Improving Understanding of Glioblastoma Through Preservation of Biologically Active Brain Tissue

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBaptist Health South Florida

About this trial

To collect and preserve glioblastoma tissue during standard of care tumor resection surgery and blood for future molecular and genetic testing. Tissue for research will be collected from three different regions within the same tumor to study how these regions differ in their structure, DNA, and RNA and also to compare the data obtained from this testing to imaging data found in the medical record. The goal of this study is to help us better understand what the glioblastoma tumor tissue looks like and how it functions. This understanding can lead to new therapies for the treatment of glioblastoma in the future.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Have the appearance of high-grade glioma on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging if allowed to consent and will undergo the procedure if the frozen is consistent with glioblastoma or gliosarcoma OR Patients with a history of histologically confirmed diagnosis of World Health Organization Grade glioblastoma or gliosarcoma that are undergoing repeat resection of a recurrent tumor as identified on preoperative MR imaging

Aged ≥ 18 years old

Contrast-enhancing tumor volume of at least 10 cc on the preoperative, volumetric MRI within 1 month prior to surgery

Provision of signed and dated informed consent form by participant or legally authorized representative (LAR), if applicable

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Adults with GBM or gliosarcoma undergoing standard of care tumor resection surgery.

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Specimen Collection

    Procedure/Surgery

    Collect and preserve glioblastoma tissue for exploratory analyses to generate hypotheses for future studies.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Glioblastoma1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Number of glioblastoma (GBM) samples for analysis

Total number of GBM samples collected and preserved for analysis

Time frame
2 years

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Baptist Health South Florida

Lead sponsor

Miami Cancer Institute

Collaborator

Nico Corporation

Collaborator