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Little is known about the role of diet in the treatment of lung and other cancers, yet physicians are constantly confronted with the question 'what should I eat' by their patients. Very few randomized controlled dietary interventions have been carried out in this population, hence physicians and
Enrolled subjects will be placed on a 16-week ketogenic diet (subject specific as prescribed by RD) while receiving standard of care cancer treatment (Radiation + Temozolomide). Study dietitians will place patients on a strict and controlled diet that manages daily macronutrient breakdown and
A prospective, non-blinded, randomized, pilot study will be undertaken in patients with glioblastoma (GB). Patients will be randomized to the modified ketogenic diet (MKD) or the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet (MCT) for a 12 week period (primary completion). If patients wish to remain on
Diet change by limiting carbohydrates and increasing the proportion of fatty acids and proteins can lead to ketogenic metabolism and might limit energy production in tumor cells and inhibit tumor growth.
In a pilot of recurrent glioblastoma, ketogenic diet adjuvant salvage chemotherapy was given as
Malignant gliomas are the most common type of brain tumor in adults. They are the second leading cause of cancer mortality in people under the age of 35 and the fourth leading cause in those under the age of 54. Standard therapy for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) includes surgery followed by
Increased glycolysis and reduced oxidative phosphorylation is a characteristic property of many tumors. A change of nutrition by limiting carbohydrates and increasing the proportion of fatty acids and proteins can lead to ketogenic metabolism and might limit energy production in tumor cells and