Tracing Brain Tumors Through Deep Time

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Conditions studied: Brain Tumor, Oncology

In brief

Brain tumors involve different age groups with a wide range of tumor types involving different anatomical compartments of the brain. The evolution of the brain in vertebrates, including the most recent homo species (including humans), has occurred through increasing structural complexity in more evolved species. In the retrospective study, we will investigate the location of the tumors and different structural aspects of skull anatomy in patients with brain tumors. The information will be compared with the anatomical evolution of the brain and skull in vertebrates to look for possible associations, which can provide insights into evolutionary biology.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06381531

Run by

Tata Memorial Centre

People needed

10000

Starts

2025-01-10

Expected to finish

2027-06-10

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients diagnosed with primary brain tumors with available pre/ post-operative or pre-radiation brain images with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

You may not qualify if…

• CT/ MRI is not available before cranial radiotherapy
• Artifacts causing distortion of skull (bony) anatomy

Where it is running

• Tata Memorial Hospital — Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (enrolling)

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