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NCT ID NCT07428213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special PET scan (PSMA PET) can detect a protein on recurrent meningiomas, a common brain tumor. If the protein is present, it might allow a new type of targeted radiation therapy. The study involves 40 adults whose meningioma has come back after standard treatments. The goal is to see if enough tumors show the protein to justify a future treatment trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PSMA PET imaging (a radioactive tracer for scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could pave the way for a new targeted radiation therapy for aggressive, recurrent meningiomas that currently have no standard treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early imaging study, not a treatment trial. It only checks if the target is present; a therapy trial would still need to be done. The approach may not work for all tumor grades.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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 85 years
- 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: * Adult patient (≥18 years old), * Beneficiary or entitled to a social security scheme * Patient who has agreed to participate in the study and signed written informed consent * Patients with histologically proven meningioma that has recurred after surgery and/or radiotherapy and/or systemic treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to \[18F\]PSMA PET scan: hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients (ethanol, sodium chloride injection, and sodium ascorbate), according to the SPC sheet (https://www.ema.europa.eu/fr/documents/product-information/pylclari-epar-product-information\_fr.pdf). * Antiangiogenic treatment within 60 days prior to inclusion * Impossible to follow-up for 12 months * Pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding women. A pregnancy test will be performed before inclusion for women of childbearing age within 48 hours prior to the examination. -Individuals deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Individuals receiving psychiatric care * Individuals admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research * Adults subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship) * Subjects participating in another interventional research study that includes an exclusion period still in effect at the time of inclusion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Louis Pradel
Bron, 69500, France
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