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18F-FMAU PET/CT in Imaging Patients With Advanced Cancers

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Malignant Neoplasm
Interventions
Radiation: fluorine F 18 d-FMAU
Procedure: positron emission tomography
Procedure: computed tomography
Registration Number
NCT02079181
Lead Sponsor
University of Southern California
Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies the safety and drug distribution of the radioactive drug, 2'-deoxy-2'-\[18F\]fluoro-5-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (fluorine F 18 d-FMAU \[18F-FMAU\]), for imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with advanced cancers. A PET scan is a procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is taken up. Because cancer cells often take up more glucose than normal cells, the pictures can be used to find cancer cells in the body. PET/CT using the drug fluorine F 18 d-FMAU, may help find cancer and find out how far the disease has spread.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the radiation dosimetry of 18F-FMAU in humans, confirm absence of adverse events in humans from intravenous (i.v.) injection of 18F-FMAU for PET imaging, and characterize the incidence of circulating metabolites of 18F-FMAU in humans.

II. To simply find out whether there is any visual uptake change of 18F-FMAU in tumors post-therapy.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive fluorine F 18 d-FMAU IV followed by PET/CT prior to start of cancer treatment. Patients may undergo 2 additional scans at one week prior to second course of chemotherapy and after completion of cancer treatment depending on cancer type.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  • Have been diagnosed with a malignancy/tumor/cancer, including but not limited to: brain tumor, breast cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, lymphoma, or sarcoma
  • Have one or more tumors visualized by conventional PET-CT, CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to the PET FMAU study; PET-CT should be within one week prior to 18F-FMAU
Exclusion Criteria
  • Have undergone chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the previous one month
  • Women of childbearing potential, unless they have had a negative urine beta human chorionic gonadotropin (betaHCG) within the previous 24 hours of the procedure
  • Patients who have had surgery at the site of the suspected lesion within 1 month

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Diagnostic (fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan)fluorine F 18 d-FMAUPatients receive fluorine F 18 d-FMAU IV followed by PET/CT prior to start of cancer treatment. Patients may undergo 2 additional scans at one week prior to second course of chemotherapy and after completion of cancer treatment depending on cancer type.
Diagnostic (fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan)positron emission tomographyPatients receive fluorine F 18 d-FMAU IV followed by PET/CT prior to start of cancer treatment. Patients may undergo 2 additional scans at one week prior to second course of chemotherapy and after completion of cancer treatment depending on cancer type.
Diagnostic (fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan)computed tomographyPatients receive fluorine F 18 d-FMAU IV followed by PET/CT prior to start of cancer treatment. Patients may undergo 2 additional scans at one week prior to second course of chemotherapy and after completion of cancer treatment depending on cancer type.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse events after injection of fluorine F 18 d-FMAU to the patientsUp to 24 hours after fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan
Radiation dosimetry of fluorine F 18 d-FMAUUp to 24 hours after fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan
Fluorine F 18 d-FMAU uptake change in tumors post-therapyBaseline up to 24 hours after fluorine F 18 d-FMAU PET/CT scan
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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