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18F-FSPG PET/CT as a Non-Invasive Imaging Biomarker for Treatment Response to Chemoradiation in Esophageal Cancer

Recruiting
Conditions
Esophageal Carcinoma
Interventions
Other: Non-Interventional Study
Registration Number
NCT06549413
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

This study is being done to learn how 18F-FSPG PET/CT scan results may be related to the response to chemotherapy and radiation in patients with esophageal cancer.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the ability of 18F-FSPG PET imaging to detect tumors in patients with esophageal cancer.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • * ≥ 18 years of age

    • Patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer
    • Patients with untreated documented carcinoma of the esophagus that is > 2 cm who are going to receive systemic therapy concurrently with radiation as primary therapy
    • Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional policies
    • Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week of the proposed investigational PET/CT scan(s) prior to injection of the investigational radiopharmaceutical
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Body weight ≥ 400 pounds or body habitus or disability that will not permit the imaging protocol to be performed

    • Pregnant or lactating females
    • Have an allergy to intravenous contrast
    • eGFR < 30

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ObservationalNon-Interventional StudyPatients receive 18F-FSPG IV and undergo a PET/CT scan. During week 3 of standard of care radiation therapy, patients receive 18F-FSPG and undergo a second PET/CT scan on study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety and adverse events (AEs)Through study completion; an average of 1 year.

Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

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