The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Tumor Patients: A Phase 1 Trial and Beyond... - SPOC

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Webinar Description

Jethro Hu, MD, will review the rationale and current evidence supporting the potential role of a ketogenic diet for brain tumor patients, focusing on a recently completed phase 1 safety and feasibility trial.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the mechanisms by which the ketogenic diet may have anticancer activity.
  • Discuss the design and results of a phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma.
  • Recognize the challenges of implementing and studying a ketogenic diet for patients and research scientists.
  • Describe the basic pathophysiology and standard treatment for primary brain tumors.

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
07/31/2027
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Cancer Treatment in North Carolina: Research to Practice (formerly Medical and Surgical Oncology) webinars cover the spectrum of anti-cancer therapy, with a focus on recent research developments, both locally and at large, and what’s ready for regular practice. Perspectives from medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgery will be included.

This series incorporates an understanding of practice dynamics and concerns throughout the state of North Carolina, and the availability of clinical trials and subspecialty expertise to inform care.

These webinars provide FREE continuing education credit.

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Jethro L. Hu, MD

Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

This Non-Credit Course does not have accreditation. It only offers general participation certificates.

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