Faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of diarrhoea induced by tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Gianluca Ianiro, Ernesto Rossi, Andrew M Thomas, Giovanni Schinzari, Luca Masucci, Gianluca Quaranta, Carlo Romano Settanni, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Federica Armanini, Aitor Blanco-Miguez, Francesco Asnicar, Clarissa Consolandi, Roberto Iacovelli, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giampaolo Tortora, Antonio Gasbarrini, Nicola Segata, Giovanni Cammarota, Gianluca Ianiro, Ernesto Rossi, Andrew M Thomas, Giovanni Schinzari, Luca Masucci, Gianluca Quaranta, Carlo Romano Settanni, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Federica Armanini, Aitor Blanco-Miguez, Francesco Asnicar, Clarissa Consolandi, Roberto Iacovelli, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giampaolo Tortora, Antonio Gasbarrini, Nicola Segata, Giovanni Cammarota
Abstract
Diarrhoea is one of the most burdensome and common adverse events of chemotherapeutics, and has no standardised therapy to date. Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiome can influence the development of chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea. Here we report findings from a randomised clinical trial of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat diarrhoea induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT04040712). The primary outcome is the resolution of diarrhoea four weeks after the end of treatments. Twenty patients are randomised to receive FMT from healthy donors or placebo FMT (vehicle only). Donor FMT is more effective than placebo FMT in treating TKI-induced diarrhoea, and a successful engraftment is observed in subjects receiving donor faeces. No serious adverse events are observed in both treatment arms. The trial meets pre-specified endpoints. Our findings suggest that the therapeutic manipulation of gut microbiota may become a promising treatment option to manage TKI-dependent diarrhoea.
Conflict of interest statement
A.G. reports personal fees for consultancy for Eisai S.r.l., 3PSolutions, Real Time Meeting, Fondazione Istituto Danone, Sinergie S.r.l. Board MRGE and Sanofi S.p.A, personal fees for acting as a speaker for Takeda S.p.A, AbbVie and Sandoz S.p.A and personal fees for acting on advisory boards for VSL3 and Eisai. G.C. has received personal fees for acting as advisor for Ferring Therapeutics. G.I. has received personal fees for acting as speaker for Biocodex, Danone, Metagenics, and for acting as consultant/advisor for Ferring Therapeutics, Giuliani, Metagenics. None of the other authors has any competing interest to disclose.
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