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Oestradiol positron emission tomography (PET) scans in metastatic breast cancer:investigation of utility of assessing disease burden and treatment response

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
metastatic hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Cancer - Breast
Registration Number
ACTRN12621001588886
Lead Sponsor
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

ER positive metastatic breast cancer patient as defined as IHC >30% for ER who are either treatment naïve in the metastatic setting, or who have been determined to have progressed on previous treatment and are planned to commence a further line of treatment. Those with either ductal or lobular subtype will be included. The number of ductal patients included will be capped at five.

Exclusion Criteria

Life expectancy less than 6 months, unable to give informed consent, unable to comply with required scanning schedule. May include conditions that increase the risk to the participant, that interfere with the participants ability to give informed consent or interfere with a participant’s ability to comply.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of information obtained between oestradiol and standard FDG PET scan at time of initial investigation[baseline (during diagnostic workup)]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of information obtained between oestradiol and standard FDG PET scan on follow-up assessment to assess response[2 and 6 month follow-up]
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