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Alpelisib Challenge Test (ACT)

Condition: Endocrine & Metabolic Disease
Investigator: Joshua Cook, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
We are recruiting volunteers, aged 18-70 without diabetes, for a research study on determining how much of the blood sugar- lowering hormone insulin the body can produce in order to better identify people at risk for diabetes in the future. To do this, we will have approximately 15 participants stay for approximately 30 hours (including overnight) in the…
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The Cancer of the Pancreas Screening-5 Study (CAPS5 Study)

Condition: Cancer / Pancreatic Cancer
Investigator: Fay Kastrinos, MD
Status: Currently Recruiting
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease and the best hope for improving the chances of survival is to find it early. Some patients, called "high risk", have an inherited predisposition to pancreatic cancer. Certain medical centers have started programs where "high risk patients" undergo testing, such as receiving imaging scans, to look for…
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Lowering Insulin to Decrease Liver Fat Production

Condition: Endocrine & Metabolic Disease
Investigator: Joshua Cook, MD, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
We are conducting a research study on the effect of high insulin levels on the buildup of excessive liver fat ("fatty liver disease") in people at risk for type 2 diabetes. We are seeking adult volunteers, ages 18-65, who have obesity with a body mass index of 30-45, and have been diagnosed with, or are at risk for, prediabetes and metabolic…
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