PET scan spots immune activity in brain tumors without surgery
NCT ID NCT06650163
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests a special PET imaging agent that highlights immune cells (CD8+ T-cells) in brain tumors. About 20 adults with brain tumors scheduled for surgery will receive an injection of the imaging agent before their PET scan. The goal is to see if this non-invasive method can accurately map immune activity, potentially reducing the need for repeated biopsies and helping doctors choose better immunotherapies.
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Study facts
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- 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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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
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- 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 \>= 18 years of age * Documentation of a diagnosis of brain tumor including brain metastases, any grade of gliomas and meningiomas * The participant is scheduled for standard of care surgical tumor resection * The participant (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Male or female \< 18 years of age * Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data * Not medically cleared for surgery * Individuals who cannot tolerate MRI scan or PET/CT scan * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Serum creatinine OR measured or calculated creatinine clearance (Glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] can be use in place of creatinine or creatinine clearance \[CrCl\]) =\< 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) OR \>= 60mL/min for subjects with creatinine levels \> 1.5 X institutional ULN * Creatinine clearance should be calculated per institutional standard * Serum total bilirubin: =\< 1.5 X institutional ULN OR direct bilirubin =\< institutional ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 institutional ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 X institutional ULN OR =\< 5 X institutional ULN for subjects with Gilberts syndrome * Albumin \>= 2.5 mg/dL * Patients with splenic dysfunction or post splenectomy * Any abnormalities that would be a contraindication to gadolinium-based contrast agent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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