Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade + a Prebiotic Food-enriched Dietary Intervention to Optimize Immune Response in Melanoma: NEO-PreFED

Study Purpose

To Determine the feasibility, compliance and adherence to PreFED intervention in resectable melanoma patients initiating neoadjuvant Ipi/Nivo.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years old. 2. Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-45 kg/m2. 3. English-speaking. 4. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 5. Histologically confirmed resectable stage IIIB-D or oligometastatic Stage IV cutaneous melanoma or locally invasive/advanced mucosal melanoma as determined by multidisciplinary review. 6. Planned initiation of standard-of-care neoadjuvant Ipilimumab + Nivolumab or Nivolumab + Relatlimab. 7. Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1. 8. WOCP must have negative UPT within 1 week of beginning dietary intervention. 9. Self-reported willingness to eat the provided foods (with some tailoring to their food preferences) 10. Self-reported willingness to comply with scheduled visits, undergo venipuncture, provide stool samples. 11. Archival tissue specimen or planned to undergo tumor biopsy as part of standard of care treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Uveal melanoma. 2. History of inflammatory bowel disease, total colectomy, or bariatric surgery. 3. Currently taking steroids > Prednisone 10 mg/day or equivalent. 4. Medical contraindications to the Intervention Diet as determined by the treating physician. 5. Self-reported major dietary restrictions, including but not limited to relevant food allergies, celiac disease, or diets such as vegan, ketogenic, extended fasting. 6. Insulin-dependent diabetes or conditions requiring bile-acid sequestrants. 7. Unable or unwilling to undergo study procedures. 8. IV antibiotic use in the past month or oral antibiotic use in past 2 weeks. 9. Regularly taking supplements containing prebiotics, fiber and/or probiotics, and unable/unwilling to discontinue for the purpose of the study. 10. Current smoker or heavy drinker (defined as >14 drinks per week) or current illicit drug use. 11. Currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or lactating. 12. Concurrent malignancy requiring systemic therapy other than hormonal therapy. 13. Cognitively impaired adults

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT06548789
Phase

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Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Principal Investigator

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Jennifer McQuade, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Not yet recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Melanoma
Study Website: View Trial Website
Additional Details

Primary Objectives: Determine the feasibility, compliance and adherence to PreFED intervention in patients with resectable melanoma initiating neoadjuvant combination ICB therapy. Secondary Objectives: 1. Determine the safety (AEs) and tolerability (GSRS-IBS) of the dietary intervention during the neoadjuvant phase and maintenance phases. 2. Assess the rate of immune related adverse events in patients of dietary intervention + ICB during neoadjuvant and maintenance phases. 3. Determine the objective response rate (ORR) to dietary intervention + ICB as determined by RECIST1.1 after 2 cycles of neoadjuvant ICB + diet. 4. Determine the pathological response rate (pRR) to neoadjuvant ICB + dietary intervention. 5. Determine the Event-free Survival (EFS), Relapse-free Survival (RFS), and Overall Survival (OS) to neoadjuvant ICB + dietary intervention.Exploratory Objectives: 1. Assess the effect of dietary intervention + ICB on gut microbiome composition at completion of neoadjuvant phase and maintenance phase. 2. Assess the effects of dietary intervention + neoadjuvant ICB on gut metabolic output and systemic metabolism at completion of neoadjuvant phase and maintenance phase. 3. Assess the effects of dietary intervention + neoadjuvant ICB on systemic and tumor immunity at time of surgery. 4. Assess the effects of dietary intervention + neoadjuvant ICB on quality of life and other patient reported outcomes (PROs) during neoadjuvant and maintenance phases

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Prebiotic food-enriched diet (PreFED)

Participants will identified from the clinic schedules and/or referred from participant's treating oncologists.

Interventions

Dietary Supplement: - Prebiotic Xnack Packouts

Prebiotic snack packouts (distributed every two weeks) and diet counseling to support increased consumption of prebiotic foods which provide dietary fiber, plant-based protein and other nutrients selectively fermented by the microbiome (e.g., pulses and legumes).

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MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Status

Address

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030

Site Contact

Jennifer McQuade, MD

[email protected]

713-745-9947

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