title: Systematic review: isocaloric ketogenic dietary regimes for cancer patients.
abstract: The efficacy and benefits of ketogenic diets (KD) have recently been gaining worldwide and remain a controversial topic in oncology. This systematic review therefore presents and evaluates the clinical evidence on isocaloric KD dietary regimes and reveals that evidence supporting the effects of isocaloric ketogenic dietary regimes on tumor development and progression as well as reduction in side effects of cancer therapy is missing. Furthermore, an array of potential side effects should be carefully considered before applying KD to cancer patients. In regard to counseling cancer patients considering a KD, more robust and consistent clinical evidence is necessary before the KD can be recommended for any single cancer diagnosis or as an adjunct therapy.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Clinic, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Nicole.Erickson@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.affiliation: Center for Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Technical University of Munich Clinic at Rechts der Isar, Uptown München-Campus C, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 56/58, 3rd Floor, 80992, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boscheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Humboldt University, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Linke
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Jena, Medizinische Klinik II, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huebner
mesh_terms: D055423:Diet, Ketogenic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
keywords: Cancer; Cancer diet; Ketogenic diet; Low carbohydrate; Nutrition; Oncology