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What this study is

This clinical trial tests the effect of multiple therapies (propranolol, desloratadine, and magnesium and vitamin D supplements) added to primary standard of care immunotherapy (adjunct), as well as adjusting the timing of standard immunotherapy to a morning infusion, in treating patients with melanoma that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or that has spread from where it first started to other places in the body (metastatic) or hepatocellular cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Propranolol is a medication used for high blood pressure. Desloratadine is a type of drug that blocks the action of histamines, which can cause fever, itching, sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes. Immunotherapy has been approved for multiple kinds of advanced cancers, including melanoma, kidney cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular (liver) cancer. Research suggests that giving propranolol and desloratadine, along with ensuring adequate levels of magnesium and vitamin D, as well as administering immunotherapy infusions in the morning may shrink or stop the spread of advanced cancers better than immunotherapy alone.

What's being tested

  • Biospecimen Collection

    Intervention · PROCEDURE

    Undergo blood sample collection

  • Cholecalciferol

    Intervention · DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

  • Computed Tomography

    Intervention · PROCEDURE

    Undergo CT scan

  • Desloratadine

    Intervention · DRUG

  • Immunotherapy

    Intervention · OTHER

    Given standard of care immunotherapy

  • Infusion Procedure

    Intervention · PROCEDURE

    Immunotherapy infusion given prior to 12 PM

  • Infusion Procedure

    Intervention · PROCEDURE

    Infusion given per standard of care timing

  • Magnesium Sulfate

    Intervention · DRUG

    Given IV

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Intervention · PROCEDURE

    Undergo MRI

  • Propranolol

    Intervention · DRUG

All of Cholecalciferol, Desloratadine, Propranolol

Given PO

Study details

Official title
ADD-IT1: A Randomized Study of Adjuncts to Immunotherapy in Patients With Advanced Cancers
Sponsor
University of Southern California
Conditions
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma · Advanced Melanoma · Locally Advanced Melanoma · Metastatic Melanoma · Stage III Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8 · Stage IV Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8
Enrolling
46 people
Starts
2026-11-01
Est. completion
2028-11-01
Design
Open-label, randomized, parallel groups, Phase 2
Record
View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗