Ketogenic Diet and Chemotherapy in Affecting Recurrence in Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies how well a ketogenic diet and chemotherapy work in
affecting the return of cancer in patients with stage IV breast cancer. Ketogenic diet may be
more effective than standard nutrition and may affect quality of life, inflammation, and
tumor-related changes. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways
to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from
dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving ketogenic diet and chemotherapy may be
better in patients with breast cancer.