AI reads brain scans to spot tumors without a needle
NCT ID NCT07198256
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is building a large database of MRI scans from 3000 adults with malignant brain tumors (gliomas, metastases, lymphomas). Researchers will train an artificial intelligence system to automatically identify and classify these tumors. The goal is to improve non-invasive diagnosis, potentially reducing the need for risky biopsies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI system could help doctors diagnose brain tumors more accurately without invasive biopsies, speeding up treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage research study focused on building and testing the AI tool, not a treatment trial. The AI may not work equally well for all tumor types or in all hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
Who is studied
Retrospectively collected cases of malignant brain tumors (including gliomas, brain metastases, and brain lymphomas) that were confirmed by histopathology and had preoperative multimodal MRI images (mainly including CE-T1WI and T2-FLAIR) over the past 10 years.
- Ages
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18 to 100 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: * Patients diagnosed with glioma, brain metastases, and brain lymphoma by pathology, with the patient being at least 18 years old; preoperative MRI was complete. Exclusion Criteria: * Poor image quality; history of previous brain surgery or radiotherapy; accompanied by other intracranial lesions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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