Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Fasting-mimicking Diet Intervention on Side Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors Treatment in Patients With Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

European Institute of Oncology

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary endpoint of this study is to determine whether cycles of short term FMD exposure to a fasting-mimicking diet is effective in reducing total cholesterol levels.

Detailed Description

the short term FMD exposure to a fasting-mimicking diet reduce total cholesterol levels

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • WHO performance status score 0-2
  • Early stage breast cancer, ER positive, receiving an adjuvant endocrine treatment with aromatase inhibitor
  • Hypercholesterolemic (total cholesterol \>200mg/dL)
  • Ongoing treatment with aromatase inhibitors (at least six months of drug exposure)
  • Adequate renal, hepatic, and hematopoietic function
  • Written and informed consent for biomaterial submission and participation in the clinical trial
  • Compliance with treatment and follow up protocol
  • No other investigational agent may be administered concurrently to patients enrolled in this trial
  • Patients with skeletal pain are eligible if bone scan and/or RX examination fails to disclose metastatic disease
  • The interval between the onset of systemic adjuvant therapy with AIs and the randomization should be at least 6 months
  • Patient is accessible geographically for follow-up and must be able to provide dietary data via telephone recalls
  • Must be medically able to accept either dietary supplementation group prior to randomization.

Exclusion

  • Underweight (BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2)
  • Current or past eating disorders identified with the SCOFF Questionnaire (Useful Eating Disorder screening questions) \[19\]
  • Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). It considers body mass index, weight change and acute disease effect equally and determines a malnutrition risk score. A score ≥1 identify a patient at moderate risk of malnutrition;
  • Treatment with any investigational or non-registered drug other than the study product(s) within 30 days preceding the first dose of study product, or planned use during the study period
  • Use of statins or supplements similar to statins (e.g red rice) or other drugs that interfere with lipid absorption (e.g ezetimibe)
  • Known to have difficult-to-control hypertension, coronary artery disease, arrhythmia requiring treatment, clinically significant valvular disease, cardiomegaly on chest X-ray, ventricular hypertrophy on ECG, previous myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure Patients with diabetes are not eligible for the study
  • History of allergic reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the investigational product used in the study
  • Other concurrent, severe medical problems, unrelated to the malignancy, that would significantly limit full compliance with the study or expose the patient to unacceptable risk
  • Previous or concomitant malignancies at other sites, except effectively treated malignancy that is considered by the Investigator to have been cured
  • Psychiatric or addictive disorders that may compromise the ability to give informed consent or to comply with study procedures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06610565

Start Date

September 1 2024

End Date

April 1 2027

Last Update

September 24 2024

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IEO

Milan, Italy, 20141