The feasibility and safety of fasting-mimicking diet in breast cancer patients with chemotherapy in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD) has emerged as a promising approach for mitigating the side effects and enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapy in cancer patients, while it is still challenging to implement FMD in clinical setting due the concern of nutritional supplements. This study is aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a recipe-based FMD among breast cancer (BC) patients, and assessing its effects on metabolic health and body composition.

Methods

This is a single-arm, pilot clinical trial involving BC patients undergoing chemotherapy. Participants were required to adhere to the FMD recipes for four days prior to and on the day of each chemotherapy cycle, which provided 34-54% of the normal caloric intake, with a total of three cycles needed for the study. FMD-re

SUBMITTER: Xue M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396986 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature