In Vivo PARP-1 Expression With 18F-FluorThanatrace PET/CT in Patients With Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

NCT ID: NCT05636540

Last Updated: 2025-09-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: EARLY_PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

This study will enroll up to 30 evaluable patients with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma who are undergoing surgical or systemic treatment.

A pre-treatment 18F-FluorThanatrace ([18F]FTT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan will be done prior to surgery or systemic therapy.

PET/CT imaging will be used to evaluate PARP-1 expression in sites of pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma using the investigational radiotracer [18F]FTT. This is an observational study in that [18F]FTT PET/CT will not be used to direct treatment decisions. While patients and referring physicians will not be blinded to the [18F]FTT PET/CT results, treatment decisions will be made by the treating physicians based upon clinical criteria.

Detailed Description

Up to 30 patients who will undergo approximately 60 minutes of dynamic scanning head to thigh starting at approximately the same time as the injection, this will be followed by a second head to thigh scan [starting at approximately 90 minutes post injection. PET/CT imaging sessions will include an injection of ≤ 12 mCi of [18F]FTT intravenously (approximate range for most studies is anticipated to be 8-12 mCi).

If surgery is performed according to standard of care tissue will be processed for both clinical and research use, if the subject has consented for use of tissue. Data will be collected to evaluate uptake of [18F]FTT in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma and compare with PARP-1 activity and other experimental assays in tissue from biopsy and surgery, when available.

All evaluable patients may undergo surgery or systemic therapy following the [18F]FTT PET/CT scan. Up to 10 patients undergoing systemic therapy may undergo a second (optional) scan that will be performed approximately 1-21 days after therapy has started. The second scan is obtained to evaluate whether the initiation of systemic therapy alters [18F]FTT uptake. As this is a pilot study, only a limited number of patients are sought for the second scan.

Conditions

Pheochromocytoma; Paraganglioma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Cohort A

After undergoing screening assessments and verifying eligibility for study participation subjects will be scheduled to undergo a baseline experimental \[18F\]FTT PET/CT scan prior to surgery. Patients in Cohort A will undergo surgery with or without additional therapy.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

[18F]FluorThanatrace ([18F]FTT)

Intervention Type: DRUG

A pre-treatment 18F-FluorThanatrace (\[18F\]FTT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan will be done prior to surgery or systemic therapy.

Cohort B

After undergoing screening assessments and verifying eligibility for study participation subjects will be scheduled to undergo a baseline experimental \[18F\]FTT PET/CT scan prior to systemic therapy with radionuclide or chemotherapy. Up to 10 patients undergoing systemic therapy may undergo a second (optional) scan that will be performed approximately 1-21 days after therapy has started. The second scan is obtained to evaluate whether the initiation of systemic therapy alters \[18F\]FTT uptake. As this is a pilot study, only a limited number of patients are sought for the second scan.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

[18F]FluorThanatrace ([18F]FTT)

Intervention Type: DRUG

A pre-treatment 18F-FluorThanatrace (\[18F\]FTT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan will be done prior to surgery or systemic therapy.

Interventions

[18F]FluorThanatrace ([18F]FTT)

A pre-treatment 18F-FluorThanatrace (\[18F\]FTT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan will be done prior to surgery or systemic therapy.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants will be ≥ 18 years of age.

2. Clinical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma based on biochemical and imaging studies At least one lesion identified on standard of care imaging (e.g. CT, MRI, FDG or 68-Gallium dotatate, other PET/CT or MIBG).

3. Standard of care germline genetic testing performed for clinical purposes or participant's consent for germline genetic testing for research purposes.

4. Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician.

2. Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential prior to FTT injection.

3. Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study.

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

Sponsors

Heather Wachtel

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Heather Wachtel

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Heather Wachtel, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Locations

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Heather Wachtel, MD

Role: CONTACT

Heather.Wachtel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

215-662-2341

Julia T Lewandowski

Role: CONTACT

julia.lewandowski@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

215-662-2961

Other Identifiers

851463

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UPCC 10322

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id