Chemo, Intestinal Bacteria and Weight Gain

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I got a notification this morning from BreastCancerTrials.org about a new trial - I wish they were required to source statements like the first sentence of the description:

A Study of the Relationship Between Chemotherapy and Intestinal Bacteria and Weight Gain

Changes in Intestinal Microbiota in Association With Chemotherapy Treatment (NCT02370277)

Breast cancer patients who gain weight during or after their cancer treatment are at increased risk of having a breast cancer recurrence. Chemotherapy drugs may change the gut bacteria in ways that make patients prone to weight gain. Researchers can study the effect that chemotherapy has on gut bacteria by analyzing the bacterial composition in a patient's stool sample. In this study, patients will provide stool samples for analysis before and after neoadjuvant (before surgery) or adjuvant (after surgery) chemotherapy. To be eligible, patients must have been diagnosed with DCIS or early-stage breast cancer and scheduled to have surgery at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center or Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center.