Gadolinium-Chelate

This clinical trial tests how well dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) with standard clinical evaluation works to assess treatment response for patients with pancreatic cancer that may be able to be removed by surgery (borderline resectable). Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) is a certain type of pancreatic cancer that involves the arteries or veins near the pancreas. With the right treatment before surgery, it can be removed (resected) successfully. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan creates clear images of the structures inside the body using a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer. DCE-MRI can be used to calculate the blood perfusion. Blood perfusion can show disease status. Using DCE-MRI as part of standard clinical evaluation may provide a more accurate treatment response assessment for patients with BRPC.

This phase II trial studies whether different imaging techniques can provide additional and more accurate information than the usual approach for assessing the activity of tumors in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The usual approach for this currently is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study is trying to learn more about the meaning of changes in MRI scans after treatment, as while the appearance of some of these changes may reflect progressing tumor, some may be due the treatment. Dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRIs, along with positron emission tomography (PET) and/or magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, may help doctors tell which changes are a reflection of the treatment and which changes may be due to progressing tumor.