DCAGuide.org is currently supervised by Daria Matej, a medically trained writer based in Frankfurt, Germany, trained at Kyiv Medical College. Her connection to DCA is not academic in origin — it is deeply personal.
Her mother was diagnosed with Stage III lung adenocarcinoma. After standard treatments were exhausted, Sodium dichloroacetate was introduced as a complementary intervention. What followed was not a dramatic cure, but something arguably more meaningful: stabilization, a period of manageable, dignified life that had seemed unlikely. That experience — watching a compound that most oncologists had never discussed hold a serious cancer at bay long enough to matter — changed the direction of Daria’s professional focus entirely.
She began reading the research systematically: the Michelakis studies, the clinical trial data, the case reports from Medicor, the pre-clinical evidence on endometriosis and mitochondrial pathways. The more she read, the clearer it became that the gap between what the research showed and what most patients and even many clinicians knew about DCA was not a gap of evidence — it was a gap of communication.
That is the gap DCAGuide.org exists to close.
Daria’s role at DCAGuide.org encompasses both the writing and the editorial direction of the site. She selects topics based on the state of published evidence, researches primary sources — clinical trials, peer-reviewed papers, case series, and conference presentations — and writes content that is accurate, evidence-graded, and legible to non-specialists. She holds no financial relationship with any DCA manufacturer, distributor, or clinic.
Her perspective is that of someone with medical training who has also been a carer — someone who understands both the rigor that evidence demands and the urgency that patients feel. That dual perspective shapes every editorial decision on this site.
Credentials and background:
- Clinical healthcare studies, Kyiv Medical College No. 4, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Specialized focus on metabolic oncology, DCA pharmacology, and mitochondrial medicine
- No affiliation with any DCA manufacturer, supplier, or clinic
- LinkedIn profile: Daria Matej