Active clinical trials for "Glioma"

The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between functional MEG analysis of the tumor and its periphery and the tumor stage and treatment response.

The goal of this study is to perform genetic sequencing on brain tumors from children, adolescents, and young adult patients who have been newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma. This molecular profiling will decide if patients are eligible to participate in a subsequent treatment-based clinical trial based on the genetic alterations identified in their tumor.

The purpose of the study is to follow tumoral proteins metabolism by in vivo no radioactive isotopic tagging (carbon 13 and nitrogen 15).

Patients with gliomas often suffer from lower quality of life, and detrimental social interactions after diagnosis. Two cognitive processes are crucial for maintaining healthy social relationships and interacting with others: social cognition and language. Social cognition is the ability to recognize and process mental and emotional states and to react appropriately in social situations. Social cognition and language are separate cognitive functions that can be affected in different ways in patients with brain injury. Also, distinct cognitive measurement instruments are used to assess both processes. However, there appears to be a certain overlap between social cognition and language. Reacting adequately in social situations requires both verbal and non-verbal communication and to communicate feelings, thoughts and intentions, people often use language. That is, verbal communication is part of a symbolic system that makes social interaction possible. Therefore, language abilities seem to be important to social cognition. Research shows that language is frequently impaired in adult patients with gliomas. Importantly, recent evidence suggests that social cognition can also be impaired in this patient group. However, no studies have been conducted into the relationship between social cognition and language in patients with gliomas. Increasing knowledge on the overlap between both functions, more specifically the influence of language difficulties on social cognition, will improve diagnostic accuracy. Eventually, this will lead to better, tailor-made treatments for these problems that negatively affect daily functioning. Objective: The main research objective is to examine the influence of language impairments on different social cognition processes, i.e., emotion recognition, Theory of Mind (ToM) and affective empathy, in patients with (suspected) gliomas. Secondary objectives are 1) to determine if patients with gliomas show impairments in different aspects of social cognition, i.e. emotion recognition, ToM, empathy and self-awareness; 2) to assess specific language impairments by looking at item-level characteristics of language tasks (e.g., analyses of word properties of fluency tasks, errors during object naming or spontaneous speech), and 3) to determine which tumor characteristics (low- or high-grade, genetic mutation, tumor location) are associated with different aspects of language and social cognition.

This study proposes to analyze data from intraoperative ECoG recordings acquired during wakefulness interventions in order to identify the connection networks involved in cognitive functions. This study also proposes to correlate the ECoG data with the imaging data and to analyze the disturbances of the electrophysiological signals induced by the cortical and subcortical brain lesions: this will make it possible to establish a more detailed mapping of the tumor areas and to compare disturbances recorded to those recorded in healthy areas. Thus, this approach should make it possible to improve the quality of excision of glial lesions located in eloquent areas, while reducing the risk of neurological sequelae and thus improve the survival and quality of life of patients.

This is a multi-center, open label trial of combination therapy with Toca 511 and ascending doses of Toca FC added to the SOC for newly diagnosed HGG.

Cohort A - neoadjuvant administration of IDH305 at 550 mg BID for 6 weeks followed by surgical resection at 6 weeks. If there is no evidence of progressive disease at 6 weeks (clinical, radiographic or histopathologic exam), the patient will continue on IDH305 at 550 mg BID post-operatively for a maximum of 11 additional 28 day cycles. Subsequent assessment of disease will occur every 2 months starting in Cycle 2. Cohort B - patients who have inoperable tumors but measurable 2HG pre-treatment will be treated with IDH305 at 550 mg BID x 6 weeks. If there is adequate sustained knockdown of 2HG on MRS and disease is stable or improved, then the patient will continue on treatment for a maximum of 11 additional 28 day cycles.

This is a pilot study designed to evaluate the potential of using FDOPA-PET/MRI for improving surgical planning and providing non-invasive prognostic information in patients with gliomas that have substantial non-enhancing regions. The results will be used to develop larger adequately powered studies.

This study aims to look at how BAY 2402234 responds in body in patients with recurrent glioma.

Pear Bio has developed a 3D microtumor assay and computer vision pipeline through which the response of an individual patient's tumor to different anti-cancer regimens can be tested simultaneously ex vivo. This study will recruit patients with primary brain tumors who are due to undergo surgery. Oncologists will be blinded to treatment response on the Pear Bio tool (the assay will be run in parallel with the patient's treatment). The primary objective of this study is to establish the ex vivo model and confirm whether approved therapies exhibit their intended mechanism of action in the model. Secondary objectives include correlating test results to patient outcomes, where available.