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Evaluation of a Novel PET Imaging Method for Assessing Liver Cancer Treatment Response

Initial Investigation of 18F-FAPI-74 PET for Evaluating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before and After Systemic Pharmacotherapy - HCC FAPI-PET Evaluation Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000055555
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-09-20
Start date
2024-09-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

hepatocellular carcinoma

Interventions

The intervention in this study is PET/CT imaging using ^18^F-FAPI-74. This imaging technique is performed on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before and after systemic drug therapy. Specifically

Sponsors

Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or older at the time of consent Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma and scheduled for systemic drug therapy Consent to the use of 18F-FAPI-74 PET results in clinical practice if deemed necessary by the attending physician Ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women or those who may be pregnant Individuals with severe claustrophobia Individuals deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the principal investigator or co-investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between the rate of change in 18F-FAPI-74 PET quantitative values for each lesion and treatment response assessment by RECIST and mRECIST criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Correlation between the rate of change in 18F-FAPI-74 PET quantitative values and the rate of change in tumor markers (AFP, PIVKA-II) 2. Comparison of pre-treatment 18F-FAPI-74 PET/CT imaging findings with those of contrast-enhanced CT and MRI

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShojiro Oka

Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital Department of Diagnostic Radiology

shojiro511@gmail.com0783024321

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026