Brain tumour clinical trial title
Imaging in Transforming Gliomas (Study ID: 17381)
Brain tumour type
Glioma,
Glioblastoma,
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma,
Anaplastic glioma,
Anaplastic astrocytoma,
Website
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Description:
Gliomas are the commonest type of primary brain tumours accounting for approximately 70% of primary brain tumours in adults. Gliomas can be classified into two main groups: low and high grade tumours. The high-grade tumours are characterised by their invasive growth, high recurrence rates and limited response to clinical therapy, all of which contribute to poor prognosis and high mortality rate. None of the currently available imaging modalities alone are able to characterise a glioma. However, a combination of advanced MRI and PET techniques could provide more information about the nature of gliomas, which would be very helpful in planning future surgical and medical therapy. In gliomas, experimental and postmortem studies have shown increased expression of translocator protein (TSPO) within the highÂgrade tumours. Although its exact role in brain tumours is still puzzling, recent studies support the idea that TSPO expression may serve as a biomarker for malignant transformation in these brain tumours and help us in differentiating low and highÂgrade tumours. In this study, PET imaging - with the radiotracer PK11195, a selective radioligand for TSPO – will be compared with perfusion MRI and standard diagnosis by histology to test the hypothesis that malignant transformation of gliomas is accompanied by early increases of TSPO expression, detectable by PK11195 PET imaging; and allow us to calculate the sample size required for conducting a larger study to evaluate the role of TSPO imaging in early detection of glioma malignant transformation as well as its relation with disease progression. Such information could provide important insights into the biology of this common brain tumour, and could be used to guide future treatment, monitor response and help predict outcomes. Research Summary
Date added:
11th January 2019
Open/Closed:
Open
Trial ends:
November 2018
Provider
The University of Manchester
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