RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06983899

Exercise Training for the Improvement of Immune Activity and Treatment Outcomes During Immunotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, BOOST Trial

Boosting the Effects of Immunotherapy Through Exercise Training in Patients With Lung Cancer: The BOOST Trial


Sponsor

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jan 28, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study (the BOOST Trial) is testing whether a structured exercise program can improve immune function and treatment outcomes in people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are currently receiving immunotherapy. Many lung cancer patients are not very physically active, and exercise may help the immune system work better alongside these treatments. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older with a histologically confirmed NSCLC diagnosis - You are currently receiving immunotherapy and have completed at least one month of treatment - You plan to continue immunotherapy for at least 24 more weeks - You are currently doing less than 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week - You are in good enough physical condition to participate in fitness assessments **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are already regularly exercising 150 minutes or more per week - You have an unstable or uncontrolled medical condition that makes exercise unsafe (e.g., recent heart attack, bone fractures) - You are unable to safely participate based on a physical activity readiness questionnaire Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERAerobic Exercise

Complete virtual home-based aerobic interval training sessions

OTHERExercise Intervention

Receive stationary bike, HR monitor, BP monitor, SPO2 monitor

OTHEREducational Intervention

Receive general healthy lifestyle guidebook

PROCEDUREDual X-ray Absorptiometry

Undergo DEXA

OTHERElectronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

OTHERCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Ancillary studies

OTHERPhysical Performance Testing

Ancillary studies

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

PROCEDUREPulmonary Function Test

Undergo PFT


Locations(1)

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

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