New MRI dye could reveal ovarian Cancer's true aggressiveness
NCT ID NCT05866679
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a special MRI contrast agent, called hyperpolarized 13-C pyruvate, can help doctors see how aggressive ovarian cancer is. About 30 women at high risk for ovarian cancer will be scanned. The goal is to improve early detection, not to treat the disease.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 months and older
- Sex
-
Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: For the first cohort, the following selection criteria will be applied who are undergoing a screening exam at MD Anderson: 1. Patients with a first degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with ovarian cancer or 2. A personal history of breast cancer before age 40 or 3. A personal history of breast cancer diagnosed before age 50, and one or more close relatives diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer at any age. Two or more close relatives diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50 or with ovarian cancer diagnosed at any age or 4. Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and a personal history of breast cancer before age 50 or 5. Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and a first- or second-degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50 or with ovarian cancer at any age or 6. Presence of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation or 7. Presence of a mismatch repair gene mutation associated with a hereditary cancer syndrome known as Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC)/Lynch syndrome. For the second cohort- 10 Patients will be enrolled who present to MD Anderson for a pelvic ultrasound or have an outside ultrasound or imaging study without a mass or have an adnexal mass (benign) on outside imaging and do not have a high risk for ovarian cancer. For the third cohort of patients: 10 patients who have suspicion of ovarian malignancy on conventional imaging and will be undergoing surgical resection will be included. Exclusion Criteria: (all cohorts) 1\. Children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired adults, or prisoners will be excluded from participation.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Ovarian cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
-
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
Locations
-
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a Patient's own immune cells fight ovarian cancer?
- Ovarian Cancer's spread: scientists probe abdominal fluid for clues
- New PET tracer aims to light up hidden cancer targets
- Can inhaled manganese make ovarian cancer immunotherapy hit harder?
- Can a pill shrink Hard-to-Treat ovarian tumors?
- New antibody aims to preserve immune checkpoint while fighting cancer