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A trial looking at personalised ketogenic diet therapy with the standard treatment for lung cancer (KETO-Lung)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Secondary cancers

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at whether a personalised ketogenic diet therapy can improve the outcome of for lung cancer.

It is open to people with a lung cancer that has spread.

Recruitment start: 27 November 2024

Recruitment end: 31 May 2026

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Gary Middleton

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

University of Birmingham

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/22/014.

Last reviewed: 19 June 2025

CRUK internal database number: 19963

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