AI-Powered MRI could spot cancer early in kids with NF1
NCT ID NCT04763109
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether a whole-body MRI scan, analyzed by artificial intelligence, can reliably detect pre-cancerous changes in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Fifteen children will receive three MRI scans over a year. The goal is to see if the scans are consistent and if the AI can spot changes that might indicate early cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Artificial Intelligence analysis
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new, non-invasive way to spot early cancer signs in children with NF1, allowing for earlier treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (15 people) focused on feasibility, not on proving the method works. The AI algorithm may not be accurate enough, and results may not apply to all NF1 patients.
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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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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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5 to 17 years
- 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: * Between the ages of 5 and \<18 years at the start of study. If subject will turn 18 during the study, they will be allowed to enroll. * Clinically or molecularly confirmed diagnosis of NF-1. Subjects with mosaic/segmental NF-1 also qualify for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Requiring sedation for imaging. * Implants and/or Devices: Mechanical, magnetic or electrical activated implants; Ferromagnetic implants and foreign bodies * Claustrophobia, problems being in enclosed spaces, or inability to lie facing upwards. * Allergy to animal dander or animal-instigated asthma.
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Conditions
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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