Diarrhoea is one of the most burdensome and common adverse events of chemotherapeutics, and has no standardised therapy to date. Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiome can influence the development of chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea. Here we report findings from a randomised clinical trial of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat diarrhoea induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT04040712). The primary outcome is the resolution of diarrhoea four weeks after the end of treatments. Twenty patients are randomised to receive FMT from healthy donors or placebo FMT (vehicle only). Donor FMT is more effective than placebo FMT in treating TKI-induced diarrhoea, and a successful engraftment is observed in subjects receiving donor faeces. No serious adverse events are observed in both treatment arms. The trial meets pre-specified endpoints. Our findings suggest that the therapeutic manipulation of gut microbiota may become a promising treatment option to manage TKI-dependent diarrhoea.

Faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of diarrhoea induced by tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma / Ianiro, Gianluca; Rossi, Ernesto; Thomas, Andrew M.; Schinzari, Giovanni; Masucci, Luca; Quaranta, Gianluca; Settanni, Carlo Romano; Lopetuso, Loris Riccardo; Armanini, Federica; Blanco-Miguez, Aitor; Asnicar, Francesco; Consolandi, Clarissa; Iacovelli, Roberto; Sanguinetti, Maurizio; Tortora, Giampaolo; Gasbarrini, Antonio; Segata, Nicola; Cammarota, Giovanni. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 11:1(2020), pp. 43331-43336. [10.1038/s41467-020-18127-y]

Faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of diarrhoea induced by tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Thomas, Andrew M.;Armanini, Federica;Blanco-Miguez, Aitor;Asnicar, Francesco;Segata, Nicola;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Diarrhoea is one of the most burdensome and common adverse events of chemotherapeutics, and has no standardised therapy to date. Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiome can influence the development of chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea. Here we report findings from a randomised clinical trial of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat diarrhoea induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT04040712). The primary outcome is the resolution of diarrhoea four weeks after the end of treatments. Twenty patients are randomised to receive FMT from healthy donors or placebo FMT (vehicle only). Donor FMT is more effective than placebo FMT in treating TKI-induced diarrhoea, and a successful engraftment is observed in subjects receiving donor faeces. No serious adverse events are observed in both treatment arms. The trial meets pre-specified endpoints. Our findings suggest that the therapeutic manipulation of gut microbiota may become a promising treatment option to manage TKI-dependent diarrhoea.
2020
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Ianiro, Gianluca; Rossi, Ernesto; Thomas, Andrew M.; Schinzari, Giovanni; Masucci, Luca; Quaranta, Gianluca; Settanni, Carlo Romano; Lopetuso, Loris R...espandi
Faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of diarrhoea induced by tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma / Ianiro, Gianluca; Rossi, Ernesto; Thomas, Andrew M.; Schinzari, Giovanni; Masucci, Luca; Quaranta, Gianluca; Settanni, Carlo Romano; Lopetuso, Loris Riccardo; Armanini, Federica; Blanco-Miguez, Aitor; Asnicar, Francesco; Consolandi, Clarissa; Iacovelli, Roberto; Sanguinetti, Maurizio; Tortora, Giampaolo; Gasbarrini, Antonio; Segata, Nicola; Cammarota, Giovanni. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 11:1(2020), pp. 43331-43336. [10.1038/s41467-020-18127-y]
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