Clinical trial · Interventional
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Treating Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced-Diarrhea or Colitis in Genitourinary Cancer Patients
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) for Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced-Diarrhea/Colitis in Genitourinary Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 19, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260919-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This trial studies how well fecal microbiota transplantation works in treating diarrhea or colitis (inflammation of the intestines) that is caused by certain types of medications (called immune-checkpoint inhibitors) in patients with genitourinary cancer. Fecal microbiota transplantation may effectively reduce the incidence of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced diarrhea/colitis.
Conditions
Conditions (9)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Colitis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diarrhea | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Malignant Genitourinary System Neoplasm | Malignant Genitourinary System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Uterine Cancer | Malignant Uterine Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fecal Microbiota Transplantation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Loperamide | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Treatment (loperamide, colonoscopy, FMT)
- description
- Patients receive loperamide PO. After 4 hours, patients undergo FMT via colonoscopy over 15-30 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Drug: Loperamide
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Incidence of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)-related adverse events
- timeFrame
- Up to 3 months post-FMT
- description
- Assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5. All events are recorded with grade and attribution to FMT.
- measure
- Clinical response/remission of immune-related diarrhea/colitis
- timeFrame
- At 2 weeks post-FMT
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of any type of genitourinary (kidney, bladder and prostate), melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, lung, head \& neck, sarcoma/lymphoma, gastrointestinal system (luminal GI, hepatobiliary, pancreas), gynecology system (ovarian, uterine, cervical), and breast malignancies 2. Treatment with any ICPI agent(s) 3. Participants with new onset of ≥ grade 2 ICPI-induced diarrhea and/or colitis symptoms based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5 within 45 days prior to date of FMT treatment without involvement of non- GI toxicity 4. Participants with a history of steroid use before FMT can be allowed if last dose was \> 30 days prior to FMT treatment or treatment duration was for \<7 days beyond one week prior to FMT treatment 5. Participants with a history of immunosuppressant (Infliximab, Vedolizumab etc) use before FMT can be allowed if last dose was administered ≥ 3 months prior to FMT treatment when used for the treatment of conditions other than for ICI- induced GI toxicities (e.g., Infliximab is used in the treatment of Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, and Vedolizumab is used in treating ulcerative colitis) 6. No concern for active concomitant GI infection at the time of initiation of protocol therapy as confirmed by stool tests or as per the treating physician based on clinical presentation 7. Patient has been cleared for enrollment by Infectious Diseases consultant or treating physician if positive infection workup or screening tests (e.g., lifelong positive T-spot due to BCG inoculation, chronic colonization) prior to initiation of protocol therapy and/ or imaging (e.g. CXR, CT CAP etc) confirms the absence of active infections (e.g. TB) within 60 days prior to initiation of protocol therapy 8. Ability to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent form 9. Life expectancy \> 6 months Exclusion Criteria 1. Age younger than 18 years 2. Participants with persistent GI infection confirmed with positive stool test(s) despite completing 5 days of antibiotics prior to initiation of protocol therapy 3. History of inflammatory bowel disease, and/or radiation enteritis or colitis with active disease status at the time of study treatment initiation 4. Pregnant and breastfeeding women 5. Women who have positive urine or serum pregnancy test or refuse to do pregnancy test unless last menstrual cycle was \> 1 year prior to consent and/ or clear documentation states that participant is peri- or post-menopausal or there has been recent supporting objective evidence of 'no pregnancy' status (e.g. blood or imaging) within 30 days prior to date of study treatment 6. Immunosuppressive treatment at onset of ICPI-induced diarrhea/colitis 7. Any medical conditions (e.g. severe heart failure, brain hemorrhage, septic shock, etc.) that are high risk for colonoscopy procedure by the assessment of the study PI or Co-PIs. 8. Participants who develop concurrent non-GI toxicity at the time of study treatment 9. Donors at risk for monkeypox infection and/ or exposure as determined by a questionnaire
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWang Y, Fan C, Varatharajalu K, Shatila M, Cruz CC, Sun B, Lermi NO, Hayase T, Thomas A, Szymonowicz KA, Espiridion BS, Duose DY, Hayase E, Tan L, Liu Y, Chang CC, Arias CA, Junek K, DuPont HL, Jiang ZD, Kim ST, Nurieva R, Campbell MT, Tannir NM, Gao J, Watowich SS, Wang XS, Chen K, Lorenzi PL, Haymaker C, Parra ER, Jenq RR. First-line fecal microbiota transplantation for the management of immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated diarrhea and colitis. Cell Rep Med. 2026 Sep 14:103044. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.103044. Online ahead of print. PMID 42735684