New imaging trial aims to solve brain tumor scan confusion
NCT ID NCT06319027
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This phase II trial is testing whether advanced imaging techniques like DSC-MRI and PET scans can better distinguish actual tumor growth from treatment-related changes in people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The study will enroll 100 adults who are receiving standard treatment. Researchers hope these scans will provide more accurate information than standard MRI alone, helping doctors make better decisions about whether a patient's tumor is progressing or just reacting to therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluciclovine F18 (a radioactive tracer for PET scans), gadolinium-chelate (MRI contrast agent)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors more accurately tell whether changes on brain scans after treatment are due to tumor growth or side effects of therapy, leading to better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase II study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The imaging techniques are still experimental and may not prove more useful than standard MRI.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: * Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age. * Patient must have a Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 60%. * Patient must have newly diagnosed GBM (must be IDH wild type), with pathologic proof, based on World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 criteria. * Patient must be planning to receive standard-of-care treatment for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. * Patient must have completed an MRI prior to the diagnostic surgery for GBM and have images available for upload into Transfer of Images and Data (TRIAD). * Patient must have diagnostic surgery for GBM within 7 weeks prior to registration. * Patient must have O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) methylation status ordered at time of registration. * Patient must have a post-operative (op) MRI completed within 3 weeks after diagnostic surgery for GBM and have images available for upload into TRIAD. * Patient must have no contraindications to MRI, including injection of gadolinium-based contrast agents, and demonstrated ability to tolerate MRI on pre-surgical imaging. * Patient must have no allergies to agents that may potentially be used for non-standard of care imaging (18F-fluciclovine, MR contrast). * Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the interventions being used. * All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy. * A patient of childbearing potential is defined as anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months). * Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available will also be considered eligible. * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
18 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
SUSPENDEDCharlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Drexel Town Square Health Center
RECRUITINGOak Creek, Wisconsin, 53154, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHuntington, West Virginia, 25701, United States
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Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
RECRUITINGMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 53051, United States
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Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center
RECRUITINGWest Bend, Wisconsin, 53095, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Rhode Island Hospital
SUSPENDEDProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53718, United States
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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West Virginia University Healthcare
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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