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RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

LifEStyle Intervention to Enhance Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer

The LESLIE Trial: LifEStyle Intervention to Enhance Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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About This Trial

LESLIE is a multicentric randomized controlled trial in patients with triple negative breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemo/immunotherapy (NAT). This trial investigates the hypothesis that adding a cyclic fasting-mimicking diet combined with exercise during the NAT improves the NAT's therapeutic efficacy, treatment tolerability and compliance, as well as improve quality of life.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - The patient has a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of stage II-III TNBC 1. Patients with tumor stage T1cN1-2, T2N0-N2, T3N0-N2, T4N0-N2 2. ER and PR negative is defined as an absent or minimal (≤10%) expression of oestrogen and progesterone receptors and absence of HER2 protein over-expression per ASCO/CAP-guidelines 3. All histological subtypes are eligible, including but not limited to invasive breast cancer of no special type (NST) , invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) etc - WHO/ECOG performance status of grade 0-1 - The participant is able to perform a CPET test (cardiopulmonary exercise testing) - Body mass index ≥ 18.5 kg/m² - Pregnant or breastfeeding women - Presence of adequate bone marrow and organ function - HbA1c \<10% Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - had a treatment with any of the following: 1. any other chemotherapy, immunotherapy or anticancer agents within 5 years of the first dose of study treatment 2. injectable hypoglycemics 2. have not have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from a surgical intervention prior to starting therapy - prior systemic treatment for breast cancer or other malignancies within 5 years of treatment enrollment, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer. Other malignancies diagnosed more than 5 years before the diagnosis of breast cancer must have been radically treated without evidence of relapse at the moment of patient enrollment in the trial. - has a history of an additional malignancy that is progressing or that has required active treatment in the 5 years prior to breast cancer diagnosis. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer - Prior treatment with anthracyclines ...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: * The patient has a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of stage II-III TNBC 1. Patients with tumor stage T1cN1-2, T2N0-N2, T3N0-N2, T4N0-N2 2. ER and PR negative is defined as an absent or minimal (≤10%) expression of oestrogen and progesterone receptors and absence of HER2 protein over-expression per ASCO/CAP-guidelines 3. All histological subtypes are eligible, including but not limited to invasive breast cancer of no special type (NST) , invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) etc * WHO/ECOG performance status of grade 0-1 * The participant is able to perform a CPET test (cardiopulmonary exercise testing) * Body mass index ≥ 18.5 kg/m² * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Presence of adequate bone marrow and organ function * HbA1c \<10% Exclusion Criteria: * had a treatment with any of the following: 1. any other chemotherapy, immunotherapy or anticancer agents within 5 years of the first dose of study treatment 2. injectable hypoglycemics 2. have not have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from a surgical intervention prior to starting therapy * prior systemic treatment for breast cancer or other malignancies within 5 years of treatment enrollment, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer. Other malignancies diagnosed more than 5 years before the diagnosis of breast cancer must have been radically treated without evidence of relapse at the moment of patient enrollment in the trial. * has a history of an additional malignancy that is progressing or that has required active treatment in the 5 years prior to breast cancer diagnosis. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer * Prior treatment with anthracyclines * Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX-40, CD137) * Has any disorder, which in the Investigator's opinion might jeopardize the participant's safety or compliance with the protocol * Has, as judged by the investigator, any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, including active bleeding diatheses, or active infection including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Screening for chronic conditions is not required * Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic treatments * Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus * History of alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) * History of eating disorder (DSM-5)

Treatments Being Tested

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Exercise Therapy

The exercise regimen consists of a non-linear aerobic exercise program of 3-4 sessions per week. During days of FMD no exercise will be prescribed.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fasting-Mimicking Diet

The FMD is a plant-based, low-carbohydrate, low-caloric diet of 4 days , with the fourth day being the day of chemo/immunotherapy. A total of 6 FMD cycles will be administered over the treatment period of 20 weeks.

DRUG

SOC

Four cycles of an intravenous infusion of pembrolizumab (200 mg) once every 3 weeks plus paclitaxel (80 mg per square meter of body-surface area once weekly) plus carboplatin (at a dose based on an area under the concentration-time curve of 1.5 mg per milliliter per minute) once weekly in the first 12 weeks, followed by four cycles of epirubicin (90 mg per square meter) plus cyclophosphamide (600 mg per square meter) once every 2 weeks plus pembrolizumab 400mg every 6 weeks or pembrolizumab 200mg every 3 weeks in the subsequent 8 weeks.

Locations (10)

UZ Antwerpen
Antwerp, Belgium
Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom
Antwerp, Belgium
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (UCLouvain)
Brussels, Belgium
UZ Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
UZ Gent
Ghent, Belgium
Jessa Ziekenhuis Hasselt
Hasselt, Belgium
AZ Groeninge
Kortrijk, Belgium
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) UCL Liège
Liège, Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) UCL Namur
Namur, Belgium