A plant-based diet appeared associated with sustained minimal residual disease negativity among a cohort of patients with multiple myeloma, according to study results.
The findings, published in Clinical Cancer Research, provide rationale to further assess a prospective dietary intervention in this patient population, researchers concluded.
Preclinical studies have suggested a potential link between the microbiome and myeloma natural history, according to Alexander M. Lesokhin, MD, associate attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
“This, as well as microbiome-focused