Status:
COMPLETED
PET/MRI and PET/CT in Diagnosing Younger Patients With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Childhood Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies how well positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works compared to PET/computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing younger patients with cancer...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the diagnostic accuracy of PET/MRI as compared to the standard of reference PET/CT in lesion detection and lesion characterization. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Obtain ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who are referred by their physician for clinically indicated diagnostic fludeoxyglucose F 18 (18F-FDG) PET/CT (with or without clinically indicated diagnostic MRI)
- Subjects with malignancies including hematologic disorders
- Subjects NOT requiring sedation or anesthesia
- Stable physical medical conditions (patients conscious and comfortable, scheduled for an elective diagnostic imaging)
Exclusion
- Subjects who are unable or unwilling to give their assent to both examinations if \> 7 years old
- Subjects requiring general anesthesia or sedation in order to undergo PET/CT or MRI
- Subjects unable to undergo magnetic resonance (MR) scanning due to exclusion by University Hospitals-Case Medical Center restriction policies for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (UHCMC MRI restriction policies) as mentioned in the standard UHCMC MRI informed consent form
- Previously known allergies against MRI contrast agents (exclusion criterion only for contrast enhanced MRI)
- Pregnant or breast feeding subjects, as determined by standard questionnaire administered prior to scanning
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02287636
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
February 24 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065