Quantitative MRI for Myelofibrosis

NCT ID: NCT01973881

Last Updated: 2025-08-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

192 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-22

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is for the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis.

Detailed Description

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This study is for the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis. Quantitative MRI parameters for diffusion of water and/or fat content in bone marrow will determine extent of disease in patients with myelofibrosis, and changes in these parameters will predict response to therapy. To investigate this hypothesis, the researchers will perform this pilot clinical study of diffusion and fat content (T1 weighted imaging) in patients before and during treatment for myelofibrosis. The researchers expect to identify MRI parameters that determine the extent and severity of bone marrow disease in these patients and determine response to therapy at earlier time points than currently used clinical parameters. This research will lay the foundation for larger clinical trials using MRI to assess and predict effects of existing and new therapeutic agents for patients with myelofibrosis.

This study proposes that more advanced MRI techniques currently used in clinical medicine can be applied to enable response to therapy to be determined earlier than currently is possible for patients with myelofibrosis. In particular, this study is designed to determine to what extent abnormalities in diffusion of water molecules (diffusion MRI) and/or fat content in bone marrow (T1-weighted imaging) define extent of initial disease and serve as early predictors of response to therapy.

Conditions

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Myelofibrosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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T1 weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

For the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis. Quantitative MRI parameters for diffusion of water and/or fat content in bone marrow will determine extent of disease in patients with myelofibrosis, and changes in these parameters will predict response to therapy. To investigate this hypothesis, the researchers will perform this pilot clinical study of diffusion and fat content (T1 weighted imaging) in patients before and during treatment for myelofibrosis. The researchers expect to identify MRI parameters that determine the extent and severity of bone marrow disease in these patients and determine response to therapy at earlier time points than currently used clinical parameters.

T1 Weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Enrolled subjects will have an MRI scan performed at baseline (within 1 month before beginning therapy), at the time of a scheduled bone marrow biopsy or end of treatment cycle (6 months), and after 12 months.

Please note: Patients in this study will be treated with chemotherapy as determined by the hematologist or the treatment protocol for an independent clinical trial for therapy of myelofibrosis. Treatment and monitoring will be performed under the usual standard of care that includes physical examinations, laboratory testing, and other indicated imaging examinations.

Interventions

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T1 Weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Enrolled subjects will have an MRI scan performed at baseline (within 1 month before beginning therapy), at the time of a scheduled bone marrow biopsy or end of treatment cycle (6 months), and after 12 months.

Please note: Patients in this study will be treated with chemotherapy as determined by the hematologist or the treatment protocol for an independent clinical trial for therapy of myelofibrosis. Treatment and monitoring will be performed under the usual standard of care that includes physical examinations, laboratory testing, and other indicated imaging examinations.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male /female subjects over the age of 18
2. Diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis, or post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis.
3. No contraindications to MRI
4. Able to undergo MRI without anesthesia

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with pacemakers or other implanted magnetic devices that may malfunction or move because of the strong magnetic field inside the MRI room and scanner.
2. Any prior adverse event associated with MRI that is not related to injection of contrast agents or other medicines.

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gary Luker, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan Hospital

Locations

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University of Michigan Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Gary Luker, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

734-763-5476

Facility Contacts

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Gary Luker, M.D.

Role: primary

734-763-5476

Other Identifiers

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R01CA238023

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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HUM00077505

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UMCC 2014.034

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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