This is a phase II, Single-Arm Clinical Study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Participants will be assigned to Intervention group: 4-day FMD cycles (827± 100kcal/day on Day 1, 637± 100kcal/day on Days 2-4) synchronized with T-EC chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is pathological complete response (pCR) rate. Secondary endpoints include metabolic changes, immune markers, quality of life, and safety (CTCAE v5.0). A total patients will be enrolled to detect a 15% pCR improvement (25% vs. 10%, α=0.05, power=80%).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
45
The FMD will consist of a triweekly 4-day regimen of a plant-based, calorie-restricted (827± 100 kcal on day 1;637 ± 100 kcal on days 2-4), low-carbohydrate, low-protein diet. The FMD will be repeated up to a maximum of eight consecutive cycles. Participants receive the FMD for 2 days prior to and on the day and one day after each cycle of chemotherapy.
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, China
Pathological complete response (pCR) rate
The primary study endpoint of this trial was pCR, as defined as the absence of residual invasive disease on evaluation of surgical breast specimen and surgically-resected lymph nodes (i.e. ypT0/Tis ypN0)
Time frame: lmmediately after surgery
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