18F-FLUC PET/MR in Patients With Brain Mets

Inclusion Criteria

• •Age 18 years or older
• •Able and willing to provide informed consent
• •Has a brain metastasis diagnosis with at least one single visible contrast enhancing metastatic lesion on brain MRI
• •Received radiation therapy at some point in the last 2 years
• •Is currently being treated with or has been treated with any other concurrent systemic therapy (multi-modal therapy) in the past 6 months, which would include immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or chemotherapy following radiation therapy.
• •Patients are eligible for the study if their most recent standard-of-care MRI, used to assess disease location and extent, raises the question of tumor recurrence versus treatment-related changes. This concern can be noted by the radiologist or other members of the multidisciplinary care team, such as during a multidisciplinary conference. Additionally, if there are clinical concerns based on evolving exam findings or symptoms, and the treating physician suspects progression versus treatment-induced changes, the patient is also eligible for the study.
• •Be able to lie still for 30-60 minutes during the imaging procedure
• •Willing and able to undergo PET/MRI or PET/CT