CCancer3/15/2026

High dietary fiber is associated with improved outcomes in patients with melanoma and sarcoma treated with immunotherapy regardless of gut microbiome dysbiosis and social vulnerability

Increased social vulnerability was associated with a less favorable gut microbiome composition but not worse OS among melanoma and sarcoma patients treated with ICB. Consistent with prior findings, high dietary fiber intake emerged as a potentially modifiable pathway to improve outcomes in patients initiating ICB, particularly those with increased SVI.