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NCT07037004RecruitingPhase 2

Adding a Live Biotherapeutic Product (CBM588) to Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Renal Cell Cancer After Surgery

Impact of Microbiome Modulation With CBM588 in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Adjuvant Therapy of High-Risk, Resected Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This phase II trial compares the effect of adding a Live Biotherapeutic Product called CBM588 to pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone in preventing return of disease (recurrence) after surgery for patients with renal cell cancer. Pembrolizumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies such as pembrolizumab may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Pembrolizumab is approved for the treatment of renal cell cancer after surgery. Research has shown that changes to the composition of the healthy bacteria in the body (the microbiome), may improve a patient's response to treatment with immunotherapy. CBM588, a Live Biotherapeutic Product (LBP) containing a bacteria called Clostridium butyricum, has been shown to improve outcomes in patients treated with immunotherapy for other types of cancer. Adding CBM588 to treatment with pembrolizumab after surgery may cause changes in the microbiome that improve patient response to treatment and reduce disease recurrence, compared to pembrolizumab alone.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62 (estimated)
First submitted
13 Jun 2025
Start date
8 Jul 2026
Primary completion date
24 Oct 2028
Lead sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT number
NCT07037004

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 62
  • From 8 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, 24 Oct 2028
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Prior radiation or anti-PD1, anti-PDL1, or anti-CTLA-4 therapy for RCC
  • Active interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis or history of ILD/pneumonitis requiring treatment with systemic steroids
  • Current use, or intent to use probiotics, prebiotics, yogurt, bacterial fortified foods and other natural supplements ≤ 2 weeks prior to treatment initiation and during the period of treatment
  • Any condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug. Inhaled steroids and adrenal replacement steroid doses \> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
  • Not recovered to ≤ grade 1 toxicities related to any prior therapy before administration of study drug
  • History of myocarditis or congestive heart failure (as defined by New York Heart Association Functional Classification III or IV), as well as unstable angina, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled infection, or myocardial infarction 6 months prior to study entry

Other illness

  • Any active or recent history of a known or suspected autoimmune disease or recent history of a syndrome that required systemic corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive medications except for syndromes which would not be expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger. Subjects with vitiligo or type I diabetes mellitus or residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis only requiring hormone replacement are permitted to enroll
  • Uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency
  • Known medical condition (e.g., a condition associated with diarrhea or acute diverticulitis) that, in the investigator's opinion, would increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or interfere with the interpretation of safety results

Other

  • Baseline pulse oximetry less than 92% "on room air"
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Who the study is looking for

  • Be willing and able to provide informed consent for the trial
  • Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear-cell or sarcomatoid component
  • Pathologic stage of pT2, G4 or sarcomatoid, N0M0; pT3, any grade, N0M0; pT4, any grade, N0M0; pTany, any grade, N+M0; or M1 no evidence of disease (NED) after resection
  • No prior systemic immunotherapy for RCC
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \< 2
  • Males and females, ages ≥ 18
  • Any ethnicity or race
  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 milliliters per minute (mL/min) per the Cockcroft and Gault formula or serum creatinine \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3 x ULN (\< 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present)
  • Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert syndrome, who can have total bilirubin up to 3.0 mg/dL)
  • Adequate bone marrow function defined by any of the following laboratory test findings: white blood cells (WBC) \> 2,000/mm\^3, neutrophils \> 1,500/mm\^3, platelets \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Female subjects of child-bearing potential and female partners of male subjects must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception during treatment and for at least 5 months after the last dose
    • Highly effective methods of contraception include: tubal ligation, an approved hormonal contraceptive such as oral contraceptives, patches, implants, injections, rings or hormonally impregnated intrauterine device (IUD), or IUD

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
City of Hope Medical Center
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DuarteUnited StatesRecruiting
City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
IrvineUnited StatesRecruiting

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