Medical Oncology

The main idea of this study is that a low protein diet may alter the environment surrounding the tumor, enhancing the body's immune response leading to greater anticancer effects of treatment. This study intends to use a low-protein diet as a tool to enhance the immune response generated by immune check point inhibitor treatments.

Caloric restriction may alter the response to chemotherapy induced stress response and enhance its antitumor effect. This study intends to use an intermitted caloric restriction protocol with alternate days before the chemotherapy administration to enhance the cytotoxic effect generated by standard treatment of cancer.

The goal is to explore whether the application of cannabis extract Avextra 10/10 solution is suitable to contribute to an improvement in the symptom burden and well-being of oncological palliative care patients. The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the improvement in global symptom burden in the intervention arm compared to the placebo control group over a period of 12±2 days, as measured by a percentage change in the value of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System total symptom distress score (ESAS TSDS) at baseline and after 12±2 days.