diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet / IGF-1 Cancer Research Results

dietFMD, diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
5-day diet to mimic fasting without fasting.
FMDs are caloric-restricted plant–based diets containing low proteins, low sugar and high fats which represent a more feasible and safer option to water-only fasting.
Fasting modality                         Approx CRIS
--------------------------------------   ----------
Time-restricted eating (12–16 h)          –3 to –4
Early time-restricted eating (eTRE)        –4
Intermittent fasting (24 h 1–2x/week)     –4
Periodic fasting / FMD                    –4 to –5*
Calorie restriction (chronic)             –3 (risk tradeoffs)

Compare STF(short term Fasting) to FMD
IGF-1 / insulin suppression (core driver)
| Aspect            | STF                 | FMD      |
| ----------------- | ------------------- | -------- |
| Depth             | **Very deep**       | Moderate |
| Speed             | **Rapid (24–48 h)** | Gradual  |
| Tumor stress      | **High**            | Medium   |
| Normal protection | High                | High     |
Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD; ~5-day low-protein, low-calorie cycle) Cancer vs Normal Cell Effects
Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells Label Primary Interpretation Notes
1 Insulin / IGF-1 signaling ↓ IGF-1 signaling (chronic stress) ↓ IGF-1 with regenerative priming Driver Sustained growth factor suppression Repeated IGF-1 lowering impairs tumor growth programs
2 AMPK → mTOR nutrient sensing ↓ mTOR; ↑ AMPK (growth inhibition) ↓ mTOR; ↑ AMPK (maintenance mode) Driver Prolonged anabolic suppression More sustained but less acute than STF
3 Autophagy / mitophagy ↑ autophagy → loss of tumor robustness ↑ autophagy → rejuvenation Driver Cellular renewal vs destabilization Repeated cycles promote organelle quality control
4 Mitochondrial metabolism ↓ metabolic resilience ↑ mitochondrial fitness Secondary Energy efficiency divergence Normal cells adapt better across cycles
5 Inflammatory signaling (NF-κB / cytokines) ↓ pro-tumor inflammation ↓ systemic inflammation Secondary Anti-inflammatory milieu Inflammation reduction contributes to chemopreventive effects
6 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) ↑ ROS (secondary, context-dependent) ↓ ROS Secondary Metabolism-linked redox shift ROS effects are indirect and less pronounced than STF
7 NRF2 antioxidant response ↔ modest activation ↑ NRF2 (protective) Adaptive Stress adaptation NRF2 supports normal-cell recovery between cycles
8 Cell cycle / regeneration ↓ proliferation ↑ regeneration post-cycle Phenotypic Degrowth vs regeneration FMD uniquely promotes regeneration upon refeeding


IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
Higher blood levels of IGF-1, a growth factor, are linked to increased risk of several types of cancer, including thyroid, melanoma and myeloma. IGF-1 is what some call "a growth-promoter" because it has been shown to promote the growth of cancer cells.
The IGF-1 signaling pathway promotes cancer progression; its downregulation is associated with lowered risk.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
1854- dietFMD,    How Far Are We from Prescribing Fasting as Anticancer Medicine?
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, ChemoSen↑, IGF-1↓, IGFBP1↑, adiP↑, glyC↓, E-cadherin↑, MMPs↓, Casp3↑, ROS↑, ATP↓, AMPK↑, mTOR↓, ROS↑, Glycolysis↓, NADPH↓, OXPHOS↝, eff↑, eff↑, *RAS↓, *MAPK↓, *PI3K↓, *Akt↓, eff↑, ROS↑, Akt↑, Casp3↑,
5067- dietFMD,    Fasting-mimicking diet potentiates anti-tumor effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors against breast cancer by suppressing NRAS- and IGF1-mediated mTORC1 signaling
- in-vitro, BC, NA
mTORC1↓, IGF-1↓, RAS↓,
1863- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Effect of fasting on cancer: A narrative review of scientific evidence
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, ChemoSideEff↓, ChemoSen↑, Insulin↓, HDAC↓, IGF-1↓, STAT5↓, BG↓, MAPK↓, HO-1↓, ATG3↑, Beclin-1↑, p62↑, SIRT1↑, LAMP2↑, OXPHOS↑, ROS↑, P53↑, DNAdam↑, TumCD↑, ATP↑, Treg lymp↓, M2 MC↓, CD8+↑, Glycolysis↓, GutMicro↑, GutMicro↑, Warburg↓, Dose↝,
1855- dietFMD,    Impact of modified short-term fasting and its combination with a fasting supportive diet during chemotherapy on the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced toxicities in cancer patients - a controlled cross-over pilot study
- Trial, NA, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, QoL↑, IGF-1↓, Insulin↓,
1852- dietFMD,  Chemo,    Starvation Based Differential Chemotherapy: 
A Novel Approach for Cancer Treatment
- Review, Var, NA
ChemoSideEff↓, *toxicity↓, mTOR↓, IGF-1↓, IGFBP1↑, BG↓, ROS↑,
1849- dietFMD,    The emerging role of fasting-mimicking diets in cancer treatment
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, toxicity∅, BG↓, IGF-1↓, mTOR↓, M2 MC↓, eff↑, ChemoSen↑, QoL↑, RadioS↑, selectivity↑,
1847- dietFMD,  VitC,    Synergistic effect of fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C against KRAS mutated cancers
- in-vitro, PC, PANC1
TumCG↓, ChemoSen↑, eff↑, HO-1↓, Ferritin↓, Iron↑, ROS↑, TumCD↑, IGF-1↓, eff↓, eff↓,
1844- dietFMD,    Unlocking the Potential: Caloric Restriction, Caloric Restriction Mimetics, and Their Impact on Cancer Prevention and Treatment
- Review, NA, NA
Risk↓, AMPK↑, Akt↓, mTOR↓, SIRT1↑, Hif1a↓, NRF2↓, SOD↑, ROS↑, IGF-1↓, p‑Akt↓, PI3K↑, GutMicro↑, OS↑, eff↝, ROS↑, TumCCA↑, *DNArepair↑, DNAdam↑,
1843- dietFMD,  BTZ,    Cyclic Fasting–Mimicking Diet Plus Bortezomib and Rituximab Is an Effective Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- in-vivo, CLL, NA
AntiTum↓, Apoptosis↑, IGF-1↓, eff↑, OS↑, eff↑,
1842- dietFMD,    Safety and Feasibility of Fasting-Mimicking Diet and Effects on Nutritional Status and Circulating Metabolic and Inflammatory Factors in Cancer Patients Undergoing Active Treatment
- Trial, Var, NA
Strength∅, Weight∅, IGF-1↓, IGFBP3↑, IGFBP1↑, eff↑,
1841- dietFMD,    Fasting-Mimicking Diet Is Safe and Reshapes Metabolism and Antitumor Immunity in Patients with Cancer
- Trial, Var, NA
BG↓, AntiCan↑, IFN-γ↑, eff↑, Dose↝, CD14↓, IGF-1↓, IGFR↓, CD8+↑, NK cell↑,
1626- dietSTF,  dietFMD,    When less may be more: calorie restriction and response to cancer therapy
- Review, Var, NA
CRM↑, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, eff↑, eff↑, IGF-1↓, TumCG↓, AMPK↑, eff↑, ChemoSen↑, RadioS↑, ROS↑, DNAdam↑, eff↑, HO-1↓,
5065- dietSTF,  dietFMD,    Nutrition, GH/IGF-I Signaling, and Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
GH↓, IGF-1↓, glucose↓, IGFBP1↑, OS↑, Imm↑, neuroP↑, BMD↑, Dose↝, Risk↓, other↑, TumCP↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 13 of 13

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 13

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

HO-1↓, 3,   Iron↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   OXPHOS↑, 1,   OXPHOS↝, 1,   ROS↑, 9,   SOD↑, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ATP↓, 1,   ATP↑, 1,   Insulin↓, 2,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

adiP↑, 1,   AMPK↑, 3,   CRM↑, 1,   glucose↓, 1,   glyC↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 2,   NADPH↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 2,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Akt↑, 1,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 2,   MAPK↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 2,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

ATG3↑, 1,   Beclin-1↑, 1,   LAMP2↑, 1,   p62↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 3,   P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GH↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   IGF-1↓, 13,   IGFBP1↑, 4,   IGFBP3↑, 1,   IGFR↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 4,   mTORC1↓, 1,   PI3K↑, 1,   RAS↓, 1,   STAT5↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 3,  

Migration ⓘ

E-cadherin↑, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   Treg lymp↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

Hif1a↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

CD14↓, 1,   IFN-γ↑, 1,   Imm↑, 1,   M2 MC↓, 2,   NK cell↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

ChemoSen↑, 6,   Dose↝, 3,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 14,   eff↝, 1,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

BG↓, 4,   BMD↑, 1,   Ferritin↓, 1,   GutMicro↑, 3,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   AntiTum↓, 1,   ChemoSideEff↓, 4,   neuroP↑, 1,   OS↑, 3,   QoL↑, 2,   Risk↓, 2,   Strength∅, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,   Weight∅, 1,  

Infection & Microbiome ⓘ

CD8+↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 79

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNArepair↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

PI3K↓, 1,   RAS↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 6

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1
13 diet FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
2 Chemotherapy
2 diet Short Term Fasting
1 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
1 Bortezomib
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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