Status:

COMPLETED

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging in Evaluating Patients Who Are Undergoing Treatment for Gliomas

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), (done before, during, and after treatment) may help doctors predict a pa...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) characteristics of patients who are undergoing treatment for supratentorial glioma. * Determine the survival of patients wh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed supratentorial glioma
  • Grade II-IV disease
  • Previously untreated disease
  • Eligible for surgical resection and/or chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy
  • Tumor accessible by magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
  • Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks
  • Not pregnant
  • No contraindication for magnetic resonance examinations, including any of the following:
  • Cardiac pacemaker or fibrillator
  • Aneurysm clip
  • Insulin or infusion pump
  • Any implant held in place by a magnet
  • Metal contamination anywhere in the body
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy
  • No prior treatment for the malignancy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    250 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00274755

    Start Date

    November 1 2003

    Last Update

    May 20 2014

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    UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, United States, 94115