Prebiotics to help your gut health after cancer cell treatment
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer, Heart & circulation, Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether taking prebiotics (food for helpful gut bacteria) can improve gut microbiome diversity after your own cancer-cell treatment, like autologous stem cell transplant or CAR-T. It may help your gut ecosystem recover during and after therapy.
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Who can take part
- You can sign informed consent and follow the study plan for the full time needed
- You are age 19 or older
- You have a confirmed cancer diagnosis such as multiple myeloma or specific lymphomas (including DLBCL, mantle cell, follicular, peripheral T-cell, or Hodgkin)
- You are scheduled and recommended by your doctor for either an autologous stem cell transplant or CAR-T therapy (depending on the study group)
- You have no history of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery and no chronic gut conditions causing ongoing diarrhea or inflammatory bowel disease
- You are willing and able to provide stool samples and have no known intolerance/allergy to the prebiotic ingredients (like potato starch or maltodextrin/resistant starch)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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