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Quantitative MRI for Myelofibrosis

An observational study in Myelofibrosis, sponsored by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-31.

Sponsored by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2014; still recruiting 11 years 10 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
192
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 452 studies in Primary Myelofibrosis with a site in United States — 69 open to participants now, 104 under way, 12 of them phase 3. Primary Myelofibrosis · United States.

Planned enrollment
16th of 35
192 · median 153
Started
2014
with 10 others
Observational
35 of 452
7 open now
Primary completion
2026-12
later than 28 of 103 live
Registered
251st of 452
by date

Among the 452 studies in Primary Myelofibrosis with a site in United States, this one is the 16th largest by planned enrollment of the 35 observational ones that give a count, is one of 11 that started in 2014, is one of 35 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 28 of the 103 other live ones, and was the 251st registered.

Primary Myelofibrosis

625 studies on the registry are indexed under Primary Myelofibrosis; 124 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

69 of the 452 studies in Primary Myelofibrosis with a site in United States are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 101 Primary Myelofibrosis studies recruiting now, 83 (82%) set no upper age limit and 13 (13%) stop at 75 or younger; 10 take children under 18; 7 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 99 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This study is for the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis.

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This study is for the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis. Quantitative MRI parameters for diffusion of water and/or fat content in bone marrow will determine extent of disease in patients with myelofibrosis, and changes in these parameters will predict response to therapy. To investigate this hypothesis, the researchers will perform this pilot clinical study of diffusion and fat content (T1 weighted imaging) in patients before and during treatment for myelofibrosis. The researchers expect to identify MRI parameters that determine the extent and severity of bone marrow disease in these patients and determine response to therapy at earlier time points than currently used clinical parameters. This research will lay the foundation for larger clinical trials using MRI to assess and predict effects of existing and new therapeutic agents for patients with myelofibrosis.

This study proposes that more advanced MRI techniques currently used in clinical medicine can be applied to enable response to therapy to be determined earlier than currently is possible for patients with myelofibrosis. In particular, this study is designed to determine to what extent abnormalities in diffusion of water molecules (diffusion MRI) and/or fat content in bone marrow (T1-weighted imaging) define extent of initial disease and serve as early predictors of response to therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Myelofibrosis

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

People diagnosed with myelofibrosis who are able to undergo an MRI without anesthesia.

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Male /female subjects over the age of 18
  2. Diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis, or post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis.
  3. No to MRI
  4. Able to undergo MRI without anesthesia

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Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with pacemakers or other implanted magnetic devices that may malfunction or move because of the strong magnetic field inside the MRI room and scanner.
  2. Any prior adverse event associated with MRI that is not related to injection of contrast agents or other medicines.

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Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
192 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • T1 weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

    For the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis. Quantitative MRI parameters for diffusion of water and/or fat content in bone marrow will determine extent of disease in patients with myelofibrosis, and changes in these parameters will predict response to therapy. To investigate this hypothesis, the researchers will perform this pilot clinical study of diffusion and fat content (T1 weighted imaging) in patients before and during treatment for myelofibrosis. The researchers expect to identify MRI parameters that determine the extent and severity of bone marrow disease in these patients and determine response to therapy at earlier time points than currently used clinical parameters.

    Procedure: T1 Weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Interventions

  • ProcedureT1 Weighted MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

    Enrolled subjects will have an MRI scan performed at baseline (within 1 month before beginning therapy), at the time of a scheduled bone marrow biopsy or end of treatment cycle (6 months), and after 12 months. Please note: Patients in this study will be treated with chemotherapy as determined by the hematologist or the treatment protocol for an independent clinical trial for therapy of myelofibrosis. Treatment and monitoring will be performed under the usual standard of care that includes physical examinations, laboratory testing, and other indicated imaging examinations.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Using MRI to assess treatment response in subjects with myelofibrosis

    For the development and validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging parameters as biomarkers for analyzing extent of disease and quantifying response to treatment in patients with myelofibrosis. Quantitative MRI parameters for diffusion of water and/or fat content in bone marrow will determine extent of disease in patients with myelofibrosis, and changes in these parameters will predict response to therapy. To investigate this hypothesis, the researchers will perform this pilot clinical study of diffusion and fat content (T1 weighted imaging) in patients before and during treatment for myelofibrosis. The researchers expect to identify MRI parameters that determine the extent and severity of bone marrow disease in these patients and determine response to therapy at earlier time points than currently used clinical parameters.

    Time frame: 5 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Robison TH, Levinson A, Lee W, Pettit K, Malyarenko D, Kandarpa M, Johnson TD, Chenevert TL, Ross BD, Talpaz M, Luker GD. Quantitative MRI Assessment of Bone Marrow Disease in Myelofibrosis: A Prospective Study. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025 Nov;7(6):e240501. doi: 10.1148/rycan.240501. PubMed 41236389 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Dec 2014 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2026, 144 months after the start.

Of 23 observational studies under Primary Myelofibrosis, half reached primary completion within 34 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 29 and three quarters within 119. This study's planned 144 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 25, 2013
First posted
Nov 1, 2013
StartActual
Dec 22, 2014
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2026
CompletionEst.
Dec 2026
Last update
Jul 31, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 31, 2026, 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
NCT01973881
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 1, 2013
Start date
Dec 22, 2014
Primary completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 31, 2026

Study contacts

Gary Luker, M.D.
Contact
gluker@umich.edu
734-763-5476
Gary Luker, M.D.
principal investigator · University of Michigan Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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