Subjects with recurrent glioblastoma who are candidates for bevacizumab treatment according to standard of care will be eligible for this study. Positron emission tomography (PET/CT) imaging will use the investigational radiotracer \[18F\]FMISO to image the brain and evaluate for hypoxia pre and post therapy.. Subjects will also undergo up to three Brain MRIs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
positron emitting radiopharmaceutical that has been studied in vivo in humans for measurement of regional hypoxia in a number of tumor types with positron emission tomography (PET/CT)
Bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech/Roche) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to VEGF preventing its interaction with VEGFRs resulting in suppression of VEGF signaling.
PET-CT Scan 1.) before start of Bevacizumab up to approximately 4 weeks and 2.) within 12-22 days of start of Bevacizumab
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Number of Adverse Events
Time frame: 2 years
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