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Short-term fasting in glioma patients: analysis of diet diaries and metabolic parameters of the ERGO2 trial

  • Purpose: The prospective, randomized ERGO2 trial investigated the effect of calorie-restricted ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting (KD-IF) on re-irradiation for recurrent brain tumors. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of improved progression-free survival in comparison to standard diet (SD). We here report the results of the quality of life/neurocognition and a detailed analysis of the diet diaries. Methods: 50 patients were randomized 1:1 to re-irradiation combined with either SD or KD-IF. The KD-IF schedule included 3 days of ketogenic diet (KD: 21–23 kcal/kg/d, carbohydrate intake limited to 50 g/d), followed by 3 days of fasting and again 3 days of KD. Follow-up included examination of cognition, quality of life and serum samples. Results: The 20 patients who completed KD-IF met the prespecified goals for calorie and carbohydrate restriction. Substantial decreases in leptin and insulin and an increase in uric acid were observed. The SD group, of note, had a lower calorie intake than expected (21 kcal/kg/d instead of 30 kcal/kg/d). Neither quality of life nor cognition were affected by the diet. Low glucose emerged as a significant prognostic parameter in a best responder analysis. Conclusion: The strict caloric goals of the ERGO2 trial were tolerated well by patients with recurrent brain cancer. The short diet schedule led to significant metabolic changes with low glucose emerging as a candidate marker of better prognosis. The unexpected lower calorie intake of the control group complicates the interpretation of the results. Clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT01754350; Registration: 21.12.2012.
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Author:Martin VoßORCiDGND, Katharina Johanna Wenger-AlakmehORCiDGND, Nina von Mettenheim, Jörg BojungaGND, Manuela Vetter, Bianca Diehl, Kea Franz, Rüdiger Gerlach, Michael Wilfried RonellenfitschORCiDGND, Patrick Nikolaus HarterORCiDGND, Elke HattingenORCiDGND, Joachim Peter SteinbachORCiDGND, Claus RödelORCiDGND, Johannes RiegerGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-627941
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02666-1
ISSN:1436-6215
Parent Title (English):European journal of nutrition
Publisher:Steinkopff ; Springer
Place of publication:Darmstadt ; Berlin ; Heidelberg
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/09/06
Date of first Publication:2021/09/06
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2022/05/04
Tag:Fasting; Glioblastoma; Glucose; Ketogenic diet; Leptin; Radiation
Volume:61
Issue:1
Page Number:11
First Page:477
Last Page:487
Note:
Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. The Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology is supported by the Senckenberg Foundation. This trial was funded by the investigator-initiated trial (IIT) program of the University Cancer Center Frankfurt (UCT). Ketogenic drinks were supplied by Tavarlin® without costs. Neither the UCT nor Tavarlin® had any involvement in the clinical trial itself or the writing of the report.
HeBIS-PPN:495858919
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0