The purpose of this study is to test the safety and feasibility of recording brain activity within and around high-grade glioma tumors at the time of surgery. A small biopsy will be taken at the sites of the recordings.
High-grade gliomas are incurable primary brain tumors. Recent data support that glioma cells can integrate within neuronal circuits. Glioma cells and neurons communicate via electrical impulses and chemically, through neurotransmitters. This crosstalk has been shown to promote glioma cell migration and invasion in preclinical models. However, the nature of the electrical activity and underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. The long-term goal of this study is to determine the impact of high electrical activity and pattern of activity on tumor invasion, and mechanistic basis of its regulation and functional consequences. This phase I safety and feasibility study is being proposed as a first step toward dissecting the connection between electrical activity and glioma behavior. The goal is to determine the safety and feasibility of recording electrical activity in the tumor-neuron interface using technologies that are already being used clinically for participants undergoing brain surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
During this surgery, participants will also undergo a tissue biopsy at recording sites for correlation to neural recording data.
Each participant will undergo intraoperative electrocorticography (ECOG) through subdural grid (SDG) and depth electrode (DE) via FDA-cleared, standardized, brain recording technology.
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGCorrelation between electrical activity and anatomic region of progression based on follow-up contrast-enhanced MRI
To describe the pattern of electrical activity (neuronal hyperexcitability) in brain surrounding the enhancing tumor during open surgery in patients with high grade gliomas and its correlation with progression
Time frame: Up to 9 months post surgery
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