New Diet-Drug cocktail targets deadliest brain tumor
NCT ID NCT05183204
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a combination of an experimental drug (paxalisib), a diabetes drug (metformin), and a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in people with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and can slow tumor growth. The trial includes both newly diagnosed and recurrent patients.
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Conditions
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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