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Ketogenic diet combined with irinotecan is available for promoting chemotherapy sensitivity and reducing target lesions in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic Her-2 negative breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Ketogenic diet combined with irinotecan is available for promoting chemotherapy sensitivity and reducing target lesions in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic Her-2 negative breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900024597
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-07-18
Start date
2019-12-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-07-22

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

Conditions

locally recurrent or metastatic Her-2 negative breast cancer

Interventions

Experimental group:irinotecan + ketogenic diet
Control group:irinotecan + normal diet

Sponsors

Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. HER2 testing criteria are based on 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/American College of Pathologists (CAP)-approved HER2 testing guideline for breast cancer; 2. Aged 18–70 years; 3. Body mass index >=24 kg/m2, or body fat percentage >=28%; 4. TOP1 expression rate >=10%; 5. Patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who are unable to receive a radical surgery and have been treated with at least two chemotherapy regimens 6. Estimated overall survival >=3 months; 7. Measurable lesions defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 within 2 weeks before enrollment; 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score 0–2; 9. Provision of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with homozygous mutations in UGT1A1*6 and/or UGT1A1*28 (such patients are susceptible to irinotecan-induced diarrhea); 2. Patients who have received chemotherapy, surgery (such as a large surgery for breast cancer) or molecular targeted therapy within 4 weeks prior to randomization or who have received hormone therapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization; 3. Patients who have participated other clinical trials within 4 weeks prior to randomization; 4. Uncontrolled hypertensionor unstable angina; 5. Patients who have developed central nervous system (CNS) diseased; 6. Uncontrollable bone metastasis; 7. Known or suspected allergy to the primary agent or any other drug administered during the study; 8. A history of another primary malignancies, except for bilateral breast cancer, in situ cervical carcinoma, fully treated non-melanoma skin cancer, and malignant tumors that have been treated and have not relapsed within 5 years. 9. Lactating women; 10. Patients who are unable to cooperate with ketogenic diet if they have trouble in eating.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective remission rates (ORR);Sensitivity to irinotecan;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
quality of life;progression-free survival;Overall survival;The incidences of grade 3-4 AEs;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTao Sun

Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute

jianong@126.com+86 13940404526

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026