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RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Time-Restricted Eating and Cancer: Clinical Outcomes, Mechanisms, and Moderators

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About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to test whether the timing of meals can improve treatment adverse events, influence tumor biology and alter a person's mood and behaviors.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Any sex/gender of any ethnic/racial background - Age greater than or equal to 18 years - Histologically-confirmed rectal cancer stage II, III, or IV (if curative) or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) or triple negative breast cancer stage I, II, or III (only if definitive intent) per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) criteria - BMI 18.5 kg/m2 or greater - Receiving either neoadjuvant therapy with curative intent (breast cancer patients) or total neoadjuvant therapy with a 5-fluorouracil-based regimen and curative intent (rectal cancer patients) - Has completed ≤ 4 weeks of neoadjuvant treatment prior to study enrollment - Willing and able to adhere to the assessments, visit schedules, prohibitions, and restrictions Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - History of cytotoxic chemotherapy less than or equal to 12 months prior to rectal or breast cancer diagnosis - Allergic reaction to any of the treatment agents - Any prior pelvic radiotherapy - Currently active second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ - History of GI perforation ≤12 months prior to enrollment - History of predisposing colonic or small bowel disorders with severe or rapidly worsening symptoms (not related to current cancer symptoms) - Receiving any parenteral nutrition or enteral (tube) feeding or using similar nutritional supplement during the study period - History of uncontrolled congestive heart failure defined as ew York Heart Association Class (NYHA) Class III or greater - Pre-existing grade ≥3 neuropathy - Currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or investigational device ≤4 weeks of the first dose of treatment - Pregnant or breastfeeding - Currently perform overnight shift work more than one day/week on average - Strictly adhering to a \<10-hour eating window on most days ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any sex/gender of any ethnic/racial background * Age greater than or equal to 18 years * Histologically-confirmed rectal cancer stage II, III, or IV (if curative) or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) or triple negative breast cancer stage I, II, or III (only if definitive intent) per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) criteria * BMI 18.5 kg/m2 or greater * Receiving either neoadjuvant therapy with curative intent (breast cancer patients) or total neoadjuvant therapy with a 5-fluorouracil-based regimen and curative intent (rectal cancer patients) * Has completed ≤ 4 weeks of neoadjuvant treatment prior to study enrollment * Willing and able to adhere to the assessments, visit schedules, prohibitions, and restrictions Exclusion Criteria: * History of cytotoxic chemotherapy less than or equal to 12 months prior to rectal or breast cancer diagnosis * Allergic reaction to any of the treatment agents * Any prior pelvic radiotherapy * Currently active second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ * History of GI perforation ≤12 months prior to enrollment * History of predisposing colonic or small bowel disorders with severe or rapidly worsening symptoms (not related to current cancer symptoms) * Receiving any parenteral nutrition or enteral (tube) feeding or using similar nutritional supplement during the study period * History of uncontrolled congestive heart failure defined as ew York Heart Association Class (NYHA) Class III or greater * Pre-existing grade ≥3 neuropathy * Currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or investigational device ≤4 weeks of the first dose of treatment * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Currently perform overnight shift work more than one day/week on average * Strictly adhering to a \<10-hour eating window on most days * Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with adhering to the requirements of the trial * Medical condition or laboratory abnormality that could impact participant safety or data validity, in the opinion of the medical investigators.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Time-Restricted Eating (TRE)

8-hour daily eating period, starting 1-3 hours after waking up

BEHAVIORAL

Control

More than equal to a 12-hour daily eating period

Locations (2)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
West Hollywood, California, United States