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Hyperpolarised 13C-Pyruvate MRI Study

NCT03687645 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2018-09-27

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Summary

Metabolic changes related to disease are the precursor to anatomical changes in tissues. Currently the imaging methods routinely used in clinical practice look at the anatomical changes. Whilst these methods are very helpful in making clinical decisions, they are far from being perfect. Early disease can be missed because these methods are not sensitive enough and it is not clear whether disease is present or not. Additionally, it is also difficult to know whether disease it aggressive or non-aggressive.

Hyperpolarised MRI is a new imaging tool that may allow addressing these deficiencies in current imaging technology. The process of hyperpolarisation allows the production of an injectable solution that can produce signal on a standard MRI scanner inferring information about the metabolism occurring at a particular location. This technology has only just become available for clinical use.

The initial stages of evaluation require the investigators to refine and develop the new imaging protocols so that assessment can be made as to whether consistent results can be achieved. Additionally, refining the imaging protocol could also aid in identifying where the best potential future clinical use of this technology should be targeted.

Within this application the investigators aim to try out hyperpolarised MRI in a number of different cancers and also see whether it is useful to assess cardiac metabolism. The investigators will be using 13C-labelled metabolites (for this study 13C- pyruvate) which will allow interrogation of glucose metabolism. The derangement of glucose metabolism is common to a number of disease processes.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Hyperpolarised MRI

Hyperpolarized (HP) 13C MR is an advanced imaging technique that allows monitoring of dynamic metabolic processes non-invasively. Hyperpolarisation is a process that provides dramatic gains in sensitivity (\>10,000) of MRI signal collected from 13C-labelled substrates that can be injected into living systems, allowing in-vivo metabolism for the first time to be observed in real-time using imaging.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dr Shonit Punwani · University College, London

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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