Pancreatic Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators plan to enroll 30 evaluable patients with (1) a histological diagnosis of advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who have demonstrated at least stable disease following ≥16 weeks of treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and (2) who have signed consent to participate in a clinical trial that contains PARP inhibitor therapy and are anticipated to receive this treatment or (3) will receive PARP inhibitor therapy as part of their clinical care. A pre-treatment 18F-FluorThanatrace (\[18F\]FTT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan will be done prior to the start of treatment with a PARP inhibitor. PET/CT imaging will be used to evaluate PARP-1 expression in sites of pancreatic cancer using the investigational radiotracer \[18F\]FTT. This is an observational study in that \[18F\]FTT PET/CT will not be used to direct treatment decisions. While patients and referring physicians will not be blinded to the \[18F\]FTT PET/CT results, treatment decisions will be made by the treating physicians based upon clinical criteria. Patients will undergo approximately 60 minutes of dynamic scanning starting at the time of injection of \[18F\]FTT. This procedure will be followed by a skull base to mid-thigh scan, starting at approximately 60 minutes post injection. PET/CT imaging sessions will include an injection of approximately 10 mCi (approximate range for most studies is anticipated to be 8-12 mCi) of \[18F\]FTT. Data will be collected to evaluate uptake of \[18F\]FTT in sites of pancreatic cancer, which will be compared with PARP-1 expression in tissue, when available. All 30 evaluable patients are expected to start PARP inhibitor therapy following the \[18F\]FTT PET/CT scan. It is expected that due to patient preference and time considerations, approximately 24 patients (80%) will also undergo a second (optional) scan that will be performed approximately 3 weeks (± 1 week) after therapy has started. The second scan is obtained to evaluate whether the PARP inhibitor therapy decreases \[18F\]FTT uptake, which would suggest PARP blocking by the therapy.
Interventions
1-(4-(2-Fluoroethoxy)phenyl)-8,9-dihiydro-2,7,9a-triazabenzo\[cd\]azulen-6(7H)-one also known as \[18F\]FluorThanatrace or \[18F\]FTT is a positron emitting radiopharmaceutical that has been studied in animals for selective measurement of the in vivo inhibition of the PARP-1 nuclear enzyme with positron emission tomography (PET/CT).
Sponsors
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants will be ≥ 18 years of age. * Histologically proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma. . * Deemed to have achieved stability following ≥16 weeks of platinum based therapy, in the opinion of an investigator * Considered a candidate for PARP inhibitor therapy, with or without additional agents, either on a clinical trial or as part of clinical care. * Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures.
Exclusion criteria
* Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of screening will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential at screening. * Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician * Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Adverse Events | 3 years |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed