Diabetes drug tested to boost immune attack on liver cancer

NCT ID NCT02650427

Summary

This small, early-stage study tested if a diabetes medication called sitagliptin is safe for liver cancer patients before surgery. The goal was to see if the drug could help the body's immune cells better target and fight the tumor. Fourteen patients took the drug for three weeks before their scheduled liver tumor removal.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

    Paris, 75013, France

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