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Dietary Fiber to Induce Gut Microbiota-mediated Response to Immunotherapy in Melanoma. (FIGURE-IM)

24 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Radboud University Medical Center
Previous research has shown that a higher fiber intake may have a beneficial effect on the intestinal health and improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy, but this is not certain. The objective of this double-blinded randomized clinical trial is to analyze, whether increased dietary fiber intake by patients with metastatic melanoma will increase the relative amount of Bifidobacterium, which in turn stimulates immune cell activity and improves the response to immunotherapy.

Descripción general del estudio

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

70

Fase

  • Fase 2

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Estudio Contacto

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Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Gelderland
      • Nijmegen, Gelderland, Países Bajos, 6525GA
        • Reclutamiento
        • Medical oncology
        • Contacto:
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Kalijn Bol, dr.
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Carla van Herpen, Prof.
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Isabel Ossekoppele, MS.
    • Provincie Groningen
      • Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Países Bajos, 9713GZ
        • Aún no reclutando
        • Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Kalijn Bol, dr.
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Isabel Ossekoppele, MS.
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Sjoukje Lubberts, dr.

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma classified as irresectable stage III or stage IV disease
  • Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Starting standard-of-care treatment with ICI in first line
  • Written informed consent must be given
  • Able to read and understand Dutch or English
  • Able to comply with study procedures (e.g. willing to provide fecal samples)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic brain metastases
  • Received prior immunotherapy; previous (neo)adjuvant treatment is allowed if the last administration is at least 6 months ago
  • Use of systemic immunosuppressive medications
  • Use of laxatives up to 1 week prior to start of ICI
  • Use of supplements that alter bowel function or gut microbiota such as fibers/prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, or postbiotics up to 1 month prior to start of ICI
  • Use of antibiotics up to 1 months prior to start of ICI
  • Use of proton pumps inhibitors (PPI's) up to 3 months prior to start of ICI
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Current participation in another clinical trial requiring the use of study medication
  • Has a known allergy to plants such as lettuce, sage, tarragon, chicory, artichoke, chamomile, daisy, or sunflower.
  • Has a medical history of gastrointestinal resection (appendectomy is allowed)
  • Has active inflammatory bowel disease

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Cuadruplicar

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Experimental: Fiber intervention arm
Dried chicory roots
The dried chicory roots are implemented using a dosage of 22.5 gram/day resulting in 18.5 gram additional fibers a day.
Otros nombres:
  • Dietary fibers
  • fiber
  • Vezel
Comparador de placebos: Placebo arm
iso-caloric placebo (rice-puffs)
The control arm will receive 12.4 grams of placebo a day, isocaloric to the intervention.
Otros nombres:
  • Control
  • Control con placebo

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
An increase in the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium in fecal samples.
Periodo de tiempo: From baseline (T0) to 3-4 weeks (T1) after start ICI
The primary endpoint of this study is defined as a ≥5% (e.g. from 3% to 8%) increase in the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium in fecal samples between baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1) and significant differences between the experimental arm and the control arm.
From baseline (T0) to 3-4 weeks (T1) after start ICI

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Fecal microbiota composition
Periodo de tiempo: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Study the baseline and on-treatment gut microbiota composition of patients with melanoma treated with ICI +/- additional dietary fiber.
Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Radiological response rate to ICI
Periodo de tiempo: From baseline (T0) to the first date of documented progression or date of death from any cause, wichever came first, assesed up to 5 year.
Evaluate radiological response rates to ICI +/- additional dietary fiber, assessed by CT/PET scan per RECIST 1.1 defined as; the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death, respectively.
From baseline (T0) to the first date of documented progression or date of death from any cause, wichever came first, assesed up to 5 year.
Progression free survival (PFS)
Periodo de tiempo: From baseline (T0) to the first date of documented progression or date of death from any cause, wichever came first, assesed up to 5 year.
Evaluate progression-free survival defined as; the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death, respectively.
From baseline (T0) to the first date of documented progression or date of death from any cause, wichever came first, assesed up to 5 year.
Overall survival (OS)
Periodo de tiempo: From baseline (T0) on, survival follow-up will be continued after study completion for a maximal of 5 years in accordance with standard-of-care follow-up.
Evaluate overall survival to ICI +/- additional dietary fiber defined as; the date from randomization to date of death, respectively.
From baseline (T0) on, survival follow-up will be continued after study completion for a maximal of 5 years in accordance with standard-of-care follow-up.
Evaluate the gastro-intestinal side effects of additional dietary fiber intake
Periodo de tiempo: From start intervention at baseline (T0) until the end of wash-out period at 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI.
Evaluate the gastro-intestinal side effects of additional dietary fiber intake, according to CTCAE common criteria v 5.0.
From start intervention at baseline (T0) until the end of wash-out period at 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI.

Otras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Habitual dietary intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire)
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Nutritional intake is measured using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Scores are calculated using the Dutch National Food Consumption tables. The FFQ will be used to evaluate habitual diet and fiber intake.
At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Physical activity level (Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity)
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Physical activity is measured using the Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH). The questions in the SQUASH are pre-structured in commuting, leisure time, household and work/school activities. Scores will be assigned to the different reported activities base on intensities in MET and translated to minutes of physical activity.
At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Sleep quality and duration (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Sleep quality is measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a 19-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-21. A score above 5 indicates bad sleep quality.
At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
Bristol Stool Scale (BSS)
Periodo de tiempo: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Stool consistency is measured using the Bristol Stool Scale (BSS)
Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
Periodo de tiempo: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
ctDNA levels will be analysed to evaluate circulating tumor DNA.
Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Short-Chain Fatty Acids
Periodo de tiempo: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Fecal and Plasma SCFA's levels will be evaluated.
Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Sequencing mRNA in circulating immune cells
Periodo de tiempo: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
(m)RNA will be sequenced to evaluate the transcription/gene expression in circulating immune cells.
Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
Tumor infiltration
Periodo de tiempo: Pretreatment

Archived tumor tissue, previous to baseline (T0):

Pre-interventional tumor tissue will be requested for immune cell analyses using multiplex immunohistochemistry.

Pretreatment

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

31 de julio de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de mayo de 2028

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

30 de abril de 2029

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

4 de junio de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

29 de junio de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

7 de julio de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

27 de julio de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

24 de julio de 2026

Última verificación

1 de julio de 2026

Más información

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Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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