Status:
COMPLETED
PET-MRI in Diagnosing Patients With Colon or Rectal Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Conditions:
Recurrent Colon Cancer
Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
22+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and PET-computed tomography (CT) as diagnostic imaging in patients with colon and/or rectal cancer...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To test the diagnostic performance of PET- MRI in the staging of preoperative high-grade rectal cancer patients, defined by T3 stage or higher or N1 stage or higher or presence...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Either having a T3 (the cancer has grown through the muscularis propria and into the outermost layers of the colon or rectum but not through them) or higher, node positivity or metastatic lesion in the context of rectal cancer or being studied for colorectal cancer follow up, independent of the renal function
- PET-CT should be requested by a referring physician; in the case of having an MR requested as well, it will be reported from the MRI images generated in the PET-MRI
- Stable physical medical conditions to undergo a MRI
- Informed consent must be given and signed prior to study enrollment
Exclusion
- Refuse to give and/or sign the informed consent
- Subjects who do not meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria
- Subjects who have a pacemaker
- Subjects who have a metallic prostheses either in the pelvis or in the abdomen that will interfere with the MR imaging of that anatomical area
- Subjects who suffer from claustrophobia
- Pregnant women
- Cognitive impairment that affects the subject's ability to give consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 5 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01807117
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
March 5 2014
Last Update
May 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065