Study on Amino Acid Uptake in Brain Tumors

NCT00204295 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2006-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the uptake of the amino acid O-(2-\[F-18\]Fluorethyl)-L-tyrosin (FET) in human brain tumors using positron emission tomography. A comparison to MRI and histopathological samples is used.

Conditions

  • Brain Neoplasms

Interventions

DRUG

O-(2-[F-18]Fluorethyl)-L-Tyrosin (FET) - PET

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Muenster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Weckesser, MD · Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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