- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk utprøving NCT07686835
Dietary Fiber to Induce Gut Microbiota-mediated Response to Immunotherapy in Melanoma. (FIGURE-IM)
24. juli 2026 oppdatert av: 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.
Studieoversikt
Status
Rekruttering
Intervensjon / Behandling
Studietype
Intervensjonell
Registrering (Antatt)
70
Fase
- Fase 2
Kontakter og plasseringer
Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Kalijn Bol, dr.
- Telefonnummer: +31 243618800
- E-post: Kalijn.Bol@radboudumc.nl
Studer Kontakt Backup
- Navn: Isabel Ossekoppele, MS
- E-post: isabel.ossekoppele@radboudumc.nl
Studiesteder
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Gelderland
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Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland, 6525GA
- Rekruttering
- Medical oncology
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Ta kontakt med:
- Isabel Ossekoppele, MS
- E-post: isabel.ossekoppele@radboudumc.nl
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Ta kontakt med:
- Kalijn Bol, dr.
- E-post: Kalijn.Bol@radboudumc.nl
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Hovedetterforsker:
- Kalijn Bol, dr.
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Underetterforsker:
- Carla van Herpen, Prof.
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Underetterforsker:
- Isabel Ossekoppele, MS.
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Provincie Groningen
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Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Nederland, 9713GZ
- Har ikke rekruttert ennå
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
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Ta kontakt med:
- Kalijn Bol, dr.
- E-post: Kalijn.Bol@radboudumc.nl
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Hovedetterforsker:
- Kalijn Bol, dr.
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Underetterforsker:
- Isabel Ossekoppele, MS.
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Ta kontakt med:
- Sjoukje Lubberts, dr.
- E-post: s.lubberts@umcg.nl
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Hovedetterforsker:
- Sjoukje Lubberts, dr.
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Beskrivelse
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
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Firemannsrom
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Fiber intervention arm
Dried chicory roots
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The dried chicory roots are implemented using a dosage of 22.5 gram/day resulting in 18.5 gram additional fibers a day.
Andre navn:
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Placebo komparator: Placebo arm
iso-caloric placebo (rice-puffs)
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The control arm will receive 12.4 grams of placebo a day, isocaloric to the intervention.
Andre navn:
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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An increase in the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium in fecal samples.
Tidsramme: From baseline (T0) to 3-4 weeks (T1) after start ICI
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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.
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From baseline (T0) to 3-4 weeks (T1) after start ICI
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Fecal microbiota composition
Tidsramme: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Study the baseline and on-treatment gut microbiota composition of patients with melanoma treated with ICI +/- additional dietary fiber.
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Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Radiological response rate to ICI
Tidsramme: 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.
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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.
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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.
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Progression free survival (PFS)
Tidsramme: 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.
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Evaluate progression-free survival defined as; the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death, respectively.
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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.
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Overall survival (OS)
Tidsramme: 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.
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Evaluate overall survival to ICI +/- additional dietary fiber defined as; the date from randomization to date of death, respectively.
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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.
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Evaluate the gastro-intestinal side effects of additional dietary fiber intake
Tidsramme: From start intervention at baseline (T0) until the end of wash-out period at 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI.
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Evaluate the gastro-intestinal side effects of additional dietary fiber intake, according to CTCAE common criteria v 5.0.
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From start intervention at baseline (T0) until the end of wash-out period at 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI.
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Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Habitual dietary intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire)
Tidsramme: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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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.
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At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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Physical activity level (Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity)
Tidsramme: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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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.
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At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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Sleep quality and duration (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)
Tidsramme: At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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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.
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At baseline (T0) and at 3-4 months (T2)
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Bristol Stool Scale (BSS)
Tidsramme: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Stool consistency is measured using the Bristol Stool Scale (BSS)
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Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
Tidsramme: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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ctDNA levels will be analysed to evaluate circulating tumor DNA.
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Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Short-Chain Fatty Acids
Tidsramme: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Fecal and Plasma SCFA's levels will be evaluated.
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Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Sequencing mRNA in circulating immune cells
Tidsramme: Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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(m)RNA will be sequenced to evaluate the transcription/gene expression in circulating immune cells.
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Measurement at baseline (T0), 3-4 weeks (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 6-7 months (T3) after start ICI
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Tumor infiltration
Tidsramme: Pretreatment
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Archived tumor tissue, previous to baseline (T0): Pre-interventional tumor tissue will be requested for immune cell analyses using multiplex immunohistochemistry. |
Pretreatment
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
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Samarbeidspartnere
Studierekorddatoer
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
31. juli 2026
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
1. mai 2028
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
30. april 2029
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
4. juni 2026
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
29. juni 2026
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
7. juli 2026
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
27. juli 2026
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
24. juli 2026
Sist bekreftet
1. juli 2026
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
- Neoplasmer etter nettsted
- Neoplasmer
- Neoplasmer etter histologisk type
- Hudsykdommer
- Nevroektodermale svulster
- Neoplasmer, kjønnsceller og embryonale
- Neoplasmer, nervevev
- Nevroendokrine svulster
- Nevi og melanomer
- Neoplasmer i huden
- Hud- og bindevevssykdommer
- Melanom
- Mat
- Kosthold, mat og ernæring
- Fysiologiske fenomener
- Mat og drikke
- Kostholdskarbohydrater
- Karbohydrater
- Kostholdsfiber
Andre studie-ID-numre
- R0007807A
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