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Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients.

Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients. - Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000014689
Enrollment
30
Registered
2014-07-28
Start date
2014-07-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

cancer and sarcoma

Interventions

Administering metformin.

Sponsors

Okayama University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who received a full explanation of the study and gave a written informed consent. 2. Subjects who can complain abnormal and subjective symptoms if they suffer from them during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who have received insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus. 2. Subjects who have the previous medical history of lactic acidosis. 3. Subjects who have received hemodialysis. 4. Subjects who have serious hepatic dysfunction. 5. Subjects who have the previous medical history of shock status, heart failure, cardiac infarction, pulmonary infarction and hypoxia. 6. Subjects who have drinking habit. 7. Subjects who are dehydration, 8. Subjects who have the previous medical history of severe ketosis, diabetic coma and type 1 diabetes. . 9. Subjects who have severe infection and serious trauma. 10. Subjects who are malnutrition, starvation, adrenal insufficiency and pituitary gland dysfunction. 11. Pregnant wouman 12. Subjects who are allergic to medicines. 13. Subjects who have been enrolled in the other clinical trials within last 4 months before the administration of metformin and administered any investigational new drugs. 14. Other subjects who are judged to be ineligible in this trial by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ability to produce cytokines (IL-2, TNF alpha, IFN gamma) and differentiation (memory, regulatory etc.) in peripheral blood T cells.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMototsugu Watanabe

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery

mowatanabe@s.okayama-u.ac.jp086-235-7265

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026