Brain scan showdown: spotting fake tumor growth
NCT ID NCT06199479
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether advanced MRI and CT scans can tell the difference between a brain tumor that is actually growing (true progression) and one that only looks like it is growing after treatment (pseudoprogression). About 25 adults who have had brain tumor treatment and now show a suspicious spot on scans will get additional imaging and a standard biopsy. The goal is to see if the scans alone can give the right answer, potentially avoiding unnecessary procedures.
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 could help doctors avoid unnecessary biopsies and treatments by accurately identifying when a brain tumor is not actually progressing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study (25 people) focused on imaging accuracy, not treatment. The methods may not work for all patients or tumor types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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: 1. Participants is \>18 years old. The pediatric population has a different disease profile from adult glioma participants. To reduce heterogeneity in the patient population we will not consider participants younger than 18 for this study. 2. The participants agrees to participate in the clinical study and to complete all required visits and evaluations. 3. Participants has undergone prior treatment for a brain tumor and has a new suspicious imaging finding requiring diagnostic workup and is being considered for biopsy. 4. Participants agrees to undergo, prior to the procedure, the needed imaging evaluation (within 14 days and preferably with 3 days of the planned procedure). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Renal failure as evidenced by a GFR of less than 30 mL/min/1.73m2 for gadolinium based imaging. In the absence of eGFR lab result, participants is not excluded in the absence of remarkable pathological renal history, as confirmed by and in the discretion of the PI. 2. For iodinated contrast agent we will use the more strict cut-off of 45 mL/min/1.73m2 ((Davenport, Perazella et al. 2020), Consensus statement from the ACR and the National Kidney Foundation). The different threshold reflects the different risk profiles of these agents. Participants with GFR in the range 30-45 can receive a Non-Contrast DECT (CT contrast withheld). 3. Pacemakers, electronic stimulation, metallic foreign bodies and devices and/or other conditions that are not MR safe, which include but are not limited to: * electronically, magnetically, and mechanically activated implants * ferromagnetic or electronically operated active devices like automatic cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers * metallic splinters in the eye * ferromagnetic hemostatic clips in the central nervous system (CNS) or body * cochlear implants * other pacemakers, e.g., for the carotid sinus * insulin pumps and nerve stimulators * non-MR safe lead wires * prosthetic heart valves (if dehiscence is suspected) * non-ferromagnetic stapedial implants * pregnancy * claustrophobia that does not readily respond to oral medication. Nonetheless, if patients have an electronic device for which manufacturer's guidelines exist to permit safe MR scanning (such as the Cardiology supervised pacemaker scanning program), such a patient would still be eligible to participate in the trial. Such patients will be scanned as per manufacturers recommendations. 4. Allergy to relevant imaging contrast agents, includes allergies to iodine or gadolinium-based contrast agents (if one class of agents is contra-indicated, then imaging with the other can still proceed).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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