Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial

 

FMD (N = 65)

Regular diet (N = 64)

Median age (range), Years

49.0 (31–71)

51.0 (27–71)

Median body mass index (range), kg/m2

25.7 (19.8–41.2)

26.0 (19.7–39.0)

WHO status

  Grade 0

61 (93.8%)

60 (93.8%)

  Grade 1

3 (4.6%)

4 (6.3%)

  Unknown

1 (1.5%)

0 (0%)

Menopausal status

  Pre/Peri

27 (41.5%)

31 (48.4%)

  Post

38 (58.5%)

31 (48.4%)

  Unknown

0 (0%)

2 (3.1%)

T-classification

  T1

5 (7.7%)

6 (9.4%)

  T2

42 (64.6%)

41 (64.1%)

  T3

17 (26.2%)

15 (23.4%)

  T4

1 (1.5%)

2 (3.1%)

N-classification

  N0

29 (44.6%)

33 (51.6%)

  N1

28 (43.1%)

26 (40.6%)

  N2

7 (10.8%)

4 (6.3%)

  N3

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.6%)

Stage

  I (ineligible)

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

  II

51 (78.5%)

48 (75.0%)

  III

14 (21.5%)

15 (23.4%)

HR status

  ER−/PR−

14 (21.5%)

7 (10.9%)

  ER-/PR unknown

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

  ER+/PR−

9 (13.8%)

9 (14.1%)

  ER+/PR+

42 (64.6%)

47 (73.4%)

Chemotherapy regimen

  AC-T

52 (80.0%)

47 (73.4%)

  FEC-T

13 (20.0%)

17 (26.6%)

Grade (BR)

  I

2 (3.1%)

2 (3.1%)

  II

43 (66.2%)

42 (65.6%)

  III

20 (30.8%)

19 (29.7%)

  Unknown

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

Tumor type

  Ductal

53 (81.5%)

49 (76.6%)

  Lobular

9 (13.8%)

13 (20.3%)

  Other

3 (4.6%)

2 (3.1%)

  1. FMD Fasting mimicking diet, HR hormone receptor, AC-T doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel, FEC-T Fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel, BR Bloom Richardson, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor.