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Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Pyruvate for the Diagnosis and Treatment Response Monitoring in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial studies how well magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized carbon-13 pyruvate works for the diagnosis and evaluation of treatment response in patients with prostate cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Diagnostic procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging, may help find and diagnose prostate cancer and find out how far the disease has spread. Hyperpolarized carbon-13 pyruvate is an imaging agent visualized using an MRI scan. Since the metabolism of carbon-13 pyruvate is different in tumors than in normal tissue, the doctors hope that use of this agent can provide more information about a tumor than MRI alone.