MRI in High-Grade Glioma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation

NCT ID: NCT05212272

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-02

Study Completion Date

2026-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research study is to see if investigators can predict how brain functioning changes after radiation treatment based on PET scans and blood tests. Most participants experience at least mild decreases in their memory or attention after radiation therapy. Investigators hope that PET scans, lumbar puncture, and blood tests might help investigators predict who might have larger changes in their brain function after radiation.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective: To determine the feasibility of interim PET-MRI in high-grade glioma patients undergoing chemoradiation by quantifying the proportion of high-grade glioma patients who are alive at 4 months post-radiation treatment and who have completed two PET scans and abbreviated cognitive testing pre-radiation treatment and at 4 months post radiation treatment.

Secondary Objectives

* To determine by machine learning if early changes on FDG-PET correlate with cognitive decline after radiation treatment. Cognitive impairment will be defined as a 1 standard deviation decline on any test.
* To determine if baseline serum or cerebrospinal fluid markers or the change from baseline to 1-month are associated with patients with cognitive decline at 4-months after radiation treatment (defined as a 1 standard deviation decline on any test) compared to those without decline.

Conditions

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High Grade Glioma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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PET-MRI In High-Grade Glioma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation

PET scan and MRI scan of the brain, blood draw, and 1-hour of memory testing.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PET-MRI Brain Scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Before starting radiation, participants will have a PET scan and MRI scan of the brain. After 2 to 3 weeks of radiation treatments, participants will have a repeat PET scan. Then 1 month after radiation participants will have another PET scan

Blood draw

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood draws will be taken at baseline, one month after radiation treatment and 3 to 4 months after radiation treatment.

Memory testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

3 sessions with simple tests to evaluate how the brain is working. These tests primarily check things like memory, attention, and thought process. The whole set of tests will take 1 hour each time.

Optional lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants that consent for cerebrospinal fluid collection will have 6 and 20 ml of cerebrospinal collected at baseline.

Interventions

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PET-MRI Brain Scan

Before starting radiation, participants will have a PET scan and MRI scan of the brain. After 2 to 3 weeks of radiation treatments, participants will have a repeat PET scan. Then 1 month after radiation participants will have another PET scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Blood draw

Blood draws will be taken at baseline, one month after radiation treatment and 3 to 4 months after radiation treatment.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Memory testing

3 sessions with simple tests to evaluate how the brain is working. These tests primarily check things like memory, attention, and thought process. The whole set of tests will take 1 hour each time.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Optional lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid collection

Participants that consent for cerebrospinal fluid collection will have 6 and 20 ml of cerebrospinal collected at baseline.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of high grade glioma (grade III or IV) or WHO grade II glioma, IDH wildtype (molecular glioblastoma multiforme \[GBM\]).
* ≥18 years of age.
* ECOG performance status of 0 to 3
* Anticipated to receive 6 weeks of chemoradiation

Exclusion Criteria

* Does not speak or read English
* Unable to participate in cognitive testing due to aphasia or other severe cognitive impairment as determined by the PI, or Dr. Cummings or her designee.
* Unable to give informed consent
* Past medical history of any kind of dementia or diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment prior to diagnosis with their brain tumor
* Unable to safely fast for 8 hours prior to bloodwork or 6 hours prior to PET scan
* Currently taking cognition-enhancing medications including:

* Donepezil
* Memantine
* Armodafinil
* Methylphenidate
* Pregnant or nursing mothers.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christina Cramer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Study Coordinator

Role: CONTACT

336-716-0892

Study Nurse

Role: CONTACT

336-713-3539

Facility Contacts

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Study Coordinator

Role: primary

336-716-0892

Study Nurse

Role: backup

336-713-3539

Other Identifiers

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IRB00080134

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

WFBCCC 91221

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id