Can a cholesterol drug stop cancer treatment diarrhea?

NCT ID NCT03767257

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 08, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study tested whether colesevelam, a medicine used for high cholesterol, could safely reduce diarrhea in people with multiple myeloma who take lenalidomide. 25 participants took colesevelam for 4 weeks. The goal was to see if their diarrhea improved to a mild level or better.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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