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

Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Study of a Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in Conjunction With Combination Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube and Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05921149
• Other study ID #: EH22-383
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 25, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2031

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: NorthShore University HealthSystem
• Contact: Michele Britto, RN
• Phone: (847) 570-2109
• Email: mbritto[@]northshore.org
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 170
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2031
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2028
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
• Chemotherapeutic Toxicity
• Ovarian Cancer
• Ovarian Neoplasms

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• 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.

Drug:
• Carboplatin
Given IV
• Paclitaxel
Given IV

Dietary Supplement:
• Standard diet
Normal diet

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NorthShore University HealthSystem	Evanston	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NorthShore University HealthSystem	L-Nutra Inc

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (9)

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. — View Citation

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. Erratum In: Cell Stem Cell. 2016 Feb 4;18(2):291-2. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with decreased gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients.	Toxicities and adverse events will be graded and summarized according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), v5.0 and will be compared between the two study groups. The following toxicity summaries will be used to compare the diet and non-diet group: Any of the following Grade 2+ GI symptomatic toxicities (nausea and vomiting, anorexia, constipation or diarrhea, mucositis, stomatitis) experienced.; The NCI CTCAE has a specific scale (graded 1-5) for each toxicity which can be used objectively to compare different drug toxicities.	6 months
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with decreased neurotoxicity in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients.	Toxicities and adverse events will be graded and summarized according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), v5.0 and will be compared between the two study groups. The following toxicity summaries will be used to compare the diet and non-diet group: Any Grade 2+ neuropathy experienced. The NCI CTCAE has a specific scale (graded 1-5) for each toxicity which can be used objectively to compare different drug toxicities.	6 months
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with decreased hematologic toxicity in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients.	Toxicities and adverse events will be graded and summarized according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), v5.0 and will be compared between the two study groups. The following toxicity summaries will be used to compare the diet and non-diet group: Any Grade 3+ hematologic toxicity experienced. The NCI CTCAE has a specific scale (graded 1-5) for each toxicity which can be used objectively to compare different drug toxicities.	6 months
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with improved quality of life (QOL) in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients	The primary QOL question examines whether chemotherapy plus FMD is associated with improved physical function and reduced chemotherapy-related side effects/ symptoms compared to chemotherapy administered with a regular diet. QOL and side effects/ symptoms of chemotherapy will be recorded using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) ovarian cancer questionnaire and compared between the study groups.	6 months
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with improved QOL specifically with regards to less neuropathy in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients	This specific QOL question examines whether chemotherapy plus FMD is associated with improved physical function and reduced chemotherapy-related neuropathy compared to chemotherapy administered with a regular diet. QOL as impacted by neuropathy, specifically will be recorded using the FACT/ Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)-Neurotoxicity (Ntx) 4-item subscale and compared between the two study groups.	6 months
Primary	To determine whether the combination of standard of care platinum-taxane chemotherapy with a FMD compared to a regular diet is associated with improved QOL specifically with regards to less fatigue in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients	This specific QOL question examines whether chemotherapy plus FMD is associated with improved physical function and reduced fatigue compared to chemotherapy administered with a regular diet. QOL as impacted by fatigue, specifically, will be assessed using the 7-item Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) fatigue short form and compared between the two study groups.	6 months
Secondary	To describe the safety and tolerability of a concurrent FMD, including patient compliance to diet, with platinum-taxane chemotherapy in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients.	Safety will be assessed by measuring and comparing adverse events experienced by patients in each study group. This study will utilize the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 to describe and quantify study subject adverse events. In addition the number of patients that do not complete the FMD during chemotherapy will be recorded. The number of cycles completed with the FMD for each patient in the FMD group will be recorded to determine compliance with the regimen.	6 months
Secondary	To compare radiographic tumor response to therapy in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients treated with the combination of platinum-taxane chemotherapy and a FMD versus a regular diet.	Tumor response will be measured radiographically via RECIST 1.1.	6 months
Secondary	To compare tumor response to therapy using a serum biomarker in advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer patients treated with the combination of platinum-taxane chemotherapy and a FMD versus a regular diet.	Tumor response based on change in serum biomarker will be measured using CA 125 blood levels.	6 months
Secondary	To compare tumor pathologic response to therapy in advanced ovarian cancer patients treated with the combination of platinum-taxane chemotherapy and a FMD versus a regular diet.	Tumor pathologic response in the primary (neoadjuvant) treatment group will be measured using a 3-tier chemotherapy response score (CRS). CRS is assigned on a scale of 1-3 with 3 representing the most complete response to treatment (ie best response) and 1 representing the least robust response to treatment (ie worst response).	6 months
Secondary	To measure the progression free survival (PFS) at 2 and 5 years in each group.		2 and 5 years
Secondary	To measure the overall survival (OS) in each group.		5 years