Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Precise DCE-MRI in Diagnosing Participants With Recurrent High Grade Glioma or Melanoma Brain Metastases

Study Description

Brief Summary: Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a potentially powerful diagnostic tool for the management of brain cancer and other conditions in which the blood-brain barrier is compromised. This trial studies how well precise DCE MRI works in diagnosing participants with high grade glioma that has come back or melanoma that has spread to the brain. The specially-tailored acquisition and reconstruction (STAR) DCE MRI could provide improved assessment of brain tumor status and response to therapy.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To optimize and technically validate specially-tailored acquisition and reconstruction (STAR) DCE-MRI based on the accuracy and reproducibility of whole-brain tracer-kinetic (TK) parameter maps. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To develop a robust clinical implementation of STAR DCE-MRI. II. To clinically evaluate STAR DCE-MRI in patients with brain tumors. OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 cohorts. COHORT I: Participants with recurrent high-grade glioma undergo STAR DCE-MRI every 2 months, and just prior to and 4-6 weeks after starting bevacizumab treatment. If there is concern for tumor progression (i.e. increased contrast enhancement), more frequent MRI scans will be scheduled. COHORT II: Participants with melanoma brain metastases undergo STAR DCE-MRI at baseline and 4-6 weeks after therapy. Participants may undergo more frequent MRI if there is concern for tumor progression.

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Eligibility

Minimum Age: 21 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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