Brain tumor inflammation seen in real time with new imaging agent
NCT ID NCT07462507
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new radioactive tracer called [C-11]-CS1P1 that lights up inflammation in brain tumors during a PET scan. Researchers will scan 104 adults with primary or secondary brain cancers before and after treatment to see how inflammation patterns change. The goal is to better understand the role of inflammation in these tumors and how it relates to MRI findings and patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- [C-11]-CS1P1 (a radioactive tracer for PET scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand inflammation in brain tumors and improve how they monitor treatment response.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase imaging study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct patient benefits, and the tracer's usefulness in routine care is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 104 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2033
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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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: * Male or female, any race * Age ≥ 18 years * Capable of providing written informed consent OR having a legally authorized representative (LAR) to provide informed consent for volunteering to undergo research procedure * Has a clinical, radiographic, or pathological diagnosis of primary or secondary CNS malignancy that has not been treated with radiotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to \[C-11\]-CS1P1 or any of its excipients * Contraindications to PET, CT or MRI (e.g. certain incompatible electronic medical devices, inability to lie still for extended periods) that make it potentially unsafe for the individual to participate * Prior cranial radiotherapy * Severe claustrophobia that would require general anesthesia * Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding * Any condition that, in the opinion of the Sponsor-Investigator or designee could increase risk to the participant, limit the participant's ability to tolerate the research procedures or interfere with the collection of the data (e.g., advanced renal or liver failure) * Current or recent (within 12 months prior to screening) participation in research studies involving radioactive agents such that the total research-related radiation dose to the participant in any given year would exceed the limits set forth in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 Section 361.1. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?FR=361.1.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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