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Brief Title: Molecular-Functional Imaging of Hypoxia in Childhood Sarcomas
Official Title: Molecular-Functional Imaging of Hypoxia in Childhood Sarcomas: Feasibility Steps Toward Personalized Medicine.
Study ID: NCT03054792
Brief Summary: This study will test the feasibility of using novel/existing imaging technologies focused on hypoxia measurements to determine "response to therapy" in pediatric soft tissue sarcomas as a pilot study. Specifically, the investigators will compare the sensitivity of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent \[BOLD\], Diffusion-Weighted \[DW\] MRI, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) and 18F-FAZA PET-MRI with that of conventional MRI to detect measurement changes between the start and completion of neoadjuvant therapy ("response to therapy") in children and adolescents (7-18 years) with suspicion of sarcoma tumors. Clinicians and scientists may use results of the proposed hypoxia-imaging surrogate markers to adjust/modify therapeutic schemes to patients on a personalized basis.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 6 Years
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada