Can enzyme pills help cancer patients keep weight on?
NCT ID NCT05642962
Summary
This study is testing whether pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) can help people with advanced pancreatic cancer maintain their body weight while on chemotherapy. Researchers are comparing two different dosing schedules of the enzyme supplement pancrelipase. The main goal is to see if taking these enzymes improves body mass index (BMI) over four months.
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Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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