Ketogenic Diet With Radiation and Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2017-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study aims to see if reducing blood sugar and increasing ketones (a metabolic product
that comes from using fats for energy) can increase survival and enhance the the effects of
standard radiation and chemotherapy treatments used to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
These changes occur from use of a ketogenic diet. This research has 2 goals:
1. Show that patients can tolerate the diet and maintain low blood glucose and high blood
ketone levels.
2. Show if this diet enhances the effectiveness of standard treatment by prolonging
survival of patients with a GBM.