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Evaluation of PET-CT Using Somatostatin Agonists Labeled With Gallium68 in Neuroendocrine Tumors

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Tumors (GEPs)
Interventions
Other: PET-CT
Registration Number
NCT02150408
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic tumors (GEPs) are a subset of Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) derived from the primitive gut and include digestive and bronchial NETs.

Historically, the gold standard in their functional exploration is the "conventional" somatostatin receptors scintigraphy (SRS) labeled with Indium-111 (Octreoscan®). This reference imaging is complementary to Tomography (CT) and liver MRI. However SRS sensitivity is moderate (60 %), because of its intrinsic detection limits, which could delay the diagnosis or lead to inappropriate therapy.

The use of somatostatin agonists (DOTATOC, DOTATATE, DOTANOC), radiolabeled with gallium-68 (68Ga) enables targeting of Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) with a PET resolution. This has improved diagnosis of TNE with a gain in sensitivity of over 20% compared to SRS. Furthermore, patient irradiation and imaging protocol are significantly reduced.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • • Age ≥ 18,

    • Patient with one of the following situations : suspicion of GEP, initial staging of non-metastatic GEP, GEP with unknown primary tumor, Restaging of GEP justifying focused therapeutic approach
    • Reference imaging within the last 3 months: multiphasic thoracoabdominal CT scan, liver MRI and SRS (SPECT/CT).
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding woman
  • Other cancer disease
  • GEP with grade 3 tumours
  • Non GEP TNE (paragangliome, medullar thyroid cancer)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
assesment by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CTPET-CT-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
interest of the realization of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT in the detection of tumor sites in TNE diagnosis, staging and restaging12-15 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
therapeutic impact of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT in addition to reference imaging (SRS, CT, MRI): we will document the rate of changes in treatment options induced by PET-CT12-15 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

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Marseille, France

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