Can a Two-Day diet change help fight brain cancer?
NCT ID NCT07553520
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study aimed to see if a diet low in two specific nutrients (cysteine and methionine) could affect metabolism in patients with recurrent gliomas. Up to 30 participants were to be randomly assigned to either a normal diet or the special diet for 2, 4, or 7 days before standard treatment. Researchers planned to measure changes in blood, urine, and tumor samples to understand how the diet impacts cancer cells. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cysteine/methionine deprivation (CMD) diet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a dietary approach to help manage brain tumors by altering cancer cell metabolism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early pilot study with no participants enrolled, so results are uncertain. The diet is short-term and may not affect tumor growth or survival.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below. Eligibility must be maintained up until the point at which the subject receives treatment for the subject to be considered eligible for treatment. Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Subjects is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgement of the investigator. * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. * Karnofsky Performance Status of ≥ 60 assessed at diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Any active disease that may be associated with unacceptable anesthetic/operative risk. * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Subjects with prior brain metastasis. * Transfusion within 7 days of diet initiation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Radiation Oncology
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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