Experimental PET Imaging Scans Before Cancer Surgery to Study the Amount of PET Tracer Accumulated in Normal and Cancer Tissues

NCT ID: NCT04147494

Last Updated: 2025-08-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: EARLY_PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-11-05
• Study Completion Date: 2031-10-17

Brief Summary

This phase I trial studies a new imaging technique called FAPi PET/CT to determine where and to which degree the FAPI tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) accumulate in normal and cancer tissues in patients with non-prostate cancer. The research team also want to know whether what they see on PET/CT images represents the tumor tissue being excised from the patient's body. The research team is also interested to investigate another new imaging technique called PSMA PET/CT. Participants will be invited to undergo another PET/CT scan, with the PSMA tracer (68Ga-PSMA-11). This is not required but just an option for volunteer patients. Patients who have not received an 18F-FDG PET/CT within one month of enrollment will also undergo an FDG PET/CT scan. The PET/CT scanner combines the PET and the CT scanners into a single device. This device combines the anatomic (body structure) information provided by the CT scan with the metabolic information obtained from the PET scan. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of radioactivity attached to very minimal amounts of, in the case of this research, 68Ga-PSMA-11 and 68Ga-FAPi, and 18F-FDG (if applicable). Because some cancers take up 68Ga-PSMA-11 and/or 68Ga-FAPi it can be seen with PET. CT utilizes x-rays that traverse the body from the outside. CT images provide an exact outline of organs where it occurs in patient's body. FAP stands for Fibroblast Activation Protein. FAP is produced by cells that surround tumors. The function of FAP is not well understood but imaging studies have shown that FAP can be detected with FAPI PET/CT. Imaging FAP with FAPI PET/CT may in the future provide additional information about various cancers. PSMA stands for Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen. This name is incorrect as PSMA is also found in many other cancers. The function of PSMA is not well understood but imaging studies have shown that PSMA can be detected with PET in many non-prostate cancers. Imaging FAP with PET/CT may in the future provide additional information about various cancers.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To define the biodistribution of gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46 (68Ga-FAPi-46) and gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11 (68Ga-PSMA-11) in normal and cancer tissues of patients with various non-prostate malignancies. The goal is to determine where and to which degree 68Ga-FAPi-46 and 68Ga-PSMA-11 accumulates in normal and cancer tissues.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate whether 68Ga-FAPi-46 and 68Ga-PSMA-11 accumulation observed by positron emission tomography (PET) correlates with the amount of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) and prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in excised cancer tissue, respectively.

II. To evaluate the 68Ga-FAPI-46 biodistribution correlation with 18F-FDG biodistribution (when available) to define the frequency of the following phenotypes (FAP+/ FDG+, FAP-/ FDG+, FAP+/ FDG-, FAP-/ FDG-).

EXPERIMENTAL OBJECTIVE:

III. Assess the 68Ga-FAPI-46 biodistribution correlation with 68Ga-PSMA-11, if the patient volunteers for optional scan, and 18F-fluodeoxyglucose (FDG), if any FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) has been performed as standard-of-care.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive 68Ga-FAPi-46 intravenously (IV) and undergo PET/CT scan over 20-50 minutes. On another day, patients receive 18F-FDG and then undergo PET/computed tomography (CT) according to standard of care procedures (if applicable). Patients may also receive 68Ga-PSMA-11 IV and undergo PET/CT scan over 20-50 minutes on a separate day (for volunteer patients only, PSMA PET/CT is optional and not required).

Conditions

Breast Carcinoma; Colon Carcinoma; Esophageal Carcinoma; Gastric Carcinoma; Head and Neck Carcinoma; Kidney Carcinoma; Lung Carcinoma; Ovarian Carcinoma; Pancreatic Carcinoma; Solid Neoplasm; Uterine Corpus Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Basic Science (68Ga-FAPi-46 PET/CT, 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT)

Patients receive 68Ga-FAPi-46 intravenously (IV), and then undergo PET/computed tomography (CT) over 20-90 minutes. On another day, patients receive 18F-FDG and then undergo PET/computed tomography (CT) according to standard of care procedures (if applicable). Patients may also receive 68Ga-PSMA-11 IV and undergo PET/CT scan over 20-50 minutes on a separate day (for volunteer patients only, PSMA PET/CT is optional and not required).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Computed Tomography

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Undergo PET/CT scan

Gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Given IV

Gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Given IV

Positron Emission Tomography

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Undergo PET/CT scan

18F-FDG

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Given IV

Interventions

Computed Tomography

Undergo PET/CT scan

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46

Given IV

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11

Given IV

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Positron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT scan

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

18F-FDG

Given IV

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

CAT; CAT Scan; Computerized Axial Tomography; computerized tomography; CT; CT scan; tomography; 68Ga-FAPi-46; Gallium-68-FAPi-46; (68)Ga labeled Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; (68)Ga-labeled Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; (68)Ga-PSMA Ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; (68)Gallium-PSMA Ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; (68Ga)Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; 68Ga-DKFZ-PSMA-11; 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA; 68Ga-labeled Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; 68Ga-PSMA; 68Ga-PSMA-11; 68Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC; [68Ga] Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen 11; [68Ga]GaPSMA-11; Ga PSMA; Ga-68 labeled DKFZ-PSMA-11; Ga-68 labeled PSMA-11; Gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11; Gallium-68 PSMA; Gallium-68 PSMA Ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC; GaPSMA; PSMA-HBED-CC GA-68; Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography; PET; PET Scan; positron emission tomography scan; Positron-Emission Tomography; proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging; 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with the following cancer types:

• Breast cancer
• Colon cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Gastric cancer
• Head and Neck cancer
• Lung cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Renal cancer
• Uterus cancer
• Patients who are scheduled to undergo surgical resection of the primary tumor and/or metastasis
• Patient can provide written informed consent
• Patient is capable of complying with study procedures
• Patient is able to remain still for duration of imaging procedure (up to one hour)

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient is pregnant or nursing
• Patients with any new cancer therapy between the baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT and the investigational FAPI PET/CT
• Patient has underlying disease which, based on the judgment of the investigator, might interfere with the collection of high quality data

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Society of Nuclear Medecine and Molecular Imaging

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Jeremie Calais, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

Ethan Lam

Los Angeles, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Kunikowska J, Bizon M, Pelka K, Derlatka P, Olszewski M, Krolicki L. 68 Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT in Ovarian Tumors : Potential to Differentiate Benign and Malignant Tumors Before Surgery: A Preliminary Report. Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Feb 1;48(2):e60-e66. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004486. Epub 2022 Nov 18.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36512649 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

NCI-2019-07265

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

19-000756

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id