Diabetes drug added to lung cancer treatment in groundbreaking trial

NCT ID NCT02186847

Summary

This study tested whether adding the common diabetes medication metformin to standard chemotherapy and radiation could better control stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Researchers randomly assigned 170 patients with inoperable lung cancer to receive either the standard treatment alone or with metformin. The goal was to see if metformin could help shrink tumors, delay cancer progression, and improve survival when combined with standard care.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 21st Century Oncology-Palatka

    Palatka, Florida, 32177, United States

  • Abbott-Northwestern Hospital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

  • Abington Memorial Hospital

    Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States

  • Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601, United States

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1, Canada

  • AnMed Health Cancer Center

    Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States

  • Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital Ozaukee

    Mequon, Wisconsin, 53097, United States

  • Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Water Tower Medical Commons

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States

  • Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • Aspirus UW Cancer Center

    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 54494, United States

  • Augusta Health Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

    Fishersville, Virginia, 22939, United States

  • Aultman Health Foundation

    Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States

  • Aurora BayCare Medical Center

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54311, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton

    Grafton, Wisconsin, 53024, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Kenosha South

    Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States

  • Aurora Medical Center in Summit

    Summit, Wisconsin, 53066, United States

  • Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

  • Aurora West Allis Medical Center

    West Allis, Wisconsin, 53227, United States

  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

  • Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States

  • Bay Area Medical Center

    Marinette, Wisconsin, 54143, United States

  • Billings Clinic Cancer Center

    Billings, Montana, 59101, United States

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • CHI Health Good Samaritan

    Kearney, Nebraska, 68847, United States

  • CHI Health Saint Francis

    Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States

  • Cancer Center of Western Wisconsin

    New Richmond, Wisconsin, 54017, United States

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Central Vermont Medical Center/National Life Cancer Treatment

    Berlin Corners, Vermont, 05602, United States

  • Chaim Sheba Medical Center

    Tel Litwinsky, 52621, Israel

  • Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital

    Newark, Delaware, 19718, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence

    Independence, Ohio, 44131, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Strongsville

    Strongsville, Ohio, 44136, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44111, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Wooster Family Health and Surgery Center

    Wooster, Ohio, 44691, United States

  • Community Medical Center

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • Community Medical Hospital

    Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States

  • Community Memorial Hospital

    Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 53051, United States

  • CoxHealth South Hospital

    Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Dekalb Medical Center

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States

  • Delbert Day Cancer Institute at PCRMC

    Rolla, Missouri, 65401, United States

  • Diagnostic and Treatment Center

    Weston, Wisconsin, 54476, United States

  • Eden Hospital Medical Center

    Castro Valley, California, 94546, United States

  • Fairview-Southdale Hospital

    Edina, Minnesota, 55435, United States

  • FirstHealth of the Carolinas-Moore Regional Hospital

    Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States

  • Franciscan Health Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237, United States

  • Gaston Hematology and Oncology Associates

    Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054, United States

  • Gaston Hematology and Oncology Associates-Belmont

    Belmont, North Carolina, 28012, United States

  • Geauga Hospital

    Chardon, Ohio, 44024, United States

  • Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center

    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18711, United States

  • Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center

    Zanesville, Ohio, 43701, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

    Greer, South Carolina, 29651, United States

  • Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45406, United States

  • Good Samaritan Regional Health Center

    Mount Vernon, Illinois, 62864, United States

  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Eastside

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States

  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Faris

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Greer

    Greer, South Carolina, 29650, United States

  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Seneca

    Seneca, South Carolina, 29672, United States

  • Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Spartanburg

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29307, United States

  • Hardin Memorial Hospital

    Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701, United States

  • Harrison Medical Center

    Bremerton, Washington, 98310, United States

  • Hennepin County Medical Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center

    Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States

  • IU Health Bloomington

    Bloomington, Indiana, 47403, United States

  • Intermountain Medical Center

    Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

  • John B Amos Cancer Center

    Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States

  • John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Cancer Treatment Center

    South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland-Broadway

    Oakland, California, 94611, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Rancho Cordova Cancer Center

    Rancho Cordova, California, 95670, United States

  • Kettering Medical Center

    Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States

  • Kootenai Cancer Center

    Post Falls, Idaho, 83854, United States

  • LSU Health Baton Rouge-North Clinic

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70805, United States

  • Lakeland Medical Center Saint Joseph

    Saint Joseph, Michigan, 49085, United States

  • Lankenau Medical Center

    Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States

  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital

    Lawrence, Kansas, 66044, United States

  • Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler

    Savannah, Georgia, 31405, United States

  • Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center

    Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35401, United States

  • Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates LLC

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States

  • Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MD Anderson League City

    Nassau Bay, Texas, 77058, United States

  • MD Anderson in Katy

    Houston, Texas, 77094, United States

  • MD Anderson in Sugar Land

    Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States

  • MD Anderson in The Woodlands

    The Woodlands, Texas, 77384, United States

  • Maine Medical Center- Scarborough Campus

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

  • Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center

    Minocqua, Wisconsin, 54548, United States

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake

    Rice Lake, Wisconsin, 54868, United States

  • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States

  • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Covington

    Covington, Louisiana, 70433, United States

  • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Houma

    Houma, Louisiana, 70360, United States

  • McKee Medical Center

    Loveland, Colorado, 80539, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Central Michigan

    Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 48858, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Flint

    Flint, Michigan, 48532, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Lapeer Region

    Lapeer, Michigan, 48446, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Macomb

    Mount Clemens, Michigan, 48043, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Northern Michigan

    Petoskey, Michigan, 49770, United States

  • McLaren Cancer Institute-Owosso

    Owosso, Michigan, 48867, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Memorial Health University Medical Center

    Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States

  • Memorial Medical Center

    Modesto, California, 95355, United States

  • Memorial Medical Center

    Springfield, Illinois, 62781, United States

  • Mercy Cancer Center-Elyria

    Elyria, Ohio, 44035, United States

  • Mercy Health Mercy Campus

    Muskegon, Michigan, 49444, United States

  • Mercy Health Saint Mary's

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Mercy Hospital

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403, United States

  • Mercy Hospital

    Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States

  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

  • Mercy Medical Center

    Canton, Ohio, 44708, United States

  • Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

    Peoria, Illinois, 61636, United States

  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States

  • Mount Carmel Health Center West

    Columbus, Ohio, 43222, United States

  • Nebraska Methodist Hospital

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

  • New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States

  • New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Brooklyn, New York, 11215, United States

  • Newark Radiation Oncology

    Newark, Ohio, 43055, United States

  • Norris Cotton Cancer Center-North

    Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819, United States

  • North Coast Cancer Care

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, United States

  • North Colorado Medical Center

    Greeley, Colorado, 80631, United States

  • North Kansas City Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64116, United States

  • Northeast Radiation Oncology Center

    Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 18512, United States

  • Northwest Community Hospital

    Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States

  • OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

  • OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Pekin Cancer Treatment Center

    Pekin, Illinois, 61554, United States

  • OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Peoria Cancer Center

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Our Lady of the Lake Physicians Group - Medical Oncology

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States

  • Parkview Hospital Randallia

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805, United States

  • PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center

    Longview, Washington, 98632, United States

  • PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

    Vancouver, Washington, 98664, United States

  • Peninsula Regional Medical Center

    Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States

  • Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States

  • Piedmont Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States

  • Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Radiation Oncology Associates PC

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States

  • Reading Hospital

    West Reading, Pennsylvania, 19611, United States

  • Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States

  • Rice Memorial Hospital

    Willmar, Minnesota, 56201, United States

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States

  • Rohnert Park Cancer Center

    Rohnert Park, California, 94928, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center

    Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033, United States

  • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83706, United States

  • Saint Francis Cancer Center

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States

  • Saint Francis Medical Center

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States

  • Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland

    Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, United States

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute-Twin Falls

    Twin Falls, Idaho, 83301, United States

  • Saint Michael's Hospital

    Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481, United States

  • Sanford Bismarck Medical Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center

    Bemidji, Minnesota, 56601, United States

  • Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

  • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

  • Self Regional Healthcare

    Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646, United States

  • South Sacramento Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95823, United States

  • Southeast Cancer Center

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States

  • Southern Ohio Medical Center

    Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Auburn

    Auburn, California, 95603, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Cameron Park

    Cameron Park, California, 95682, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Roseville

    Roseville, California, 95661, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Vacaville

    Vacaville, California, 95687, United States

  • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

    Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

  • Swedish Medical Center

    Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States

  • The Alyce and Elmore Kraemer Cancer Care Center

    West Bend, Wisconsin, 53095, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Pali Momi

    ‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701, United States

  • The Mark H Zangmeister Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43219, United States

  • The Methodist Hospital System

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • The Permanente Medical Group-Roseville Radiation Oncology

    Roseville, California, 95678, United States

  • The Regional Cancer Center

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16505, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center-Lee's Summit

    Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center-North

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64154, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center-South

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mount Zion

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • UF Cancer Center at Orlando Health

    Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Firelands Regional Medical Center

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Lake Health Mentor Campus

    Mentor, Ohio, 44060, United States

  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at Southwest General Hospital

    Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States

  • UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center

    Beachwood, Ohio, 44122, United States

  • UHHS-Westlake Medical Center

    Westlake, Ohio, 44145, United States

  • UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center

    Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061, United States

  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

    Bel Air, Maryland, 21014, United States

  • UPMC-Shadyside Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • UTMB Cancer Center at Victory Lakes

    League City, Texas, 77573, United States

  • United Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States

  • University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

    Parma, Ohio, 44129, United States

  • University Pointe

    West Chester, Ohio, 45069, United States

  • University of Cincinnati/Barrett Cancer Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States

  • University of Vermont Medical Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers

    Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 54241, United States

  • Virtua Memorial

    Mount Holly, New Jersey, 08060, United States

  • Virtua Voorhees

    Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States

  • Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

    Dover, New Hampshire, 03820, United States

  • Wesley Medical Center

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • West Michigan Cancer Center

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • Wheeling Hospital/Schiffler Cancer Center

    Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States

  • William Beaumont Hospital - Troy

    Troy, Michigan, 48085, United States

  • William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295, United States

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