Radiation for joint pain from cancer immunotherapy
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests if low-dose radiation can reduce joint damage caused by immunotherapy drugs. It's for people with arthritis or joint swelling from their cancer treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have cancer that has spread or cannot be removed and you are on immunotherapy now or were in the last 6 months
- You have been diagnosed by a rheumatologist with new immunotherapy-related arthritis (grade 2 or 3) in 1 to 3 joints
- You are 40 years or older
- You are able to take care of yourself (ECOG score 0-2)
- You have not had steroids for immune side effects in the last 3 months
- You do not have other active autoimmune diseases or conditions that require immune-suppressing drugs
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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