Brain scan may sharpen tumor treatment choices
NCT ID NCT02631655
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an 18F-FDOPA PET scan changes treatment decisions for people with high-grade gliomas (aggressive brain tumors) when standard MRI results are unclear. Researchers enrolled 110 patients and compared treatment plans before and after the scan. The goal was to see if the scan provides useful information to justify its cost.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 18F-FDOPA PET scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that 18F-FDOPA PET helps doctors make better treatment decisions for brain tumor patients, potentially improving care and justifying its cost.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures changes in decisions, not patient outcomes. The results may not apply to all brain tumor types or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Jun 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patient diagnosed with high-grade glioma * Patient whose file has been submitted to the neurooncology MCC for follow-up after initial treatment and for whom there is a diagnostic doubt * Age \> 18 years * Patient has been informed and has signed informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patient presenting comorbidities or allergies on account of which MRI or 18F-FDOPA PET would be contraindicated.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06000, France
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