Aspects of Quality of Life During Adjuvant Oncological Treatment for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Which Include Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor.

August 30, 2026 updated by: Sofie Jakobsson, Göteborg University

Self-reported Health During Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer - the ImmLungCare Project.

Current oncological treatment for patients with locally advanced lung cancer comprise adjuvant immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors-ICI) as an additional one-year treatment after chemoradiotherapy which increases overall survival and progression-free survival. Patients with lung cancer have a high burden of distressful symptoms at diagnosis and during chemoradiotherapy. Side-effects from immunotherapy differs, they are unspecific and may develop at any point during treatment. However, it is not investigated thoroughly during adjuvant treatment in locally advanced lung cancer. As new oncological treatments are being introduced, focus must be placed on patients quality of life and how patients endure treatment to be able to know how to best support patients during this treatment. The knowledge gained from this project include how adjuvant immunotherapy treatment impacts health. This knowledge is sparse due to the novelty of the treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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75

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients cared for at a specialized oncology centre in Västra Götaland, Sweden and at a regional hospital in Jönköping region in Sweden.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with locally advanced non-small lung cancer
  • cared for at either one of two specialized oncology centres
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • planned for concurrent chemoradiotherapy including ICI for 12 months
  • performance status 0-2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • diseases or comorbidities that may have significant impact on the outcome variables
  • limited understanding of the Swedish language preventing the possibility to give oral and written informed consent.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Patients with locally advanced lung cancer cared for at two specialized oncology centres.
Inclusion criteria: locally advanced lung cancer, ≥ 18 years of age, planned for concurrent chemoradiotherapy including ICI for 12 months and performance status 0-2.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in aspects of Quality of life (totalscore and subscale scores) during oncological treatment measured with the questionnaire EORTC QLQ C30.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes between baseline and 12 months after start of immunotherapy will be assessed with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life scale (EORTC QLQ-C30). The 30 item instrument measure quality of life in patients with cancer. Scores range from 0-100 where a higher score represents higher quality of life.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in self-reported health during oncological treatment measured with EQ-VAS.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes in general health will be assessed with EQ-VAS which is a visual analogue scale, measuring a persons overall health-related quality of life. The scale ranges from 100 (the best health you can imagine) to 0 (the worst health you can imagine').
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes in Quality of life specifically in patients with lung cancer during oncological treatment measured with the questionnaire EORTC QLQ - LC13.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
A lung cancer module to assess quality of life when having a lung cancer. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life in lung cancer scale EORTC QLQ - LC13 comprise 13 items, scores range from 0-100 where a higher score represents better quality of life.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes in well-being related to immune checkpoint modulators during oncological treatment measured with the questionnaire FACT-ICM.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Immune Checkpoint Modulator (FACT ICM) comprise 52 items (5 point Likert-type response alternatives between 0 not at all -4 very much). Higher scores indicates better well-being.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes in existensial health during oncological treatment measured with the questionnaire FACIT-Sp-12.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy -Spiritual Well-Being 12 Item Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) measures perceived existensial health with a 5 point Likert-type scale (0 not at all - 4 very much), higher score indicates better perceived existensial health.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Changes in health promoting factors during oncological treatment assessed with SOC-13.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Sense of coherence scale (SOC-13) is a 13- item scale comprised of three components: Comprehensibility, Manageability and Meaningfulness.It aims to measure how persons cope with stressfull situations as for example cancer. Scores 13-91 where higher scores indicate better coping strategies.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in health promoting factors during oncological treatment assessed with SEMCD-4.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
A person's self-efficacy asessed with Self-Efficacy to Manage Chronic Disease (SEMCD) Scale. With the SEMCD the patient rate confidence related to four tasks on a 1 to 10 scale (1 not at all confident" and 10 totally confident). A higher score indicates better self-efficay.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
Perceived quality of care during onocological treatment measued with GPCCQ 1.0 Scale.
Time Frame: From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment
The Generic Person-centred Care Questionnaire (GPCCQ) assess patients experiences of Personcentredness in Care. Totally 18 items assess perceived personcentredness on a likert scale from 1 not at all to 5 completely. A higher score indicates higher personcentredness.
From enrollment before oncological treatment up til 18 months after start of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Göteborg University

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Region Jönköping County
Västra Götalandsregionen

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 4, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 10, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 30, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • ImmLungCare- Quality of life

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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