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Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CT in Diagnosing Patients With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

Molecular Imaging With Ga-68 DOTATATE PET to Investigate Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Prostate Cancer Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03448458
Enrollment
17
Registered
2018-02-28
Start date
2018-02-22
Completion date
2023-02-06
Last updated
2025-07-17

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Conditions

Castration-Resistant Prostate Carcinoma, Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma, Stage IV Prostate Cancer AJCC v7

Brief summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) works in treating patients with castration resistant prostate cancer that has spread to other placed in the body. Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CT may help doctors to identify those patients with early neuroendocrine transdifferentiation and who are at greater risk for poor outcomes.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Establish the feasibility of using gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE (68Ga-DOTATATE) PET as a predictive imaging biomarker for neuroendocrine transdifferentiation in prostate cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Correlate progression of disease with degree of uptake on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET examination. OUTLINE: Patients receive gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE intravenously (IV). Within 55-70 minutes, patients undergo PET/CT. After completion of study, patients are followed up for at least 1 year.

Interventions

PROCEDURECT (Computed Tomography)

Undergo PET/CT

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

Sponsors

Emory University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate carcinoma with skeletal, visceral and/or nodal involvement * Ability to lie still for PET scanning * Patients must be able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Patients less than 18 years of age * Patients without metastatic castration resistant prostate carcinoma with skeletal, visceral and/or nodal involvement * Inability to lie still for PET scanning * Patients unable to provide written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE UptakeDuring PET/CT scan, up to 2 hoursThe number of participants with uptake in each type of lesion will be reported. Will be summarized using descriptive statistics. The inter-rater agreement will be assessed by Kappa statistics or intra-class correlation coefficient. The degree of uptake will be plotted against length of time to progress, and the association will be described by Spearman correlation coefficient with 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, will dichotomize degree of update by median and defined it as high vs. low, and apply Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test wherever appropriate.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free SurvivalDate of enrollment to date of progression (radiographic progression or clinical deterioration) or death, or last follow up if event free, assessed up to 36 monthsWill be associated with 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake. Will be described by Kaplan-Meier method along log-rank p-value.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CT
Patients receive gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE IV. Within 55-70 minutes, patients undergo PET (positron emission tomography)/CT (computed tomography). CT (Computed Tomography): Undergo PET/CT Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE: Given IV Positron Emission Tomography: Undergo PET/CT
17
Total17

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicGallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CT
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
8 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
9 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
15 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
8 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
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
17 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 17
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 17
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 17

Outcome results

Primary

Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE Uptake

The number of participants with uptake in each type of lesion will be reported. Will be summarized using descriptive statistics. The inter-rater agreement will be assessed by Kappa statistics or intra-class correlation coefficient. The degree of uptake will be plotted against length of time to progress, and the association will be described by Spearman correlation coefficient with 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, will dichotomize degree of update by median and defined it as high vs. low, and apply Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test wherever appropriate.

Time frame: During PET/CT scan, up to 2 hours

Population: One patient was subsequently found to have an additional metastatic pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma and was excluded from this analysis.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTGallium Ga 68-DOTATATE UptakeBone and visceral/nodal lesions11 Participants
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTGallium Ga 68-DOTATATE UptakeOnly bone lesions4 Participants
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTGallium Ga 68-DOTATATE UptakeOnly nodal disease1 Participants
Secondary

Progression Free Survival

Will be associated with 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake. Will be described by Kaplan-Meier method along log-rank p-value.

Time frame: Date of enrollment to date of progression (radiographic progression or clinical deterioration) or death, or last follow up if event free, assessed up to 36 months

Population: In total, 17 patients were recruited and received at least one \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT. One patient was subsequently found to have an additional metastatic pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma and was excluded from this analysis

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTProgression Free SurvivalModerate Ga-DOTATATE uptake with a Gleason score of 913.3 months
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTProgression Free SurvivalMild Ga-DOTATATE uptake with a Gleason score range of 7-836 months
Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CTProgression Free SurvivalMarked Ga-DOTATATE uptake found in 7 of 16 patients analyzed and with a Gleason score range of 7-98.1 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026