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SUBMITTER: Bauersfeld SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5921787 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bauersfeld Stephan P SP Kessler Christian S CS Wischnewsky Manfred M Jaensch Annette A Steckhan Nico N Stange Rainer R Kunz Barbara B Brückner Barbara B Sehouli Jalid J Michalsen Andreas A
BMC cancer 20180427 1
<h4>Background</h4>This pilot trial aimed to study the feasibility and effects on quality of life (QOL) and well-being of short-term fasting (STF) during chemotherapy in patients with gynecological cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>In an individually-randomized cross-over trial patients with gynecological cancer, 4 to 6 planned chemotherapy cycles were included. Thirty-four patients were randomized to STF in the first half of chemotherapies followed by normocaloric diet (group A;n = 18) or vice versa (grou ...[more]