New MRI scan could spot brain tumors earlier
NCT ID NCT05045027
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new type of MRI scan that looks at sodium and other chemicals in the brain to get a clearer picture of brain tumors (gliomas). The goal is to improve how doctors detect, diagnose, and track these tumors. The study includes healthy volunteers and people with newly diagnosed or returning brain tumors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * AIM 1: Healthy volunteers with no evidence of brain tumors or neurologic disease * AIM 1: Age 18+ * AIM 2: Newly diagnosed or recurrent suspected or confirmed glioma (low or high grade) * AIM 2: 10 IDH mutant and 10 IDH wild type gliomas * AIM 2: Clinically indicated for resective surgery or biopsy * AIM 2: Age 18+ * AIM 2: Tumor size \> 1x1x1 cm (measurable) * AIM 3: Recurrent glioma enrolled in an immunotherapy trial or clinically indicated to receive immunotherapy including anti-PD1 * AIM 3: Age 18+ Exclusion Criteria: * AIM 1: Cannot safely perform an MRI * AIM 1: Age \< 18 * AIM 2: Cannot safely perform an MRI or use of MRI contrast agents * AIM 2: Age \< 18 * AIM 3: Cannot safely perform an MRI or use of MRI contrast agents * AIM 3: Age \< 18
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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