Study

ADD-IT1: A Randomized Study of Adjuncts to Immunotherapy in Patients With Advanced Cancers (Phase 2)

University of Southern California

PHASE 2 RANDOMISED TRIAL OF MULTIPLE ADJUNCTS (PROPRANOLOL, DESLORATADINE, MAGNESIUM AND VITAMIN D) ADDED TO STANDARD IMMUNOTHERAPY IN ADVANCED CANCERS, NOT YET RECRUITING 2026

Phase 2 trial will test propranolol, desloratadine and magnesium plus vitamin D as adjuncts to cancer immunotherapy in 46 patients, University of Southern California. Starts November 2026. Not yet recruiting.

DesignPHASE 2 RANDOMISED TRIAL OF MULTIPLE ADJUNCTS (PROPRANOLOL, DESLORATADINE, MAGNESIUM AND VITAMIN D) ADDED TO STANDARD IMMUNOTHERAPY IN ADVANCED CANCERS, NOT YET RECRUITING
TierTier 4, Ingredient RCT (different dose)
Year2026
JournalClinicalTrials.gov registry
N46
PublishedNov 1, 2026
Added to NO1GEVITYSep 28, 2026

NCT07836712 (ADD-IT1) will randomise 46 patients with advanced cancers to standard immunotherapy with added adjuncts: propranolol, desloratadine, and magnesium plus vitamin D supplements. The sponsor is the University of Southern California. Phase 2, not yet recruiting, planned start 1 November 2026, primary completion November 2027.

Magnesium is one arm component among several adjuncts, not the tested intervention on its own. Any positive result would support a role for magnesium status in immune checkpoint inhibitor response, not magnesium supplementation for healthy adults.

The trial is registered but has not started. A registered trial with no results never moves an evidence grade. Magnesium stays at evidence grade A on the strength of its existing human trial base.

No results possible yet. Registry status: not yet recruiting; planned start 1 November 2026.
Critic notes

Multi-arm adjunct design means magnesium effects cannot be isolated from propranolol and desloratadine. Oncology population, not a healthy-aging population.

Editorial decision

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Registered oncology trial, magnesium is a co-intervention. Registry record only, tier 4.

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Expected readout: First results late 2027 at the earliest. · Decision recorded 2026-09-28

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