18F-DOPA-PET/MRI Scan in Imaging Elderly Patients With Newly Diagnosed Grade IV Malignant Glioma or Glioblastoma During Planning for a Short Course of Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
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Official title
Phase II Study of Short Course Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy Incorporating 18F-DOPA-PET/MRI for Elderly Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Brief summary
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This phase II trial studies how well fluorodopa F 18-positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging scan (18F-DOPA-PET/MRI) works in imaging elderly patients with newly diagnosed grade IV malignant glioma or glioblastoma during planning for a short course of proton beam radiation therapy. 18F-DOPA is a chemical tracer that highlights certain cells during imaging. PET scan, is a metabolic imaging technique which takes advantage of how tumor cells take up nutrients differently than normal tissue. MRI scans are used to guide radiation therapy for most brain tumors. Hypofractionated proton beam therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. Using 18FDOPA-PET scans along with MRI scans may be able to provide the radiation doctor with information on tumor tissue versus normal, healthy tissue and may help the doctor more accurately plan the radiation treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03778294
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 43 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Computed Tomography Procedure
- Fluorodopa F 18 Other
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure
- Positron Emission Tomography Procedure
- Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Radiation
- Quality-of-Life Assessment Other
- Questionnaire Administration Other
- Temozolomide Drug
Procedure · Other · Radiation + 1 more
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 27, 2019
- Primary completion
- Jun 29, 2022
- Completion
- Nov 25, 2023
- Last update posted
- Jul 2, 2025
2019 – 2023
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic in Arizona | Scottsdale | Arizona | 85259 | — |
| Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
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