Blood Flow MRI for Monitoring Brain Tumors (Glioma)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified February 2012 by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01538264
First received: February 20, 2012
Last updated: February 23, 2012
Last verified: February 2012

February 20, 2012
February 23, 2012
June 2006
June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
 
 
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Blood Flow MRI for Monitoring Brain Tumors
Blood Flow MRI for Monitoring of Glioma Angiogenesis

The investigators are studying the use of an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for measuring blood flow into brain tumors. This technique does not use radioactive tracers, and it can provide high quality images that can be obtained in a standard MRI scanner.

Our goals are:

  1. To compare the blood flow measured with this technique with measures of tumor blood vessel density in pieces of the tumor surgically removed as a normal part of clinical treatment. This will confirm a relationship between the imaging measurements and the microscopic characteristics of tumors.
  2. To compare the blood flow in tumors before therapy with the concentration of choline, an indicator of cell proliferation. This choline concentration can be measured with another MRI technique. This information will demonstrate the relationship between cell proliferation and blood supply and will also determine whether the choline measurement adds additional information that is clinically necessary.
  3. To determine the reproducibility of blood flow measurements in tumors. This is necessary to better understand the sensitivity of the technique to changes in flow caused by a treatment or changes in tumor vascularity.
  4. To monitor changes in blood flow after initial treatment. Since sometimes tumors can reappear, the repeated measures will help determine how useful this new imaging technique is at detecting such recurring tumors.
Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
 
Non-Probability Sample

All subjects will be brain tumor patients recruited through the Brain Tumor Center at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Brain Tumors
 
 
 

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Recruiting
125
October 2012
June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosed with or are suspected of having a glioma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindications to MRI which may include the following

    1. Pacemaker
    2. MRI incompatible metal implant
    3. Recently implanted vascular clip
    4. History of claustrophobia
    5. Metal fragment within the eye

Subjects who have received nonstandard therapy may be excluded if the therapy might alter tumor blood flow or other imaging characteristic.

Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact: Barbara Klemm, NP 617-667-2975 bklemm@bidmc.harvard.edu
Contact: Meaghan Fox, BS 617-667-5915 mfox2@bidmc.harvard.edu
United States
 
NCT01538264
2006-P-000116, R01CA115745-05
No
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Principal Investigator: David C Alsop, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
February 2012

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