Evaluating a Fasting-mimicking Diet in Combination With Immunotherapy in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Start Date
10/27/2025
Completion Date
12/31/2030
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn the effects of fasting on cancer cells while you get maintenance treatment.
Detailed Description
Cancer cells use an increased supply of glucose to make energy and do not have protection against fasting that normal cells do. Because of this, researchers would like to study how fasting may help immunotherapy target cancer cells. Initial studies suggest that fasting may decrease the side effects of immunotherapy and increase the chances of your cancer responding to the immunotherapy. Patient populations will have non-small cell lung cancer in which pembrolizumab have been recommended to treat the cancer as part of standard care
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
FMD
Regular Diet Plus FMD
Conditions
Locations
VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, California 90822
United States
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-2884
United States
St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division, St. Louis, MO
St Louis, Missouri 63106-1621
United States