New brain scan agent helps tell tumor from treatment side effects

NCT ID NCT06743100

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This program gave patients with glioma (a type of brain tumor) access to a special imaging agent called 18F-FET. It was used with PET scans to help doctors tell the difference between actual tumor growth and changes caused by previous treatments. The goal was to improve treatment decisions for patients aged 3 and older with unclear MRI results.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain glioma glioma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CU Anschutz / University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Kettering Health Main Campus

    Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States

  • MSKCC (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UC Irvine

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • University Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University Wisconsin Madison

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705-2275, United States