Milk thistle extract may help fight brain cancer

NCT ID NCT06964815

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding silibinin (a milk thistle extract) to standard chemoradiation and maintenance chemotherapy can slow the growth of a type of aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma. About 110 newly diagnosed patients whose tumors have a specific marker (STAT3 positive) will receive either silibinin or a placebo alongside their usual treatment. The goal is to see if silibinin extends the time before the cancer progresses.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • ARNAS G.Brotzu P.O Armando Businco

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cagliari, Italy/Cagliari, 09047, Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria - Careggi

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Florence, Italia/FI, 50134, Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria G.Martino

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    Messina, ME, 98124, Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico "G. Rodolico - San Marco "

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    Catania, Italia/Catania, 95123, Italy

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  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Roma, RM, Italy

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  • Humanitas Cancer Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Milan, 20089, Italy

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  • IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bologna, BO, 40139, Italy

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  • IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio

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    Milan, 20157, Italy

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  • IRST Dino Amadori

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy

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  • Istituto Neurologico Nazionale a Carattere Scientifico IRCCS - Fondazione Mondino

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pavia, Italy/Pavia, 27100, Italy

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  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto

    RECRUITING

    Padova, Italy/Padova, 35128, Italy

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  • Istituto Tumori Regina Elena IRCCS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Roma, RM, 00128, Italy

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  • Ospedale A. Manzoni Lecco

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    Lecco, 23900, Italy

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  • Ospedale del Mare, ASL Napoli1 Centro

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Naples, italy/Napoli, 80147, Italy

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  • Policlinico San Martino - Genova

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Genova, Italy

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  • USL Nord Ovest Toscana - Livorno

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Livorno, Italy/Livorno, 57124, Italy

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