Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation for Treating Advanced Tumor Cachexia
66 participantsStarted 2026-05-01
Plain-language summary
This project is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm, phase II clinical study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treating advanced tumor cachexia.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Pre-advanced or advanced tumor cachexia stage.
. Age ≥ 18 years old, ECOG score 0-2, expected survival \> 3 months.
. Patients with gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, or lung cancer who have received second-line or higher treatment.
. No FMT treatment in the past six months.
Exclusion criteria
. Any condition that affects gastrointestinal absorption, such as difficulty in swallowing, malabsorption, or uncontrollable vomiting; undergoing tube feeding or parenteral nutrition.
. Neurotic anorexia, anorexia caused by mental illness, or difficulty in eating due to pain.
. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
. Currently taking or planning to take other drugs that increase appetite or weight, such as adrenal corticosteroids (except for short-term use of dexamethasone during chemotherapy), androgens, progestogens, salidroside, olanzapine, and anamorin or other appetite stimulants.
. Patients with Cushing's syndrome, adrenal or pituitary insufficiency; patients with difficult-to-control diabetes.
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
. Current imaging or clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal obstruction.
. Current uncontrolled coexisting diseases, including but not limited to decompensated cirrhosis, renal failure, uncontrolled metabolic disorders, severe active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis, or mental illnesses/societal conditions that may limit patient compliance with study requirements or affect the patient's ability to provide written informed consent.
. Within 12 months prior to the first administration, there was unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure (grade 2 or above according to the New York Heart Association functional classification), or vascular diseases (such as aneurysms with a risk of rupture), or other cardiac damages that may affect the safety evaluation of the study drug (such as poorly controlled arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia); within 6 months prior to the first administration, there was esophageal-gastric varices, severe ulcers, gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistula history, history of gastrointestinal obstruction (including incomplete intestinal obstruction requiring parenteral nutrition), intra-abdominal abscess or history of acute gastrointestinal bleeding.