Special MRI spots brain tumor chemistry in 12 patients

NCT ID NCT05851378

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested a new imaging technique using a special substance (hyperpolarized carbon-13 alpha-ketoglutarate) to see how active brain tumors are in people with IDH mutant glioma. Twelve adults with this type of brain tumor received an injection and then had an MRI scan. The goal was to measure signals from the tumor and surrounding brain tissue to better understand the tumor's behavior.

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Study facts

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Phase

Early phase 1

The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.

Participants

13 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2023

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Participants must be \> 18 years old who have evidence of evaluable disease (with contrast enhancing lesion or non-enhancing lesion \> 1 cubic centimetre (cc)) * Cohort 1: Participants with IDH mutant glioma who may or may not have received prior treatment * Cohort 2: Participants with recurrent IDH mutant glioma before receiving surgical resection, All the subjects must have prior MR scans available for review to assess the location and size of residual/recurrent tumor and do not have contraindication for magnetic resonance (MR) examinations. To be included in the study all subjects must also meet the following criteria: 1. Participants must have a life expectancy \> 8 weeks. 2. Participants must have a Karnofsky performance status of \> 70. 3. Participants must have adequate renal function (creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL). This test must be performed within 60 days prior to the HP 13C Imaging scan. 4. Participants must not have any significant medical illnesses that in the investigator's opinion cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy, would compromise the participant's ability to participate in this study or any disease that will obscure toxicity or dangerously impact response to the imaging agent. 5. Participants must not have New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure. 6. Participants must not have history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 12 months prior to study enrollment. 7. This study was designed to include women and minorities but was not designed to measure differences of intervention effects. Males and females will be recruited with no preference to gender. Minorities will actively be recruited to participate. No exclusion to this study will be based on race. 8. Participants must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study. Participants must sign an authorization for the release of their protected health information. 9. Participants may not be known to be HIV-positive. HIV testing is not required for study participation. 10. Participants must not have a history of any other cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix), unless they are in complete remission and have been off all therapy for that disease for a minimum of 3 years. 11. Participants must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. Women of childbearing potential are required to obtain a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of Hyperpolarized Imaging scan. Effective contraception (men and women) must be used in subjects of childbearing potential. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Participants are excluded from participating in this study if they are not able to comply with study procedures.

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  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States