Diabetes drug may ease thyroid treatment side effects
NCT ID NCT03109847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small pilot study tested whether metformin, a common diabetes drug, could reduce side effects like dry mouth and taste changes from radioactive iodine treatment in people with thyroid cancer. Only 13 people took part, and the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if metformin could protect healthy cells during treatment.
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Conditions
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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