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Ketogenic Diet in Advanced Cancer

NCT01716468 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2016-05-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of a modified low carbohydrate diet, determine if quality of life is improved and to determine if the diet has any effect on tumor growth (size or spread) and or to determine if there is any effect on progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of subjects enrolled in the study.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ketogenic Diet

modified ketogenic diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Jocelyn Tan, MD · VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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