PET/MRI for the Staging of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

NCT ID: NCT03392181

Last Updated: 2025-05-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-08

Study Completion Date

2026-06-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to gain understanding of how PET-MR (positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging) using the substance 18F-DCFPyL (PyL) may help in diagnosing prostate cancer and in determining the stage of prostate cancer before surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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18F-DCFPyL

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

18F-DCFPyL

Intervention Type DRUG

To determine whether PET/MR utilizing PYL improves pre-operative staging of prostate cancer prior to radical prostatectomy compared to MRI alone.

Interventions

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18F-DCFPyL

To determine whether PET/MR utilizing PYL improves pre-operative staging of prostate cancer prior to radical prostatectomy compared to MRI alone.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have a biopsy-proven diagnosis of high risk, very high risk, or locally advanced prostate cancer
* Patients must have a diagnosis of high risk, very high risk, or locally advanced prostate cancer per NCCN Guidelines (T3-T4 disease)
* Patients are healthy enough to be deemed surgical candidates with an ECOG performance status of 0-2
* Patients must be age ≥ 18 years
* Patients must agree to use adequate contraception (e.g. barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 30 days following completion of the imaging
* Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent prior to registration on study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have contraindications to MRI (i.e. pacemakers, aneurysm clips or shaped fragments)
* Patients who are claustrophobic will be required to take an anti-anxiety medication prescribed by their physician one hour prior to the scan
* Patients may not be receiving any other treatments or investigational agents
* Patients not interested in pursuing surgical intervention for their disease (i.e. refusing treatment or requesting radiation oncology referral)
* Patients who have received androgen deprivation therapy or prior surgery for prostate cancer
* Patients who report taking multivitamins and/or folate supplements on the day of the scan
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Edward Schaeffer

Chair, Department of Urology, Program of Director for GU Oncology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Edward Schaeffer, MD/PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chair, Department of Urology

Locations

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Li EV, Schaeffer EM, Ramesh Kumar SKS, Zhou R, Yang XJ, Mana-Ay M, Vescovo M, Ho A, Keeter MK, Carr J, Casalino D, Kocherginsky M, Patel HD, Ross AE, Savas H. Utility of 18F-DCFPyL PET for local staging for high or very high risk prostate cancer for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2025 Jun;52(7):2335-2342. doi: 10.1007/s00259-025-07133-1. Epub 2025 Feb 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39928105 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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STU00205957

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2018-00059

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NU 17U12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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