Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in Conjunction With Chemotherapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05921149

Last Updated: 2024-05-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-25

Study Completion Date

2031-06-01

Brief Summary

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Rates of grade 3-4 toxicity with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy range 26-84%. Interventions to reduce toxicity are needed.

Short term fasting protects against toxic effects of chemotherapy without decreasing efficacy. In a prospective clinical trial of breast cancer patients randomized to FMD or regular diet during chemotherapy, less antiemetic was required in the FMD group; radiographic and pathologic responses were better in this group.

This trial tests whether platinum-taxane chemotherapy combined with a FMD in advanced and recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer patients is associated with decreased toxicity and/ or improved tumor response to therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapeutic Toxicity

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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Carboplatin and paclitaxel with standard diet

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 6-10 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. A standard diet is consumed throughout each cycle of therapy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Standard diet

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Normal diet

Carboplatin and paclitaxel with fasting mimicking diet (FMD)

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 6-10 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. A fasting mimicking diet (FMD) is consumed beginning 3 days prior to chemotherapy and on the day of chemotherapy (days -2, -1, 0 and 1 of each cycle).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fasting Mimicking Diet (Xentigen by L'Nutra)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

L-Nutra Xentigen is a product which will provide all the food to be consumed by subjects during 3 days prior to chemotherapy and for 24 hours after chemotherapy. Xentigen is a plant-based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing both macro- and micronutrients to minimize the burden of fasting and adverse effects. The FMD consists of 100% ingredients that are generally regarded as safe (GRAS) and comprises proprietary vegetable-based soups and broths, energy bars, energy drinks, cracker snacks, herbal teas, and supplements. The FMD consists of a 4-day regimen that provides approximately 1100 kilocalories for the first day and approximately 500 kilocalories per day for the second to the fourth day. Subsequently, a day 5 of transition diet (approximately 800 kilocalories) is provided to avoid the refeeding syndrome.

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Interventions

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Fasting Mimicking Diet (Xentigen by L'Nutra)

L-Nutra Xentigen is a product which will provide all the food to be consumed by subjects during 3 days prior to chemotherapy and for 24 hours after chemotherapy. Xentigen is a plant-based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing both macro- and micronutrients to minimize the burden of fasting and adverse effects. The FMD consists of 100% ingredients that are generally regarded as safe (GRAS) and comprises proprietary vegetable-based soups and broths, energy bars, energy drinks, cracker snacks, herbal teas, and supplements. The FMD consists of a 4-day regimen that provides approximately 1100 kilocalories for the first day and approximately 500 kilocalories per day for the second to the fourth day. Subsequently, a day 5 of transition diet (approximately 800 kilocalories) is provided to avoid the refeeding syndrome.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Carboplatin

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Paclitaxel

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard diet

Normal diet

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years
2. All patients with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal carcinomas deemed appropriate candidates for neoadjuvant chemotherapy and patients with recurrent, platinum-sensitive disease (as defined by an interval of at least 6 months following completion of last platinum-based chemotherapy prior to disease relapse or progression)
3. ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1 or 2.
4. Adequate bone marrow reserve (absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L and platelet count ≥100 x 109/L).
5. Adequate renal function defined as creatinine ≤1.5 x laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN).
6. Adequate hepatic function defined as:

Bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN ALT and AST ≤3 x ULN
7. BMI ≥19 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with malnutrition and/ or BMI \<19
2. Patients with active eating disorders (as identified by history of pre-enrollment nutrition screen)
3. Diabetes mellitus requiring medication management (both insulin and non-insulin requiring). Patients with diabetes mellitus controlled by diet alone (i.e. patients not requiring anti-glycemic medications) are NOT excluded and are eligible for participation.
4. Allergy to component of fasting mimicking diet (FMD)
5. Patients with recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal carcinomas with relapse within 6 months of completion of last platinum-based chemotherapy regimen (i.e. patients with platinum-resistant disease)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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L-Nutra Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Endeavor Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tilley Jenkins-Vogel

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mary T Jenkins Vogel, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Endeavor Health

Locations

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NorthShore University HealthSystem

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Michele Britto, RN

Role: CONTACT

(847) 570-2109

Facility Contacts

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Michele Britto, RN

Role: primary

847-570-2109

References

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de Groot S, Pijl H, van der Hoeven JJM, Kroep JR. Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2019 May 22;38(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13046-019-1189-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31113478 (View on PubMed)

Di Biase S, Longo VD. Fasting-induced differential stress sensitization in cancer treatment. Mol Cell Oncol. 2015 Dec 10;3(3):e1117701. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2015.1117701. eCollection 2016 May.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27314084 (View on PubMed)

Raffaghello L, Lee C, Safdie FM, Wei M, Madia F, Bianchi G, Longo VD. Starvation-dependent differential stress resistance protects normal but not cancer cells against high-dose chemotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 17;105(24):8215-20. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0708100105. Epub 2008 Mar 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18378900 (View on PubMed)

Lee C, Longo VD. Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients. Oncogene. 2011 Jul 28;30(30):3305-16. doi: 10.1038/onc.2011.91. Epub 2011 Apr 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21516129 (View on PubMed)

Cheng CW, Adams GB, Perin L, Wei M, Zhou X, Lam BS, Da Sacco S, Mirisola M, Quinn DI, Dorff TB, Kopchick JJ, Longo VD. Prolonged fasting reduces IGF-1/PKA to promote hematopoietic-stem-cell-based regeneration and reverse immunosuppression. Cell Stem Cell. 2014 Jun 5;14(6):810-23. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2014.04.014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24905167 (View on PubMed)

Lee C, Raffaghello L, Brandhorst S, Safdie FM, Bianchi G, Martin-Montalvo A, Pistoia V, Wei M, Hwang S, Merlino A, Emionite L, de Cabo R, Longo VD. Fasting cycles retard growth of tumors and sensitize a range of cancer cell types to chemotherapy. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Mar 7;4(124):124ra27. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003293. Epub 2012 Feb 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22323820 (View on PubMed)

Dorff TB, Groshen S, Garcia A, Shah M, Tsao-Wei D, Pham H, Cheng CW, Brandhorst S, Cohen P, Wei M, Longo V, Quinn DI. Safety and feasibility of fasting in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. BMC Cancer. 2016 Jun 10;16:360. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2370-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27282289 (View on PubMed)

Bauersfeld SP, Kessler CS, Wischnewsky M, Jaensch A, Steckhan N, Stange R, Kunz B, Bruckner B, Sehouli J, Michalsen A. The effects of short-term fasting on quality of life and tolerance to chemotherapy in patients with breast and ovarian cancer: a randomized cross-over pilot study. BMC Cancer. 2018 Apr 27;18(1):476. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4353-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29699509 (View on PubMed)

de Groot S, Lugtenberg RT, Cohen D, Welters MJP, Ehsan I, Vreeswijk MPG, Smit VTHBM, de Graaf H, Heijns JB, Portielje JEA, van de Wouw AJ, Imholz ALT, Kessels LW, Vrijaldenhoven S, Baars A, Kranenbarg EM, Carpentier MD, Putter H, van der Hoeven JJM, Nortier JWR, Longo VD, Pijl H, Kroep JR; Dutch Breast Cancer Research Group (BOOG). Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial. Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 23;11(1):3083. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16138-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32576828 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EH22-383

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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