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18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed or Recurrent Gliomas

18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Patients With Gliomas

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02175745
Enrollment
2
Registered
2014-06-26
Start date
2014-12-31
Completion date
2015-12-31
Last updated
2017-03-20

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

Conditions

Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma, Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma, Adult Gliosarcoma, Adult Mixed Glioma, Adult Oligodendroglioma, Adult Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Adult Pineal Gland Astrocytoma, Adult Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Low-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood Low-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Diffuse Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Fibrillary Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Gemistocytic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Recurrent Childhood Glioblastoma, Recurrent Childhood Gliomatosis Cerebri, Recurrent Childhood Gliosarcoma, Recurrent Childhood Oligoastrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Childhood Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Protoplasmic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma, Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Untreated Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Untreated Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Diffuse Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Fibrillary Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Gemistocytic Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Untreated Childhood Glioblastoma, Untreated Childhood Gliomatosis Cerebri, Untreated Childhood Gliosarcoma, Untreated Childhood Oligoastrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Untreated Childhood Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Protoplasmic Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Untreated Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma

Brief summary

To evaluate 18F-FDOPA PET obtained from PET/CT or PET/MRI imaging in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.

Detailed description

This clinical trial compares fluorine F-18 fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F-fluorodopa or 18F-FDOPA) positron emission tomography (PET) with standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in measuring tumors in patients with glioma that is newly diagnosed or recurrent (has returned). 18F-FDOPA is a radioactive drug that binds to tumor cells and is captured in images by PET. Computed tomography (CT) and MRI are used with PET to describe information regarding the function, location, and size of the tumor. PET/CT or PET/MRI may be more accurate than standard MRI in helping doctors find and measure brain tumors.

Interventions

DRUG18F-fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine

Administered intravenously (IV)

PROCEDUREPositron emission tomography (PET)

Component of an 18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI scan

PROCEDUREComputed tomography (CT)

Component of an 18F-FDOPA PET/CT

PROCEDUREMagnetic resonance imaging

Component of an 18F-FDOPA PET/MRI

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Erik Mittra
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Greater than 15 year-old at the time of radiotracer administration * Provides written informed consent * Suspected new diagnosis or suspected recurrence of glioma * Able to remain still for duration of each imaging procedure (about 20 minutes)

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 15 year-old at the time of radiotracer administra * Unable to provide informed consent * Inability to lie still for the entire imaging time * Inability to complete the needed investigational and standard-of-care imaging examinations due to other reasons (severe claustrophobia, radiation phobia, etc.) * Any additional medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or other extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may significantly interfere with study compliance

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Suspicious Lesions Identified by 18F FDOPA PETUp to 30 minutes after injection of F18 FDOPAThe number of suspicious lesions will be identified by uptake of F18 FDOPA radiopharmaceutical using a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Uptake of F-18 FDOPA is a measure of amino acid uptake and metabolism in tumors. Suspicious lesions will be visually identified by a board certified nuclear medicine physician.
Percent Agreement of 18F FDOPA PET With PathologyUp to 30 minutes post-injection (at time of scan)For the subset of lesions where pathology is available (mainly biopsied lesions), the accuracy of 18F FDOPA PET as percent agreement with pathology will be calculated. If the number of biopsy positive lesions is at least 10, an estimate of sensitivity will be calculate; if the number of biopsy negative lesions is at least 10 an estimate of specificity will be calculated.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Diagnostic (FDOPA-PET/CT or PET/MRI)
Patients receive 18F-FDOPA intravenously (IV) and then undergo PET/CT or PET/MRI 10-30 minutes later. After completion of study, patients are followed up at 24 hours and at 1 week.
2
Total2

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyNot Eligible1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicDiagnostic (FDOPA-PET/CT or PET/MRI)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
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
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 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
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
2 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Suspicious Lesions Identified by 18F FDOPA PET

The number of suspicious lesions will be identified by uptake of F18 FDOPA radiopharmaceutical using a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Uptake of F-18 FDOPA is a measure of amino acid uptake and metabolism in tumors. Suspicious lesions will be visually identified by a board certified nuclear medicine physician.

Time frame: Up to 30 minutes after injection of F18 FDOPA

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Diagnostic (FDOPA-PET/CT or PET/MRI)Number of Suspicious Lesions Identified by 18F FDOPA PET1 suspicious lesion(s)
Primary

Percent Agreement of 18F FDOPA PET With Pathology

For the subset of lesions where pathology is available (mainly biopsied lesions), the accuracy of 18F FDOPA PET as percent agreement with pathology will be calculated. If the number of biopsy positive lesions is at least 10, an estimate of sensitivity will be calculate; if the number of biopsy negative lesions is at least 10 an estimate of specificity will be calculated.

Time frame: Up to 30 minutes post-injection (at time of scan)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Diagnostic (FDOPA-PET/CT or PET/MRI)Percent Agreement of 18F FDOPA PET With Pathology100 percentage of agreement (sensitivity)

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