Advanced MR Imaging as Predictor of Treatment Response in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastomas

Arms (1)

1. type

   OTHER

   label

   MR imaging and standard treatment

   description

   Patients with glioblastoma undergo 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging to measure tumor protein content (using CEST-MRI), cellularity (using DW-MRI), and perfusion (using DCE-MRI and DSC-MRI with IV administration of gadolinium-containing contrast agent) at pre-CCRT; 4 weeks after completion of the CCRT; and every 2 or 3 months during the adjuvant temozolomide therapy.

   interventionNames

   1. Device: 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
   2. Device: Chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI
   3. Device: Diffusion weighted MRI
   4. Device: Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI

Primary outcomes (1)

1. measure

   Diagnostic Performance of Response Rate

   timeFrame

   6 month

   description

   The response was determined by a modification of the RANO criteria that combined the image assessment, neurologic evaluation and assessment of steroid use. Clinical and radiologic assessments were carried out at pre-CCRT; 4 weeks after completion of the CCRT; and every 2 or 3 months during the adjuvant TMZ therapy. Complete Response (CR) was defined as complete disappearance on MR of all enhancing tumor; Partial Response (PR) was defined as greater than or equal to 50% reduction in tumor size on MR by bi-dimensional measurement; Pseudoprogression was defined when there was a decrease or stabilization of the contrast-enhancing lesions for a minimum of six months and combined with no change in treatment/ or a increase in contrast-enhancing lesion on the first subsequent follow-up MR image, as long as it stabilized on the second follow-up and there was no need for treatment change. Responder = CR+PR+Pseudoprogression, Non-responder = Progression.