Spectroscopic MRI Guided Proton Therapy for Pediatric High-Grade Glioma (RAD4500)
Emory University
Summary
This trial studies how well spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided proton therapy works in assessing metabolic change in pediatric patients with brain tumors. The non-invasive imaging, such as spectroscopic MRI may help to map the differences in tumor metabolism compared to healthy tissue without injection of any contrast agent.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To obtain spectroscopic (s)MRI data from pediatric high grade glioma (HGG) patients before receiving standard of care radiation therapy (RT) and correlate baseline Cho/NAA ratios to recurrence patterns. (Cohort 1, observational) II. To assess the feasibility and safety of using sMRI to define proton therapy high dose (60Gy) target volumes for treatment delivery. (Cohort 2, intervention) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate how Cho/NAA defined radiation target volumes compare to standard of care radiation target volumes in size and resulting radiation delivery to adjac…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Up to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically diagnosed high-grade glioma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade 3-4). Patients with a radiographically diagnosed high-grade glioma may enroll prior to pathologic confirmation, but would be removed from study if pathology did not confirm the diagnosis of high-grade glioma. * Primary tumor located within the supratentorial brain. * Recommended to receive definitive radiation therapy. * Able to receive MRI scans. * Both males and females, and members of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pacemak…
Interventions
- ProcedureMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
Undergo sMRI
- DeviceProton Therapy
Target volume treatment
Locations (3)
- Emory Proton Therapy CenterAtlanta, Georgia
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish RiteAtlanta, Georgia
- Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, Georgia