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18-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (FFNP) PET/MRI as a Potential Biomarker of Response to Progesterone Therapy

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Complex Atypical Hyperplasia
Endometrial Cancer
Interventions
Drug: 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone PET / MRI
Registration Number
NCT05483023
Lead Sponsor
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brief Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate FFNP PET/MRI's utility for predicting response to Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine Device (LR-IUD) hormonal therapy for Complex Atypical hyperplasia (CAH) and Endometrial Cancer (EC).

Participants: Eight women with histologically confirmed CAH or Grade 1 EC who have planned treatment with LR-IUD will be recruited..

Procedures (methods): The is a prospective, single arm, pilot study of 8 participants who will receive one FFNP PET/MRI scan. Medical records will be followed for 6 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • Female age 18 or older
  • Histologically confirmed CAH or Grade 1 EC
  • No prior surgical or hormonal treatment for CAH or Grade 1 EC
  • Planned treatment with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LR-IUD) for CAH or grade 1 EC
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to complete PET/MR scans due to severe claustrophobia
  • Institutionalized subject (prisoner or nursing home subject)
  • Implanted metallic devices, parts, vascular clips, or other foreign bodies.
  • Known hypersensitivity to gadolinium or FFNP or to any component of gadolinium or FFNP refractory to standard medications (antihistamines, steroids)
  • Impaired kidney function (serum creatinine level > 1.8 mg/dl or a glomerular filtration rate < 60 as approximated using serum creatinine levels) unless anuric and on dialysis.
  • Any woman who is pregnant or has reason to believe she is pregnant (the possibility of pregnancy has to be excluded by negative urine (β-HCG) results, obtained within 24 hours before FFNP administration, or on the basis of patient history)
  • Prior hormone treatment for breast cancer
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone PET / MRI18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone PET / MRIAll enrolled subjects will receive the tracer and then have a PET/MRI scan.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensitivity of 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (FFNP) PET/MRI for predicting response to progestin therapy in CAH /EC patientsUpon completion of all study image data collection for all participants [approximately 1 year]

The sensitivity of FFNP PET /MR is defined as the ability of readers (radiologists) to correctly detect areas that will respond to treatment, as determined by histopathologic evaluation.

Specificity of 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (FFNP) PET/MRI for predicting response to progestin therapy in CAH /EC patientsUpon completion of all study image data collection for all participants [approximately 1 year]

The specificity is similarly defined as the ability of readers to determine areas that will fail to respond to treatment, as determined by histopathologic evaluation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlate FFNP Maximum Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmax) at baseline and on repeat examination with estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in the CAH/EC tissues at baseline and after 6 months of treatment.Upon completion of all study image data collection for all participants [approximately 1 year]

The association between SUVmax and tumor volume and the degree of estrogen/progesterone receptor will be evaluated using random coefficient trajectory models, separately for each outcome. These models allow a separate outcome trajectory for each patient, accounting for within-patient correlations arising from the fact that measurements are taken at multiple timepoints. Estrogen/progesterone receptor will be included as a fixed effect, along with the interaction of this fixed effect and time. A p-value \<0.05 for this interaction will be considered evidence that the association between the outcome and estrogen/progesterone receptor varies by time. A patient-level random intercept will be included in the models. Differences in predicted means of the outcomes at each time point will be computed and tested to see if they differ from 0; p-values \<0.05 for these tests will be considered evidence of a difference in predicted means by estrogen/progesterone values.

Correlate FFNP Mean Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmean) at baseline and on repeat examination with estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in the CAH/EC tissues at baseline and after 6 months of treatment.Upon completion of all study image data collection for all participants [approximately 1 year]

The association between SUVmean and tumor volume and the degree of estrogen/progesterone receptor will be evaluated using random coefficient trajectory models, separately for each outcome. These models allow a separate outcome trajectory for each patient, accounting for within-patient correlations arising from the fact that measurements are taken at multiple timepoints. Estrogen/progesterone receptor will be included as a fixed effect, along with the interaction of this fixed effect and time. A p-value \<0.05 for this interaction will be considered evidence that the association between the outcome and estrogen/progesterone receptor varies by time. A patient-level random intercept will be included in the models. Differences in predicted means of the outcomes at each time point will be computed and tested to see if they differ from 0; p-values \<0.05 for these tests will be considered evidence of a difference in predicted means by estrogen/progesterone values.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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