Phase
Condition
Gliomas
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Astrocytoma
Treatment
Usual Diet
Keto Diet
Standard Anti-Cancer Diet
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Adults 18 years or older
Newly diagnosed glioblastoma (Within 2 months of initial diagnosis byhistopathology)
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 complywith the requirements of the study.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with recurrent glioblastoma
Genetic disorders that affect lipid metabolism. Including but not limited topyruvate carboxylase deficiency, porphyria, primary carnitine deficiency, carnitinepalmitoyltransferase 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 ispermitted
Comorbidities that in the opinion of the investigator limit the patient's ability tocomplete the study
Food preferences incompatible with keto diet
Using a pacemaker, implantable cardiac defibrillator, neurostimulator, cochlearimplants (removable hearing aids permitted), or other electronic medical equipment,unless the site Principal Investigator deems safe
Inability to participant in standard of care MRIs
Study Design
Connect with a study center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California 90048
United StatesActive - Recruiting
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94143
United StatesActive - Recruiting
Pacific Neuroscience Institute / Saint John's Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California 90404
United StatesActive - Recruiting
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27705
United StatesActive - Recruiting
Baylor Scott & White Health
Temple, Texas 76508
United StatesSite Not Available
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
United StatesSite Not Available
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