Department of Medical Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT, USA.
Cancer Med. 2021 Jan;10(1):79-86. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3569. Epub 2020 Nov 1.
Studies suggest a link between the gut microbiome and metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) outcomes, including evidence that mRCC patients possess a lower abundance of Bifidobacterium spp. compared to healthy adults. We sought to assess if a Bifidobacterium-containing yogurt product could modulate the gut microbiome and clinical outcome from vascular endothelial growth factor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGF-TKIs). mRCC patients initiating VEGF-TKIs, regardless of the line of therapy, were randomized to probiotic-supplemented (two 4 oz. servings of the probiotic yogurt product daily) or probiotic-restricted arms. Stool samples were collected prior to therapy and at weeks 2, 3, 4, and 12. Microbiome composition was assessed using whole-metagenome sequencing. A total of 20 patients were randomized. Bifidobacterium animalis, the active ingredient of the probiotic supplement, reached detectable levels in all patients in the probiotic-supplemented arm versus two patients in the probiotic-restricted arm. Clinical benefit rate was similar in probiotic-supplemented versus probiotic-restricted arms (70% vs. 80%, p = 0.606). Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size analysis of MetaPhIAn2 abundance data predicted 25 enriched species demonstrating an LDA score >3 in either clinical benefit or no clinical benefit. In patients with clinical benefit (vs. no clinical benefit), Barnesiella intestinihominis and Akkermansia muciniphila were significantly more abundant (p = 7.4 × 10 and p = 5.6 × 10 , respectively). This is the first prospective randomized study demonstrating modulation of the gut microbiome with a probiotic in mRCC. Probiotic supplementation successfully increased the Bifidobacterium spp. levels. Analysis of longitudinal stool specimens identified an association between B. intestinihominis, A. muciniphila, and clinical benefit with therapy. Trial Registration: NCT02944617.
研究表明肠道微生物群与转移性肾细胞癌(mRCC)的结果之间存在关联,包括有证据表明 mRCC 患者双歧杆菌属的丰度低于健康成年人。我们试图评估一种含有双歧杆菌的酸奶产品是否可以调节肠道微生物群,并影响血管内皮生长因子-酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(VEGF-TKIs)的临床结果。接受 VEGF-TKIs 治疗的 mRCC 患者,无论治疗线如何,均随机分为补充益生菌(每天两份 4 盎司的益生菌酸奶产品)或限制益生菌的组。在治疗前和第 2、3、4 和 12 周采集粪便样本。使用全宏基因组测序评估微生物组组成。共随机分配了 20 名患者。益生菌补充剂的活性成分双歧杆菌动物双歧亚种在补充益生菌组的所有患者中均达到可检测水平,而在限制益生菌组的仅两名患者中达到可检测水平。补充益生菌与限制益生菌组的临床获益率相似(70%对 80%,p=0.606)。MetaPhIAn2 丰度数据的线性判别分析(LDA)效应量分析预测了 25 种富集物种,其 LDA 评分>3 分别与临床获益或无临床获益相关。在有临床获益的患者(与无临床获益的患者相比),肠道拟杆菌和粘蛋白阿克曼菌的丰度明显更高(p=7.4×10 和 p=5.6×10 ,分别)。这是第一项前瞻性随机研究,证明了益生菌可调节 mRCC 中的肠道微生物群。益生菌补充成功增加了双歧杆菌属的水平。对纵向粪便标本的分析确定了肠道拟杆菌、粘蛋白阿克曼菌与治疗临床获益之间的关联。试验注册:NCT02944617。
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