Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most deadly primary brain tumor in the United States (1). Current median life expectancy is 8-15 months (1, 3). Standard treatment is typically palliative in nature and while there are new therapies, improved long term survival needs verification (1,2,3). The ketogenic diet (KD) – described below, has shown promising results in animal models with malignant brain tumors, but few human studies detail results for treatment of primary brain tumors with the KD…
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