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The Biodistribution and Potential Diagnostic Ability of 18F FACBC in Patients With Head and Neck, Breast, and Prostate Cancer

Pilot Study Investigating the Biodistribution and Potential Diagnostic Ability of 18F FACBC in Patients With Head and Neck, Breast, and Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00605488
Enrollment
20
Registered
2008-01-31
Start date
2006-04-25
Completion date
2017-04-06
Last updated
2017-04-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Pet Scan

Brief summary

See where the dye-like material (FACBC) goes in your body and how long it stays in your body. See how much of the dye-like material is picked up by your tumor Compare the FACBC pictures with other pictures (such as FDG PET scan) that were obtained as part of your standard imaging evaluation.

Interventions

PROCEDUREnovel PET tracer FACBC

Two IV catheters (heplock) will be placed in your forearms for injection of the dye-like material (FACBC) and blood sampling. An IV blood sample and a urine sample will be taken for testing. These samples will be used to measure the dye, FACBC, in blood and urine. You will be placed in the PET machine, where FACBC will be injected slowly over 30 seconds. Pictures of one region of your body will be taken for up to 60 minutes. Depending on your condition, your actual picture time may be shorter. You will come out of the scanner to stretch, walk around or sit in a chair. An optional urine sample and an IV blood sample will also be taken at this time. Again, these samples will be used to measure the dye, FACBC, in blood and urine. This will be followed by a picture of your body from the neck to the upper thighs. This picture will take about 30 minutes.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ or equal 18 years old * Scheduled for treatment at Memorial Hospital * Primary HNSCC or primary breast cancer; histological confirmation of diagnosis at Memorial hospital * Large primary HNSCC cancer (loco-regional advanced, ≥ or equal to T2) by CT/MRI imaging or clinical exam, without prior treatment, N1-N3 * Large primary breast cancer (≥ or equal to T2) by imaging or clinical impression based physical exam; patients with suspicion of axillary nodal disease (N1-2), without prior treatment * Established progressive metastatic prostate cancer * This diagnosis may be based upon histologic confirmation of metastatic disease by biopsy of a lesion OR clear clinical evidence for metastatic disease (e.g., based on clinical findings, laboratory data and/or imaging findings in CT, MRI, or bone scan), as defined by the referring oncologist * Progressive disease is defined as clear progression on imaging studies (increase in size and number of lesions on bone scan, CT, or MRI) and consecutive rises in PSA as used in clinical management by the prostate cancer oncology group at MSKCC * FDG PET scan was obtained as part of the clinical work-up, within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. This clinical FDG PET scan should be done at MSKCC. * Disease can be clearly demonstrated by structural imaging (CT or MRI) or bone scan. This may include characteristic bone lesions on bone scan, CT or MRI; AND/OR measurable soft tissue/nodal lesions on CT or MRI. * Minimum tumor/metastasis size of 1 cm * Negative pregnancy test

Exclusion criteria

* Patient cannot tolerate lying still for approximately 60 minute sessions in the PET tomograph. * Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the biodistribution and dosimetry of FACBC in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), breast cancer and prostate cancer.conclusion of study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare these FACBC data with PET imaging findings using the current clinical standard PET tracer FDG.conclusion of study

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026