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Functional MRI assessment of primary and secondary brain tumour response to radiation therapy: A pilot study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Brain Cancer
Cancer - Brain
Registration Number
ACTRN12616000863437
Lead Sponsor
Dr Eng-Siew Koh
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria

18 years or older
Have the ability to give informed consent
Histologically-proven primary or secondary brain cancer
Plan to have radiotherapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Contraindication to MRI studies
Significant claustrophobia
Pacemaker/implantable defibrillator
Implanted metals eg. Intraocular clips
Known allergic reaction to Gd-DTPA

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine early treatment response and/or disease progression post cancer therapy using novel MRI sequences (including DW and DCE-MRI) in CNS cancer patients.[Baseline, Week 3, Week 6 and 4 Weeks post Radiotherapy<br><br>Baseline - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI at radiotherapy simulation (week 0)<br>Weeks 3 and 6 - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI <br>4 Weeks post RT - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI<br>Abbreviations: DW = diffusion weighted; DCE = dynamic contrast enhanced; SWI = susceptibility weighted imaging; ASL = Arterial spin labelling]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To document serial hippocampal volumetric changes post cancer therapy using novel MRI sequences.[Baseline, Week 3, Week 6 and 4 Weeks post Radiotherapy<br><br>Baseline - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI at radiotherapy simulation (week 0)<br>Weeks 3 and 6 - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI <br>4 Weeks post RT - DW, DCE, SWI and ASL MRI<br>Abbreviations: DW = diffusion weighted; DCE = dynamic contrast enhanced; SWI = susceptibility weighted imaging; ASL = Arterial spin labelling]
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