Smart MRI boosts brain cancer zapping therapy
NCT ID NCT05086497
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a more precise way to place electrodes on the scalp of glioblastoma patients receiving tumor treating fields (TTFields) therapy. Using advanced MRI that maps cancer spread, researchers aim to deliver stronger electrical doses to the tumor. The goal is to slow cancer growth and improve survival. About 155 adults who have had surgery and radiation will participate.
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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 155 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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22 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: * Adult population ≥ 22 years * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of GBM or molecular GBM according to c-IMPACT NOW criteria * Have undergone maximal safe surgical resection followed by either standard full course radiation of 6000 cGy in 6 weeks or a hypofractionated course of 4000 cGy in 3 weeks * 3 Harboring any genotype profiles (MGMT promoter methylation or unmethylation and/or isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutant or IDH wild-type) * Possessing adequate hematological, hepatic and renal functions * Willingness to receive TTFields Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of infra-tentorial GBM * Pregnancy * Significant co-morbidities at baseline which would prevent maintenance TMZ treatment * Active implanted medical device, a skull defect (such as missing bone with no replacement) or bullet fragments. Examples of active electronic devices include deep brain stimulators, spinal cord stimulators, vagus nerve stimulators,pacemakers, defibrillators and programmable shunts. , other implanted electronic devices in the brain. * Sensitivity to conductive hydrogels like the gel used on electrocardiogram (ECG) stickers or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) electrodes. * Presence of significant hemorrhage in and around the tumor bed that may potentially degrade the image quality.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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