Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for ALA-induced PpIX Fluorescence During Brain Tumor Resection
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: ALA-induced PpIX Fluorescence During Brain Tumor Resection
Official Title: Quantification of ALA-induced PpIX Fluorescence During Brain Tumor Resection
Study ID: NCT02191488
Conditions
Interventions
Study Description
Brief Summary: Removing a tumor from a patients brain is hard to do because, very often, brain tumors do not have boundaries that are easy for the patients surgeon to find. In many cases, the surgeon can't tell exactly where the tumor begins or ends. The surgeon usually can remove most of the patient's tumor by looking at the MRI images that were taken of the patient's brain before surgery. However, the surgeon does not have any good way to tell if the entire tumor has been removed or not. Removing the entire tumor is very important because leaving tumor behind may allow it to grow back which could decrease the chances of survival.
Detailed Description:
Eligibility
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Contact Details
Name: David W. Roberts, MD
Affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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