Brain Cancer Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- People who had an elective (planned, non-emergency) procedure scheduled between July 1, 2022 and December 28, 2023
- Adults aged 18 or older, of any gender
- People who are having their first brain surgery (craniotomy, performed under general anaesthetic) for a suspected high-grade brain tumour (a type of aggressive brain tumour classified as WHO grade III or IV)
Who may not be able to join:
- Children and people who are pregnant
- People who have previously been diagnosed with a serious disorder affecting the adrenal glands (small glands near the kidneys that affect many body functions), whether overactive or underactive
- People whose tumour is suspected to be a lower-grade tumour (grade I or II), a tumour involving the brainstem or optic tract, or a tumour that is not a primary brain tumour (for example, a tumour that has spread to the brain from elsewhere in the body)
- People whose surgery is planned to be performed while they are awake
- People who have any condition that means they cannot have an MRI scan after surgery
- People who require a specific type of nerve monitoring during surgery (called motor evoked potential monitoring), or any other situation during surgery that limits which anaesthetic medicines can be used (confirm with trial site)
- People whose brain tumour has come back after previous treatment (recurrent GBM)
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Tumul Chowdhury, MD, University Health Network, Toronto
Phone: 416-603-5800
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Rate of recruitment; retention rate; rate of protocol adherence
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 23 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.