) (Cohorts A and C), or should have received ICI induction therapy and are now eligible for ICI maintenance therapy (Cohort B).
3. Must be willing to be randomized to complete therapy at assigned time of day, which may be early in the morning OR later in the day/into the evening.
4. Must be eligible to receive anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy singly or in combination with other FDA-approved agents according to standard of care practices, as determined by the clinical judgment of the investigator but according to approved label indications
5. Must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
6. Able to read and write in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

1\. Participant unable to receive anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy due to prior allergic reactions to therapy or any therapy ingredients.

Study Design

Enrollment

350 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Early Immunotherapy dosing

NSCLC and solid tumor patients who receive first-line or ICI therapy early in the day (prior to 11AM) versus late in the day (after 12PM) and NSCLC patients with stable or response disease after induction therapy receiving maintenance ICI therapy early in the day (prior to 11AM) versus late in the day (after 12PM)

active comparator: Late Immunotherapy dosing

NSCLC and solid tumor patients who receive first-line or ICI therapy late in the day (started after 12 PM) and NSCLC patients with stable or response disease after induction therapy receiving maintenance ICI therapy late in the day (started after 12PM)

Interventions

Immunotherapy - PD-1 Blocker

Standard of Care Drugs (at investigator's discretion) may include: pembrolizumab, nivolumab, cemiplimab, durvalumab, dostarlimab, avelumab, and atezolizumab, or other immune checkpoint inhibitors used in cancer treatment that targets cancer cells by blocking the PD-1 receptor on T cells.

Primary outcome measure

  • Real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) - Cohort A [ Time Frame: Up to 4.5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Liza Villaruz, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Liza Villaruz, MD

Last update posted

Dec 9, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Immunotherapy
  • Circadian Rhythm

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Liza Villaruz, MD on 2025-12-09.