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MRI-Guided LITT for Treatment Metastatic Brain Tumors

NCT01736722 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-01-17

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Summary

The Methodist Hospital Neurological Institute is conducting a clinical trial for patients suffering from Metastatic brain tumors. The objective for this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a MRI-guided laser thermal therapy during a real-time MRI guidance for the treatment of brain metastasis.

Patient will undergo laser therapy using the MRI scan to plan the treatment and ensure proper placement of the laser within the tumor. The tumor will then be heated by the laser and monitored by study physicians through the real-time MRI to see and control temperatures in the tissue. One in place, the thermal laser will then surgically remove the lesions. After the procedure, post treatment MR images will thenbe acquired for the determination of the effective treatment region.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Visualase®

The target tumor/lesion will undergo laser therapy using the MRI scan to plan the treatment and ensure proper placement of the laser within the tumor. An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a exam that creates pictures using magnetic rays instead of x-rays. The tumor(s) will then be heated by the laser in an attempt to eliminate their presence. The physician will be able to see and control the temperature of the laser.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pamela Z New, M.D. · Methodist Neurological Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-22
Primary Completion
2014-03-05
Completion
2014-03-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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