Comparison of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 With 68Ga-DOTATATE and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT in Patients With Well-differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors

NCT ID: NCT06056362

Last Updated: 2025-04-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-23

Study Completion Date

2025-03-27

Brief Summary

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This prospective, single-center, double-blinded study investigates the biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. And compares the diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT. Clinical management will also be compared using different imaging modalities.

Detailed Description

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Somatostatin receptors (SSTR), especially SSTR subtype 2 (SSTR2), are highly expressed in well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Radiolabeled somatostatin analogs, including 68Ga-DOTATATE, are widely used for NET imaging and play essential roles in primary tumor seeking, staging, as well as management. SSTR antagonists have recently emerged as another type of somatostatin analog and showed better performance than analogs. Our previous studies exhibited better diagnostic efficacy of 68Ga-DOTA-LM3, 68Ga-DOTA-JR11, and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 compared to 68Ga-DOTATATE, especially liver metastasis.

18F-labeled radiotracers have shown several advantages compared to 68Ga-labelled tracers, including increased cyclotron production, lower positron energy, and longer half-life when compared to 68Ga, theoretically to the benefit of image quality. The purpose of this study is to investigate the biodistribution, safety, and diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. And compare the diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT. Clinical management related to imaging will also be compared.

Patients with histologically confirmed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (G1 and G2) will be recruited in this study. All patients will be randomized into two arms (A and B): Patients in arm A performed Al18F-NOTA-LM3 and 68Ga-DOTATATE. Patients in arm B performed Al18F-NOTA-LM3 and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3. The first eight patients will undergo serial PET scans at 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 min after injection of Al18F-NOTA-LM3. The following patients will perform a whole-body PET/CT scan at 60-90 minutes after injection of Al18F-NOTA-LM3. All patients a whole-body PET/CT scan at 40-60 minutes after administering 68Ga-DOTATATE or 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3. For each patient, the two pet scans should be done within a week and the interval between the two scans should be at least 24h in case of mutual interference.

The images were reviewed by 2 experienced nuclear medicine physicians who were masked to all patients' clinical information. The results were based on consensus, with any discrepant result resolved by a consensus image interpretation by a third senior physician.

The biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 will be explored. The diagnostic ability of Al18F-NOTA-LM3 with 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT will be compared. We will also compare the clinical management using different imaging modalities.

Conditions

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Neuroendocrine Tumors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
The images of patients will be reviewed by 2 experienced nuclear medicine physicians and they will be masked to all patients' clinical information.

Study Groups

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Arm A: Al18F-NOTA-LM3 and 68Ga-DOTATATE group

Patients will perform an Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT as well as a 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Al18F-NOTA-LM3

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

40 patients will be enrolled in this arm. The first enrolled 8 patients will undergo serial whole-body PET/CT scans at multiple time points (5, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 min) after injection of Al18F-NOTA-LM3. The following patients will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 60-120 minutes after injection.

68Ga-DOTATATE

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

All patients in arm A will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 40-60 minutes after injection of 68Ga-DOTATATE. 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT should be performed within a week and the interval between the two scans at least 24h.

Arm B: Al18F-NOTA-LM3 and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 group

Patients will perform an Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT as well as a 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Al18F-NOTA-LM3

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

40 patients will be enrolled in this arm. All patients will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 60-120 minutes after injection.

68Ga-NODAGA-LM3

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

All patients in arm B will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 40-60 minutes after injection of 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3. 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT and Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT should be performed within a week and the interval between the two scans at least 24h.

Interventions

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Al18F-NOTA-LM3

40 patients will be enrolled in this arm. The first enrolled 8 patients will undergo serial whole-body PET/CT scans at multiple time points (5, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 min) after injection of Al18F-NOTA-LM3. The following patients will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 60-120 minutes after injection.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

68Ga-DOTATATE

All patients in arm A will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 40-60 minutes after injection of 68Ga-DOTATATE. 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT should be performed within a week and the interval between the two scans at least 24h.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Al18F-NOTA-LM3

40 patients will be enrolled in this arm. All patients will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 60-120 minutes after injection.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

68Ga-NODAGA-LM3

All patients in arm B will undergo a whole-body PET/CT scan 40-60 minutes after injection of 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3. 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT and Al18F-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT should be performed within a week and the interval between the two scans at least 24h.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 18 to 80 years.
* Histologically proven, well-differentiated, NETs (G1 or G2).
* No long-acting somatostatin analog treatment within 4 weeks.
* No PRRT treatment within 8 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

* Combined with other types of tumors.
* Severe liver or renal dysfunction (ALT/AST≥5 ULN, GFR\<30ml/min).
* Active infection.
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
* Inability to perform PET/CT scans.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Meixi Liu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking Uion Medical College Hospital

Locations

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Meixi Liu, MD

Role: CONTACT

+86-15010405355

Li Huo, MD

Role: CONTACT

+86-13910801986

Facility Contacts

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Shuyang Zhang, MD

Role: primary

References

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Liu M, Zhang Y, Yan X, Zhang H, Ren C, Huang Z, Cheng Y, Xu Q, Li Y, Jia R, Zhu W, Huo L. Assessment of the diagnostic efficacy and clinical significance of [18F]AlF-NOTA-LM3 PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2025 Aug 5. doi: 10.1007/s00259-025-07484-9. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40762797 (View on PubMed)

Liu M, Ren C, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Huang Z, Jia R, Cheng Y, Bai C, Xu Q, Zhu W, Huo L. Evaluation of the safety, biodistribution, dosimetry of [18F]AlF-NOTA-LM3 and head-to-head comparison with [68Ga]Ga-DOTATATE in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors: an interim analysis of a prospective trial. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2024 Oct;51(12):3719-3730. doi: 10.1007/s00259-024-06790-y. Epub 2024 Jun 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38878175 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ALFLM3NET

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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