Faculty

Terry C. Burns, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Studies

MC230715 Pilot Study Of The Mechanistic Feedback From CNS Tumors With Latent Residual Disease To Guide Individualized Therapies Rochester, Minn. This early phase I trial tests the safety, side effects and how well medication combinations of dasatinib, quercetin, fisetin and temozolomide work in treating patients with glioma for which the patient has received treatment in the past (previously treated) and for tumor cells that remain after attempts to treat the tumor have been made (residual disease). Dasatinib is in a class of medications called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals tumor cells to multiply, which may help keep tumor cells from growing. Quercetin and fisetin are compounds found in plants. They have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and help remove senescent cells, older or damaged cells that have stopped dividing but don't die off as they should and build up in tissues over time. Senescent cells may cause inflammation or damage to nearby healthy cells. Temozolomide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill tumor cells and slow down or stop tumor growth. Giving medication combinations of dasatinib, quercetin, fisetin and temozolomide may be safe, tolerable and/or effective in treating patients with previously treated glioma with residual disease.

A pilot feasibility study for cerebral open flow microperfusion in patients undergoing planned neurosurgical resection of diseased parenchyma. Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of intra-operative microperfusion during a planned neurosurgical resection of diseased brain parenchyma, including either an epileptic focus requiring temporal lobectomy or a glioma. Devices used for microperfusion are Joanneum Research’s cerebral open flow microperfusion (OFM) catheters, push and pull tubing, and MPP102-II pump.

Ommaya Reservoir Placement at the Time of Biopsy for Longitudinal Biomarker Collection Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of placing Ommaya reservoirs at the time of biopsy to enable longitudinal CSF monitoring.
Pilot Imaging Study for CNS metabolism Rochester, Minn.
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a feasible technique within brain tumor patients to detect metabolic differences between tumor and brain for metabolites indicative of the Warburg effect (lactate) and neural health (NAA and glutamate). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a feasible technique within brain tumor patients to detect metabolic differences between tumor and brain for metabolites indicative of the Warburg effect (lactate) and neural health (NAA and glutamate).