GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Hypothesis: Caloric restriction with increased physical activity integrated into
induction chemotherapy will decrease chemoresistance and reduce minimal residual disease
(MRD). In children receiving induction therapy for NCI/Rome high-risk B-cell acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (HR B-ALL),
1.1 Primary Objectives
- To examine efficacy of the IDEAL2 (Improving Diet and Exercise in ALL) caloric
restriction and activity intervention integrated into HR B-ALL induction to reduce
incidence of end of induction (EOI) MRD ≥0.01%.
- To examine the efficacy of the IDEAL2 intervention to reduce gain in fat mass during
induction
1.2 Secondary Objective
• To assess self-reported adherence (defined ≥75%) to the diet and activity components of
the IDEAL intervention.
1.3 Exploratory Clinical Objectives
- To compare rates of continued MRD positivity by end of consolidation (EOC MRD
≥0.01%).
- To compare loss of lean mass (LM), physical inactivity, fitness (via two-minute walk
test), and motor function (via BOT-2) at EOI and/or at EOC between intervention and
control arms
- To compare differences in macronutrient and micronutrient intake during induction
and at EOC between intervention and control arms
- To compare utilization of immunotherapy (CAR, other) and hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (HSCT) between intervention and control arms
- To compare event-free survival (EFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall
survival (OS) between intervention and control arms.
- To compare chemotherapy dose-delivery, obesity-associated treatment toxicities
(hepatotoxicity, pancreatitis, thrombosis, steroid-induced hyperglycemia, ICU
admission, infection) between intervention and control arms
- To evaluate the reliability of relative fat mass (RFM) to estimate body fat
percentage, FM, and LM as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
- To explore influence of sleep patterns on changes in FM from baseline to EOI and to
EOC
- To compare patient-reported quality of life (PedsQL scale) between intervention and
control arms
1.4 Exploratory Integrated Biology Objectives
- To quantify the effect of the IDEAL2 intervention, obesity, insulin, and adiponectin
on PIK3K/AKT, mTOR, MAPK/ERK signaling and NfKB transcription via mass cytometry of
ALL cells
- To quantify the effect of the IDEAL2 intervention and obesity on differences in
adipokines and cytokines circulating in the plasma
- To investigate differences in the metabolome in the plasma and bone marrow
extra-cellular fluid at diagnosis and at EOI between intervention and control arms
- To explore the underlying biology of chemoresistance, obesity, adipocytes, and ALL
cells
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms
EXPERIMENTAL ARM: Standard of care nutrition education plus the updated "Improving Diet
and Exercise in ALL" (IDEAL2) intervention to achieve calorie restriction through a
personalized nutritional program and increased activity/exercise.
CONTROL ARM: One-time standard of care nutritional education session
All patients receive standard of care B-ALL chemotherapy.