Probiotic Supplementation in Preventing Treatment-Related Diarrhea in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT01644097

Last Updated: 2014-02-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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This randomized phase II clinical trial studies probiotic supplementation in preventing treatment-related diarrhea in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea caused by treatment with chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Incidence of moderate/severe (grade 2-4) diarrhea graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.

II. Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Diarrhea (FACIT-D) Trial Outcome Index.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on dose delays or reductions due to gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity.

II. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on anti-diarrheal medication use.

III. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on overall health-related quality of life (HR-QOL).

IV. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on febrile neutropenia.

V. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on adverse GI effects. VI. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on overall survival. VII. To evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on progression free survival.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive a mixture of Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299v, Bifidobacterium lactis probiotic supplement, and Lactobacillus acidophilus probiotic orally (PO) twice daily (BID) for 9 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO BID 9 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4 weeks and then every 3 months.

Conditions

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Diarrhea Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Study Groups

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Arm I (probiotic mix)

Patients receive a mixture of Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299v, Bifidobacterium lactis probiotic supplement, and Lactobacillus acidophilus probiotic PO BID for 9 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299v

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given PO

Lactobacillus acidophilus probiotic

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given PO

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

questionnaire administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Bifidobacterium lactis probiotic supplement

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given PO

Arm II (placebo)

Patients receive placebo PO BID 9 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given PO

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

questionnaire administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299v

Given PO

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lactobacillus acidophilus probiotic

Given PO

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Given PO

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

questionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Bifidobacterium lactis probiotic supplement

Given PO

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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DSM 9843 Lp 299v PLCB quality of life assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any patient with a documented malignancy initiating treatment including (as a single agent or in combination with other drugs) any one of the following cancer therapeutics:

o Fluorouracil (5FU), capecitabine, irinotecan, paclitaxel, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, crizotinib, sorafenib, sunitinib, erlotinib, or lapatinib
* Any pathologically confirmed malignancy for which the patient would receive any of the listed cancer therapeutics
* Performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
* Patient must have an estimated life expectancy of at least 6 months
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1500
* Platelets \> 100K
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 x ULN (upper limit normal)
* Serum bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN
* Serum creatinine \< 1.5 x ULN
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document and comply with the treatment protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients currently undergoing treatment with the above listed therapeutics at time of initiation of trial; patients can have had prior treatment(s) with one or more of the agents if they are initiating a new treatment with another agent on the list, provided they have had at least a 2 week "washout" period
* Patients currently taking anti-diarrheal medications or therapy
* Patients undergoing hemodialysis
* Patients with known allergic or hypersensitivity reaction to probiotics, yoghurt, or similar diet or supplemental products
* Acute or chronic diarrhea, including lactose intolerance, gluten or other dietary sensitivity resulting in gastrointestinal symptoms
* Pregnant or nursing patients
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
* Prior abdominal surgery resulting in a stoma, ostomy, fistula, or other anatomic defect
* Concurrent or near future radiotherapy; prior, completed radiotherapy allowed; any radiotherapy within the vicinity of the GI tract must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to start of trial
* Treatment with any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* Current treatment with antibiotics or other gut motility agents within 2 weeks of starting study medication
* Abnormal thyroid function that is not controlled with medication
* Patients taking other dietary supplements within 2 weeks of starting study medication
* Any other serious or uncontrolled illness which, in the opinion of the investigator, makes it undesirable for the patient to enter the trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Russell Pachynski

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2012-01127

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

VAR0084

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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