Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Determining Extent of Cancer in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioma
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring adult medulloblastoma, adult glioblastoma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult myxopapillary ependymoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult mixed glioma, adult pilocytic astrocytoma, adult subependymoma, adult ependymoblastoma, adult oligodendroglioma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Part I: Presurgical: presumptive diagnosis of intracranial glioma and scheduled to undergo first surgical resection OR stereotactic biopsy Postsurgical: Histologically proven intracranial glioma and scheduled to undergo surgical debulking Evaluable preoperative proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRSI) and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (DI) scans completed within 1 week prior to surgery Postoperative MRI, 1H-MRSI, and DI scans completed within 3 days after surgery Part II: Presurgical: presumptive diagnosis of intracranial glioma Postsurgical: Histologically proven intracranial glioma No surgery prior to completion of exit scans Clinical indication for increasing steroid dose Planned steroid changes must be from 0 to 16 mg/day or a twofold increase Evaluable 1H-MRSI and DI scans No prior treatment on this protocol Parts I and II: No contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (metallic implants, shrapnel fragments, claustrophobia, allergy to MRI contrast) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Parts I and II: Over 18 Performance status: Parts I and II: Not specified Life expectancy: Parts I and II: Not specified Hematopoietic: Parts I and II: Not specified Hepatic: Parts I and II: Not specified Renal: Parts I and II: Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Parts I and II: Not specified Chemotherapy: Parts I and II: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Part I: Not specified Part II: Steroid naive or prior steroid management allowed Radiotherapy: Parts I and II: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: Part I: See Disease Characteristics No information from more than 2 surgeries from any one patient Part II: See Disease Characteristics
Sites / Locations
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA