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F18 EF5 PET/CT Imaging in Patients With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer

F18 EF5 PET/CT Imaging in Patients With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01985971
Enrollment
2
Registered
2013-11-18
Start date
2011-03-31
Completion date
2016-08-19
Last updated
2020-01-31

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Conditions

Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer

Brief summary

To estimate the presence of hypoxia in individual lesions after radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer as identified by F18 EF5 PET/CT imaging.

Interventions

RADIATIONPET/CT Imaging

Sponsors

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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

* Subjects with measurable brain metastases of at least 1 cm in any plane based on anatomic imaging. * Subjects with prior resection of brain metastases with progressions on brain MRI. * Histologic confirmation of breast cancer. * Age of study subject must be \> 18 years. * ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2. * Ability to undergo brain MR and PET imaging * Study subjects must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: WBC \>2,000/mmᶟ, platelets \>90,000/mmᶟ, total bilirubin \<2.0 mg/dl, creatinine \<2.0 mg/dl. * The effects of EF5 on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation (1 month). Should a woman become pregnant pr suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Women of childbearing potential will have a urine pregnancy test the day of the F18 -EF5 PET scan prior to the F18 -EF5 injection. * Ability to understand, participate and provide a documented signed informed consent. * Subjects who are allergic to gadolinium will have MRI scans without gadolinium contrast.

Exclusion criteria

* History of allergic reactions attributed to Flagyl (metronidazole), which has a chemical structure similar to EF5. * Pregnant women are excluded because EF5 has an unknown risk for adverse events in fetuses and nursing infants secondary the administration of EF5 to the mother. Breastfeeding should be discontinued if EF5 is administered to the mother. * Subject has any other condition or personal circumstance that, in the judgement of the investigator, might interfere with the collection of complete good quality data. * Subjects who are unable to provide informed consent. * Patients with prior whole brain radiotherapy. * Patients with moderate to severe renal failure, defined as estimated GFR less than 30 ml/Lmin 1.73m²

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events2 year

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
EF5 PET/CT Imaging
PET/CT Imaging
2
Total2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEF5 PET/CT Imaging
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
2 Participants
Age, Continuous46.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.34
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
2 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 2
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 2
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 2

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events

Time frame: 2 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
EF5 PET/CT ImagingNumber of Participants With Adverse Events0 Participants

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