Intermittent fasting and plant-based eating during chemotherapy
Part of Cancer, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This pilot study tests whether alternating periods of lower calorie intake, along with a plant-based diet, is safe and feasible for people receiving chemotherapy. If it helps, it could support better comfort and treatment tolerance during cancer therapy.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older and have confirmed cancer that will be treated with chemotherapy
- You expect to live at least 6 months
- Your recent blood tests show your counts and organs are strong enough for chemotherapy (white blood cells, neutrophils, platelets, hemoglobin)
- Your kidney and liver blood tests are within allowed ranges (creatinine and bilirubin, AST/ALT)
- You can do usual daily activities fairly well (ECOG 0–1); ECOG 2 or higher is not allowed
- No serious infection or fever in the week before starting, and you can follow the diet/plan
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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