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To study the effects of malnutrition on paediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy and regulating chemotherapy doses in such patients accordingly.

Precision medicine and malnutrition â?? a model-based approach to dose chemotherapy in pediatric patients with malnutrition

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/06/014517
Enrollment
500
Registered
2018-06-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Pediatric patients aged 2-14 years with varying nutritional status and diagnosed with various cancers and on standard regimens.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

TRAC TMC Research Administration Council
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 2-14 years and diagnosed with cancer 2. Children receiving chemotherapy as per standard regimens at Tata Memorial Hospital. 3. Children who are receiving any of the following chemotherapeutic agents as part of standard therapy; -Vincristine -Etoposide -Doxorubicin -Cyclophosphamide/Ifosfamide -Actinomycin D 4. Children who have a reliable venous access (central/peripheral line)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children on concomitant Azole group of antifungal drugs 2. Children on chronic anticonvulsant therapy and long term steroid use 3. Parents refusing informed consent 4. Children taking chemotherapy at other centres.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To compare the pharmacokinetics of common anticancer drugs in two sub-populations of children with cancer namely-undernourished and well-nourished. 2. To develop an algorithm/ dosing recommendationfor anticancer drugs in pediatric oncology patients with malnutritionTimepoint: Pharmacokinetic sampling for the drug will be done during cycle 1. A baseline sample for metabolomics study will also be collected. All patients will undergo routine intervention by the dieticians as per departmental policy. A repeat assay for drug pharmacokinetics and metabolomics assay will be done again during the 4th cycle

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To define the relation between drug exposure and toxicity. 2. To determine the association between nutritional status and chemotherapy toxicity and survival outcomes (Event free and overall survival) 3. To understand the metabolic markers impacting drug disposition in children with cancer with varying nutritional states using a targeted metabolomics approach.Timepoint: Pharmacokinetic sampling for the drug will be done during cycle 1. A baseline sample for metabolomics study will also be collected. All patients will undergo routine intervention by the dieticians as per departmental policy. A repeat assay for drug pharmacokinetics and metabolomics assay will be done again during the 4th cycle. A 3mL blood sample will be taken for metabolomic analysis at baseline and in the middle of chemotherapy cycles.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGirish Chinnaswamy

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC)

vikramgotal@gmail.com912227405493

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026