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A Phase 2 Study of the Ketogenic Diet vs Standard Anti-cancer Diet Guidance for Patients With Glioblastoma in Combination With Standard-of-care Treatment

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Start Date

6/27/2023

Completion Date

9/30/2029

Summary

This is a Phase 2, randomized two-armed, multi-site study of 170 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive Keto Diet, or Standard Anti-Cancer Diet. All patients will receive standard of care treatment for their glioblastoma. The Keto Diet intervention will be for an 18-week period and conducted by trained research dietitians. Daily ketone and glucose levels will be recorded to monitor Keto Diet adherence. This two-armed randomized multi-site study aims to provide evidence to support the hypothesis that a Keto Diet vs. Standard Anti-Cancer Diet improves overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme patients who receive standard of care treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years or older * Newly diagnosed glioblastoma (Within 2 months of initial diagnosis by histopathology) * Not started standard of care chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy for glioblastoma * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70 * Ability to read, write and understand either English OR Spanish * Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with recurrent glioblastoma * Genetic disorders that affect lipid metabolism. Including but not limited to pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, porphyria, primary carnitine deficiency, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I or II deficiency, carnitine translocase deficiency, beta-oxidation defects * Inability to wean steroids below 8mg dexamethasone / day or equivalent * Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 21kg/m2, unless the site Principal Investigator deems safe * Currently pregnant or nursing * Patients receiving other experimental therapy Note: Off-label therapy use is permitted * Comorbidities that in the opinion of the investigator limit the patient's ability to complete the study * Food preferences incompatible with keto diet * Using a pacemaker, implantable cardiac defibrillator, neurostimulator, cochlear implants (removable hearing aids permitted), or other electronic medical equipment, unless the site Principal Investigator deems safe * Inability to participant in standard of care MRIs

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Keto Diet

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Anti-Cancer Diet

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Conditions

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Locations

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California 90048

United States

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94143

United States

Pacific Neuroscience Institute / Saint John's Cancer Institute

Santa Monica, California 90404

United States

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina 27705

United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

United States