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Characterization of Metabolic Changes in the Glioma Tumor Tissue Induced by Transient Fasting (ERGO3)

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Glioma, Mixed
Interventions
Other: Fasting
Registration Number
NCT04461938
Lead Sponsor
Goethe University
Brief Summary

Nutritional interventions such as ketogenic diet (KD) or fasting are currently under evaluation as anti-cancer treatment. In glioma patient cohorts, the feasibility and safety of fasting in addition to antitumor treatment has been shown. However, it is still unclear whether fasting exerts effects on the glioma tumor tissue at all, and whether fasting causes metabolic or immunological changes in the glioma microenvironment that could be exploited therapeutically. Therefore, the central contribution of this study is to characterize metabolic and immunological changes in the glioma tumor tissue induced by a fasting cycle of 72 hours prior to biopsy or resection.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • suspicion of glioma World Health Organization (WHO) grade II, III or IV as assessed by cerebral imaging (MRI)
  • MRI-suspected relapse of previously diagnosed glioma
  • interdisciplinary recommendation for resection or biopsy
  • karnofsky performance status >= 60, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG) <= 2
  • creatinine <= 2,0 mg/dl, urea <= 100 mg/dl
  • alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), alanine aminotransferase aspartate transaminase (ASAT) <= 7x upper normal limit
  • international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1,5, thrombocytes > 100000/µl, leukocytes > 3000/µl
Exclusion Criteria
  • bowel obstruction, subileus
  • insulin-dependent diabetes
  • dexamethasone >4mg/day
  • decompensated heart failure (NYHA > 2)
  • myocardial infarction within the last 6 months, symptomatic atrial fibrillation
  • severe acute infection or clinically relevant immunosuppression (HIV infection, granulocytopenia <1000/ µl, lymphocytopenia <500/ µl
  • malnutrition, cachexia (BMI <18)
  • other medical conditions that might increase the risk of the dietary intervention
  • pregnancy
  • uncontrolled thyroid function
  • pancreatic insufficiency
  • dementia or other clinically relevant alterations of the mental status which could impair the ability of the patient to apply to the diet or understand the informed consent of the study
  • major contraindications to MRI scanning (e.g. presence of implanted MRI-incompatible cardiac devices)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FastingFastingAll study participants follow the same dietary intervention; thus, no randomization will take place.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Immunological changes5 days

Flow cytometry including T- and B-lymphocytes natural killer (NK) cells in blood samples.

Analysis of gut microbiome prior to and following fasting.

General metabolic changes5 days

Main target parameters of MR spectroscopic imaging are detection of intracerebral ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate), changes in lactate and adenosine triphosphate / adenosine diphosphate (ATP/ADP) concentrations and changes in intracellular pH (pHi) as determined from the chemical shift difference between inorganic phosphate (Pi) and phosphocreatine (PCr). Tumor tissue and healthy appearing normal white matter of the contralateral hemisphere will be examined.

Tumor tissue will be analysed by metabolome and proteome analysis and RNA sequencing.

Patient serum will be analysed by proteome analysis.

Alterations in electric brain activity5 days

Non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) will be performed prior to and following fasting. It will be assessed with regard to chief frequencies and the presence of epilepsy-associated manifestations (e.g. epileptiform discharges, seizures).

Changes in metabolism - induction of ketosis5 days

The presence of ketone bodies in patient blood will be assessed by capillary sampling from a finger or an ear lobe. The presence of ketone bodies in urine will be assessed by urine test strips.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment to measure the tolerability of the diet by questionnaire5 days

A short questionnaire of 8 aspects concerning the tolerability of the diet will be handed out. The patients will be asked to grade their consensus to each statement by 1 to 5 where "1" is defined as "not at all" and 5 as "very relevant" for daily life.

Intake of fluids and calories reported by dietary diary5 days

Patients will be asked keep a dietary diary for days 0 to 4 reporting on their intake of fluids and/or calories.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University Medicine Fankfurt, Goethe-University

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Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

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