Table 2.
List of recently initiated clinical trials evaluating the utility of MNPs in diagnostic applications*
| Status | Start Date | Study Title | Condition | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiting | Jan-2010 | Inflammatory Cell Labelling and Tracking With Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Myocardial Infarction | Myocardial Infarction; Inflammation | University of Edinburgh |
| Ongoing | Jul-2008 | Evaluation of Magnetic Nanoparticle Enhanced Imaging in Autoimmune Diabetes | Diabetes Mellitus, Type | Joslin Diabetes Center |
| Recruiting | Jul-2008 | Improved Pre-Operative Staging of Pancreatic Cancer Using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Pancreatic Cancer | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Recruiting | Oct-2008 | Assessing Dynamic Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Glioma Receiving Chemotherapy | Brain Neoplasms | OHSU Knight Cancer Institute |
| Terminated | Jul-2005 | A Validation Study of MR Lymphangiography Using SPIO, a New Lymphotropic Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Contrast | Bladder, Genitourinary, and Prostate Cancers | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
*
Data accessed from www.clinicaltrial.gov on December 2010