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Correlation Between SUV on 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA and Gleason Score in Prostate Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Drug: 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA (DKFZ-11) PET/CT
Registration Number
NCT02796807
Lead Sponsor
Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Brief Summary

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in North American men older than 50 years. Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a unique membrane bound glycoprotein, which is overexpressed manifold on prostate cancer cells and is well-characterized as an imaging biomarker of prostate cancer. Positron emission tomography / computer tomography (PET/CT) is a nuclear medicine procedure based on the measurement of positron emission from radiolabeled tracer molecules. 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA (DKFZ-11) (abbreviated 68Ga-PSMA) is a tracer for prostate cancer PET imaging. The strength of functional imaging methods is in distinguishing tissues according to metabolism rather than structure. Studies have shown that PET/CT imaging with 68Ga-PSMA can detect prostate cancer lesions with excellent contrast and a high detection rate even when the level of prostate specific antigen is low.

Study Objectives:

The objective of this study is to evaluate if the patient-wide SUVmax on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in locoregional and metastatic prostate cancer correlates with histopathologic Gleason score at initial biopsy. It is hypothesized that SUVmax will correlate positively with Gleason score. This is of interest because non-invasive risk stratification may be possible in the future.

This will be a single-site JGH-only open label study in which one (1) 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT will be performed on study participants. A PET/CT scan takes 2-3 hours.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria
  • Resident of Canada
  • Male sex
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Previous diagnosis of prostate cancer with Gleason Score available
  • ECOG performance status 0 - 3, inclusive
  • Able to understand and provide written informed consent
  • Referred by a treating physician
  • Able to tolerate the physical/logistical requirements of a PET/CT scan including lying supine for up to 45 minutes with the arms above the head and tolerating intravenous cannulation for injection of the study drug
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medically unstable patients (e.g. acute cardiac or respiratory distress or hypotensive, etc.)
  • Patients who exceed the safe weight limit of the PET/CT bed (200 kg) or who cannot fit through the PET/CT bore (70 cm diameter)
  • Patients who are claustrophobic

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA (DKFZ-11) PET/CT68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA (DKFZ-11) PET/CT-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SUVmax on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in locoregional and metastatic prostate cancerThrough study completion, one day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jewish General Hospital

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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