Imaging Test Measuring Sugar Use in Brain Tumors Before Surgery
Tests a combined MRI and PET scan to measure glycolysis in glioblastoma brain tumors.
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Registry title: Biologic Association Between Metabolic Magnetic Resonance-positron Emission Tomograph (MR-PET) and Tissue Measures of Glycolysis in Brain Tumors of Infiltrating Glioblastoma Cells
Key facts
- Where
- Los Angeles, United StatesSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
Where in United States
- University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, United StatesTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Trial code
- NCT06059690
- Record updated
- 8 October 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this project is to validate a new combined MRI and PET imaging technique as a biomarker or measure of glycolysis in brain tumors. To accomplish this, the investigators propose obtaining image-guided measures of tissue pH and biopsied tissue in tumor areas selected for bulk resection surgery. Investigators will then correlate the imaging measurements with pH, RNA expression, protein expression, and bioenergetics measurements of key glycolytic enzymes.Read full original descriptionShow less
Biologic Association Between Metabolic MR-PET and Tissue Measures of Glycolysis in Brain Tumors Visualization, Quantitation, and Targeting of Infiltrating Glioblastoma Cells With pH Sensitive Amine Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Magnetic Resonance Imaging-KL2TR001882
The purpose of this project is to validate a new combined MRI and PET imaging technique as a biomarker or measure of glycolysis in brain tumors. To accomplish this, the investigators propose obtaining image-guided measures of tissue pH and biopsied tissue in tumor areas selected for bulk resection surgery. Investigators will then correlate the imaging measurements with pH, RNA expression, protein expression, and bioenergetics measurements of key glycolytic enzymes.
Inclusion: Age > 18; Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent glioblastoma clinically indicated for resective surgery.
Exclusion: Those with ferromagnetic implanted devices that might produce a safety hazard (e.g. infusion pumps, pace makers, aneurysm clips, etc.) will be excluded from the study along with subjects with severe claustrophobia or who have severely compromised renal function (GFR < 30); Patients who cannot obtain an MRI or FDG PET scan with contrast.