New MRI dye tested in healthy volunteers to sharpen images
NCT ID NCT05041166
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a special imaging agent called [13C]pyruvate to see how it behaves in healthy organs and tissues during MRI scans. Fifty healthy volunteers aged 18 to 80 will receive an injection of the agent, and researchers will measure image quality. The goal is to improve MRI technology for future disease detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- [13C]pyruvate (a special imaging agent for MRI scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors get clearer MRI images, making it easier to spot diseases in organs and tissues.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 study with only 50 healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to people with illnesses. The imaging agent is experimental and its safety in all situations is not yet fully known.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 to 80 years
- 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: Fifty healthy volunteers will be included. * Age between 18-80 * Negative serum or urine pregnancy test for female volunteers of childbearing age and potential (as defined by MSKCC Standards \& Guidelines), from assays obtained \<2 weeks prior to study enrollment. Urine pregnancy tests are only valid for the day of test. Exclusion Criteria: * Breast-feeding * History of metabolic (e.g. diabetes) and renal functional disorders. * Refusal or inability to tolerate the scanning procedure (e.g., due to claustrophobia) * Acute major illness (e.g., unstable cardiovascular condition, systemic malignant diseases, etc.). * Standard MRI safety screening will be applied (MRI screening questionnaire); volunteers with MR unsafe devices, or conditional devices where research mode is not allowed, will be excluded.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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