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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| WFBCCC 91221 | Other Identifier | Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
| P30CA012197 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
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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.
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
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| PET-MRI In High-Grade Glioma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation | Experimental | PET scan and MRI scan of the brain, blood draw, and 1-hour of memory testing. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| PET-MRI Brain Scan | 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 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of Participants to Complete Two PET scans | Feasibility is defined as 70% of patients who complete two PET scans. This proportion and its 95% confidence interval will be calculated at 4 months | At baseline and at 4 months post-treatment |
| Number of Participants to Complete Cognitive Testing | Using a customized abbreviated cognitive battery designed for brain tumor patients to measure a range of cognitive functions affected by cancer and radiation treatment including basic attention, information processing speed, language, learning and recent memory, executive functions (spanning verbal fluency, cognitive set-shifting, and abstract reasoning), and visual perceptual/spatial skills. Premorbid functioning (assessing cognitive reserve) will also be assessed via a single word reading test that is strongly associated with overall intellectual functioning. Most tests have multiple forms to allow for assessment at sequential time points. All tests have well-validated normative data and have been used previously with cancer patients. Fatigue, depression, anxiety, and quality of life will be evaluated simultaneously using standard and validated patient questionnaires | At baseline and at 4 months post-treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in PET measure Related to Cognitive Decline after Radiation Treatment | Change in cognitive decline is defined as one standard deviation on any neurocognitive test given using the 2-sample t-test (if normally distributed; transformation may be needed) or Wilcoxon rank sum test (if not normally distributed) when appropriate. Investigators will also relate baseline PET measure and change in PET measure to the cognitive change using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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:
Pregnant or nursing mothers.
Patients taking blood thinners will be excluded from the optional Lumbar Puncture only, they are eligible for participation in the main study-provided they meet inclusion/exclusion criteria
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Study Coordinator | Contact | 336-716-5772 | Emily.Teal@advocatehealth.org | |
| Study Nurse | Contact | 336-713-3539 | Ashley.Fansler@Advocatehealth.org |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Christina Cramer, MD | Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center | Recruiting | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27157 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005910 | Glioma |
| ID | Term |
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| D018302 | Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial |
| D017599 | Neuroectodermal Tumors |
| D009373 | Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
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| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
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| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| Blood draw | Diagnostic Test | Blood draws will be taken at baseline, one month after radiation treatment and 3 to 4 months after radiation treatment. |
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| Memory testing | 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. |
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| Optional lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid collection | Procedure | Participants that consent for cerebrospinal fluid collection will have 6 and 20 ml of cerebrospinal collected at baseline. |
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| At baseline and 4 months post-treatment |
| Change in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarkers Related to Cognitive Decline after Radiation Treatment | Changes in serum and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers will be related to the cognitive decline at 4 months using the 2-sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. We will also relate baseline and changes in serum and CSF biomarkers to the cognitive change using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. | At baseline and 4 months post-treatment |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D009375 | Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
| D009380 | Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |