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Fasting reduces the incidence of vincristine‐associated adverse events in dogs
Author(s) -
Duckett Margaret E.,
Curran Kaitlin M.,
Leeper Haley J.,
Ruby Carl E.,
Bracha Shay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary and comparative oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1476-5829
pISSN - 1476-5810
DOI - 10.1111/vco.12638
Subject(s) - lethargy , medicine , vincristine , anorexia , adverse effect , crossover study , chemotherapy , nausea , insulin , bone marrow suppression , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , endocrinology , cyclophosphamide , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , optics , placebo
Fasting has been shown to decrease chemotherapy‐associated adverse events (AEs), in part through insulin‐like growth factor (IGF‐1) reduction, and may induce a protective effect on normal cells during chemotherapy treatment in mice and people. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of fasting on constitutional, bone marrow and gastrointestinal (GI) AEs, and serum glucose, IGF‐1 and insulin levels in dogs receiving vincristine. The study was a prospective, crossover clinical trial in tumour‐bearing dogs. Dogs were randomized to be fasted for 24 to 28 hours prior to and 6 hours following their first or second vincristine treatment, and fed normally for the alternate dose. A significant reduction in nausea, anorexia, lethargy and serum insulin was observed when dogs were fasted; however, no significant differences were found in other GI symptoms, neutrophil count, serum glucose or IGF‐1. Fasting prior to vincristine therapy is a safe and effective treatment modality that helped mitigate constitutional and GI AEs in tumour‐bearing dogs.