Brain scans reveal hidden impact of deadly tumors on thinking
NCT ID NCT07628257
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how glioblastoma, a serious brain cancer, changes the way brain cells communicate and use energy. Researchers will use special PET and MRI scans to map these changes in 80 adults before and after surgery. The goal is to link scan results with thinking and memory tests, to better understand why patients often struggle with these skills.
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 study could help doctors better understand why people with glioblastoma have trouble thinking or remembering, and may guide future treatments that protect brain function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes. The results may not change current care.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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: * Adult patients * Patients with glioblastoma * Patients treated in the Nuclear Medicine \& Molecular Imaging Department of the Strauss Institute for PET/MRI scans for: * Preoperative metabolic evaluation of a brain-expanding lesion Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to MRI * Minor or incapacitated adult * Patient deprived of liberty * Patient under legal guardianship * Patient unable to consent * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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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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Institut public de cancérologie Strauss Europe
Strasbourg, 67033, France
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