Positron Emission Tomography Using Fluorine F 18 EF5 to Find Oxygen in Tumor Cells of Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery or Biopsy for Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors
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Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
- Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Adult Brain Stem Glioma
- Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Adult Choroid Plexus Tumor
- Adult Craniopharyngioma
- Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma
- Adult Ependymoblastoma
- Adult Ependymoma
- Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Adult Glioblastoma
- Adult Gliosarcoma
- Adult Grade I Meningioma
- Adult Grade II Meningioma
- Adult Grade III Meningioma
- Adult Medulloblastoma
- Adult Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma
- Adult Mixed Glioma
- Adult Myxopapillary Ependymoma
- Adult Oligodendroglioma
- Adult Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- Adult Pineoblastoma
- Adult Pineocytoma
- Adult Subependymoma
- Adult Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
- Meningeal Melanocytoma
Interventions
- DRUG: EF5
- PROCEDURE: conventional surgery
- PROCEDURE: positron emission tomography
- RADIATION: fluorine F 18 EF5
- OTHER: pharmacological study
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)