Cancer-Fighting combo falls short: early trial halted
NCT ID NCT03076281
First seen Feb 02, 2026 · Last updated May 02, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tested whether metformin (a diabetes drug) and doxycycline (an antibiotic) could help treat head and neck cancer when taken before surgery. Only 7 people enrolled before the study was stopped early. The main goal was to see changes in cancer-related proteins, not to cure the disease. Because the study was terminated and had very few participants, we cannot draw strong conclusions about the drugs' effectiveness.
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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