New imaging method could reveal hidden clues in brain tumors
NCT ID NCT05464992
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a special MRI technique called CEST to create detailed maps of acidity (pH) inside brain tumors like gliomas and metastases. Researchers will scan 800 patients who are already getting a PET/MRI for their brain tumor. The goal is to see if pH levels can help predict where tumors might come back and how long patients may live.
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Study facts
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- 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 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: Patients admitted to the Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging department of ICANS (Institut de cancérologie strasbourg Europe) for a PET/MRI exam dedicated to: * Preoperative evaluation of a cerebral expansion lesion * Evaluation of glioma recurrences * Evaluation of brain metastases * Evaluation of recurrence of metastases Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to the realization of an MRI * Minor or patients placed under guardianship or supervision * Patients deprived of liberty * Patients placed under judicial protection * Patients that are not able to express their consent * Pregnant and breastfeeding women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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France Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, France
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