Jelly supplement aims to ease chemo side effects in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07514754
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a jelly-based nutritional supplement in 52 people with head and neck, lung, or rectal cancer who are receiving standard cancer treatments like chemo or radiation. The supplement contains ingredients like arginine, omega-3, and olive oil, and is taken twice daily for up to 45 days. The goal is to see if it can reduce severe side effects and help patients stay on track with their treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Galenic Immunonutrition Formula (a jelly supplement with arginine, brewer's yeast, omega-3, olive oil, and other ingredients)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this supplement could help reduce severe side effects from cancer treatments, making it easier for patients to complete their therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The supplement may not reduce side effects or could cause digestive discomfort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent to study procedures * Male or female, age greater than 18 years * Histological or cytological documentation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, locally advanced rectal cancer, or lung cancer candidate for immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy according to standard clinical practice * ECOG Performance Status score less than 2 * Adequate kidney, liver, and bone marrow function * Ability to understand, sign informed consent, and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete recovery from surgery before starting antineoplastic treatment * Other progressing malignancy or malignancy requiring active treatment within the last 3 years, except localized basal cell carcinoma, localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or cervical carcinoma in situ * Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy * Serious or unstable medical conditions, psychiatric disorders, or substance abuse interfering with study compliance * Receipt of any live vaccine within 30 days before study treatment * Active cardiac pacing/pacing implants/neurostimulators/hearing system not compatible with bioimpedance analysis * Edema and/or ascites not compatible with body weight evaluation and bioimpedance analysis * Enteral or parenteral nutritional support at baseline
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia- IRCCS Istituto di Candiolo, Candiolo, Turin 10060
RECRUITINGCandiolo, Torino (TO), 10060, Italy
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