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A Nutrition & Exercise Prehabilitation Intervention on Inflammatory Biomarkers in AI Cancer Patients

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Arizona
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Arizona
Started2025-11-13
Est. completion2027-12-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a prehab intervention among American Indian (AI) patients diagnosed with obesity-related cancer and measure inflammatory biomarkers to evaluate the preliminary impact of the trial intervention. The central hypothesis is that this community-informed prehab intervention will demonstrate feasibility, patient acceptability, and modulation of host and tumor-microenvironment inflammatory biomarkers. Aim 1: Implement the prehab translational clinical trial for AI patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancer scheduled for surgery. Aim 2 Measure host and tumor-microenvironment (TME) biomarkers using paired serum and tissue samples to compare baseline and post-intervention levels of expression. Serum markers include CRP, IL-6, IL-10, TNFa, IGF-1, VEGF, complete blood count (CBC) with differential, comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), and prealbumin. Tissue markers include Ki67, insulin receptor, TNFa, NFKB, NOS2, and cleaved caspase 3. Aim 3: (optional exploratory aim): Assess differential expression of inflammatory genes in the TME using tumor tissue samples to compare baseline and post-intervention levels of expression. This will be done with a panel that analyzes inflammatory genes only.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 80 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-80 years
* Clinical diagnosis of obesity-related solid tumor cancer: obesity-related solid tumor cancers include thyroid, breast, liver, gallbladder, gastric, pancreatic, colorectal, ovarian, uterine, kidney, esophageal cancers.
* Preoperative status with plan to undergo an operation to remove the tumor
* Scheduled at least 3 weeks out from the operation
* Receiving care at San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation (SCAHC)
* Must be having cancer surgery at San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation or Banner University Medical Center-Tucson

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or planned receipt of chemotherapy during the preoperative study period
* Digestive tract disease that would restrict diet modifications
* Allergy to the foods intended for the nutrition intervention
* Uncontrolled cardiac disease or other contraindications to moderate-intensity exercise

Conditions2

CancerObesity

Locations1 site

University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724
Jennifer Erdrich, MD(520) 626-2635jerdrich@surgery.arizona.edu

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