Immunonutrition for Improving the Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05384873

Last Updated: 2025-05-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2027-07-31

Brief Summary

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The present study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the early systematic provision of oral nutritional supplements enriched in immunonutrients in non-small lung cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy and receiving nutritional counseling

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Immunonutrition

In addition to nutritional counseling, patients will receive two servings of an oral high-calorie-high-protein nutritional liquid supplement enriched in immunonutrients (Oral Impact®). The intervention will start approximately two weeks before anticancer treatment initiation and will continue up to first disease re-assessment (12-14 weeks) and prolonged according to patient's needs

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Immunonutrition

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

In addition to nutritional counseling, patients will receive two servings of an oral high-calorie-high-protein nutritional liquid supplement enriched in immunonutrients (Oral Impact®). The intervention will start approximately two weeks before anticancer treatment initiation and will continue up to first disease re-assessment (12-14 weeks) and prolonged according to patient's needs

Control dietary intervention

Patients will receive nutritional counseling as standard of care. Nutritional counseling may comprise the use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS), which are usually prescribed when patients are unable to maintain satisfactory spontaneous food intake (less than 50% of the requirement for more than one week or only 50-75% of the requirement for more than two weeks). Therefore, in this arm the use of isonitrogenous standard blend ONS will be considered according to the regular assessment of food intake.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control dietary intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will receive nutritional counseling as standard of care. Nutritional counseling may comprise the use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS), which are usually prescribed when patients are unable to maintain satisfactory spontaneous food intake (less than 50% of the requirement for more than one week or only 50-75% of the requirement for more than two weeks). Therefore, in this arm the use of isonitrogenous standard blend ONS will be considered according to the regular assessment of food intake.

Interventions

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Immunonutrition

In addition to nutritional counseling, patients will receive two servings of an oral high-calorie-high-protein nutritional liquid supplement enriched in immunonutrients (Oral Impact®). The intervention will start approximately two weeks before anticancer treatment initiation and will continue up to first disease re-assessment (12-14 weeks) and prolonged according to patient's needs

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control dietary intervention

Patients will receive nutritional counseling as standard of care. Nutritional counseling may comprise the use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS), which are usually prescribed when patients are unable to maintain satisfactory spontaneous food intake (less than 50% of the requirement for more than one week or only 50-75% of the requirement for more than two weeks). Therefore, in this arm the use of isonitrogenous standard blend ONS will be considered according to the regular assessment of food intake.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed histological diagnosis of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (both squamous and non-squamous histology);
* First-line treatment with immunotherapy (alone or in combination with chemotherapy) for metastatic disease by investigators' choice within the framework of good clinical practice and in agreement with current guidelines;
* Will to participate by providing written informed consent;
* Availability to administer oral supplements and immunotherapy with or without chemotherapy;
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status ≤ 2;
* Life expectancy ≥ 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \< 18 years;
* Inability to sign an informed consent;
* Indication to or ongoing artificial nutrition support (totally compromised spontaneous food-intake) and incapacity or unavailability to consume oral nutritional supplements
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Humanitas Hospital, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Riccardo Caccialanza

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Riccardo Caccialanza, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Locations

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Riccardo Caccialanza, MD

Role: CONTACT

0382501615 ext. 0039

Alessandra Ferrari, PharmD

Role: CONTACT

0382503689 ext. 0039

Facility Contacts

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Riccardo Caccialanza, MD

Role: primary

+390382501615

References

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Caccialanza R, Cereda E, Agustoni F, Klersy C, Casirati A, Montagna E, Carnio S, Novello S, Milella M, Pilotto S, Trestini I, Buffoni L, Ferrari A, Pedrazzoli P. Multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group, clinical phase II study to evaluate immunonutrition in improving efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, undergoing systematic nutritional counseling. BMC Cancer. 2022 Nov 24;22(1):1212. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-10296-x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36434615 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0020364/22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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