New brain scan could end diagnostic delays for tumor patients
NCT ID NCT02022800
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a special PET scan using 18F-FDOPA can help doctors make better treatment decisions for people with brain tumors (gliomas or metastases) when standard MRI results are unclear. 85 patients whose MRI scans were inconclusive received this PET scan, and researchers measured how much it increased doctors' confidence in choosing the right therapy. The goal was to reduce the usual 3-month waiting period for a clearer diagnosis.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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85 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Nov 2013
- Finished
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Jun 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with a historically proven high level of glimoa or of cerebral metastases Patients who have their files presented in a neurological oncologic CMM in one of the following situations: * Diagnosis doubt between radionecrosis and tumor progression * Evaluation at the end of the radio and chemotherapy period * Evaluation under anti-angiogenic 18 years or older Patients who have been informed and have signed the consent form indicated in the study Patients with insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: Patients for whom having an MRI or a PET 18F-FDOPA would be contraindicated in light of any co-morbidities or allergies that it reveals
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
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