Hyperpolarized 13C MRI for Advanced Solid Tumors

This study is looking at a new way to image advanced solid tumors using special MRI scans. Researchers are giving participants either Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate or a combination of Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate and 13C,15N-Urea intravenously (into a vein) before a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. The goal is to see if these special MRI scans can help doctors understand how tumors are responding to treatment. They are measuring things like the signal-to-noise ratio and changes in certain chemicals within the tumor. To join, you must be at least 18 years old and have an advanced solid tumor that can be seen on standard scans and is large enough for this type of imaging. The study status is currently unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional imaging study planning to enroll 65 participants. It is a single-center study, meaning it's happening at one location.
What's involved
You would receive intravenous injections of Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate and/or 13C,15N-Urea, followed by MRI scans. Measurements will be taken on the day of imaging and up to 25 days later.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements will be taken up to 25 days after the initial imaging.

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NCT05599048

Hyperpolarized 13C MRI as a Biomarker in Advanced Solid Tumors

Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Robert Bok, MD, PhD
~65 participants
Updated 2026-05-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Hyperpolarized 13C-PyruvateMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)13C,15N-Urea

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Signal-to-noise ratio (Part A)
Measured over Day of imaging (1 day)
+2 more outcomes measured
Advanced Solid Tumor

NCT05599048

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Robert Bok, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Francisco

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  • Signal-to-noise ratio (Part A)Day of imaging (1 day)

    Signal-to-noise ratios is defined as a MR/spectroscopy parameter, consisting of the HP C13-Pyruvate or Lactate signal (peak) relative to background noise level (baseline) in MRI spectra of the tissue. For the analysis and interpretation of the HP 13C-pyruvate MR imaging data, DICOM software package (SIVIC) will be used to align, display and quantitatively interrogate serial multi-parametric imaging data.

  • Mean percent change from baseline in intratumoral HP pyruvate/lactate ratioUp to 25 days

    Intra-tumoral region of interest (ROI) will be used to quantify peak HP lactate/pyruvate ratio values in the selected volumes of interest. Descriptive statistics will be used to characterize the mean change from baseline in intra-tumoral HP pyruvate/lactate ratio for the study cohort, along with a 95% confidence interval

  • Mean percent change from baseline in Urea Area Under Curve (AUC)Up to 25 days

    Intra-tumoral region of interest (ROI) will be used to quantify urea AUC. Descriptive statistics will be used to characterize the mean change from baseline in Urea Area Under Curve (AUC)