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CompletedNCT00184275Updated Mar 7, 2014

Characterization of Brain Metastases

An observational study in Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms and Breast Neoplasms, sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Completed at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-03-07.

Sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
26
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose is to characterize tumour biological markers in brain metastases tissue from patients with different primary tumour by using ex vivo techniques as high-resolution magic angle spinning MR spectroscopy and micro array.

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Conditions studied

  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Melanoma

Keywords

  • Brain metastasis
  • HR MAS spectroscopy
  • Tissue micro array
  • DNA micro array
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,489 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 26 is below the median of 204 across 1,683 observational studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology is the lead sponsor of 487 studies on the registry; 52 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

patients with brain metastases

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of brain metastases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children
  • pregnancy
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
26 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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Study locations

1 site
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine
    Trondheim, N-7489, Norway
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sjobakk TE, Johansen R, Bathen TF, Sonnewald U, Kvistad KA, Lundgren S, Gribbestad IS. Metabolic profiling of human brain metastases using in vivo proton MR spectroscopy at 3T. BMC Cancer. 2007 Jul 27;7:141. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-7-141. PubMed 17662122 ↗
  • Sjobakk TE, Vettukattil R, Gulati M, Gulati S, Lundgren S, Gribbestad IS, Torp SH, Bathen TF. Metabolic profiles of brain metastases. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Jan 22;14(1):2104-18. doi: 10.3390/ijms14012104. PubMed 23340650 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 7, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00184275
Lead sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborators
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 16, 2005
Start date
May 2005
Primary completion
May 2007
Completion
Dec 2010
Last update
Mar 7, 2014

Study contacts

Steinar Lundgren, MD PhD
study director · Cancer Clinic, St.Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital
Ingrid S Gribbestad, PhD
study chair · Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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