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Pilot Imaging Study of Leukemia

Multi-institutional Prospective Pilot Study of Radiology Evaluation of Acute Leukemia Infiltration analyZed by Experimental Imaging

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03633955
Acronym
REALIZE
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-08-16
Start date
2023-01-19
Completion date
2028-04-01
Last updated
2026-03-05

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

Conditions

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Ambiguous Lineage Leukemia or Lymphoma, Myeloma

Keywords

FLT

Brief summary

This is a prospective pilot study, the primary aim of which is to determine whether the presence of 18F FLT imaging signal uptake abnormalities correlate with clinically validated evidence of hematopoietic malignant disease (e.g. MRD, molecular, flow or histology) after immunotherapy and other treatments.

Detailed description

This prospective trial is designed to evaluate whether investigational 18F FLT imaging can identify the burden of hematopoietic disease both subjectively (by pattern of hematopoiesis in medullary spaces) and objectively (by SUV determination). Patients undergoing therapy for treatment of high-risk acute leukemia or myeloma will be eligible for this study. Patients may or may not have undergone myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Two cohorts will be accrued: patients with high risk acute leukemia and patients with myeloma. In each cohort, patients will be accrued under two arms: Arm A - patients receiving immunotherapy and Arm B - patients who are receiving standard therapy (not immunotherapy or bone marrow transplant). Therefore, the leukemia cohort will consist of patients accrued in Arm A-L (immunotherapy) or in Arm B-L (standard therapy), and the myeloma cohort will consist of patients accrued in Arm A-M (immunotherapy) or in Arm B-M (standard therapy). Because patients with high risk acute leukemia or myeloma have poor prognosis with high risk for relapse, novel ways to evaluate the success of therapies would be valuable. 18F FLT reveals hematopoietic cell proliferation and can identify residual leukemia disease. On this trial, patients will undergo 18F FLT imaging pre-therapy and during a follow-up visit post-therapy. Patients in both cohorts will be imaged (Termed baseline scan) within one week prior to receiving respective therapies (e.g. immunotherapy or standard therapy) and then imaged approximately 28 days (+/-3 days) after the therapy termed Follow-up scan. After treatment, weekly follow-ups will be conducted for these patients till the follow-up scan (28 days +/-3 days) and then the final follow-up will be conducted post-1-year (after the start of immunotherapy or standard therapy).

Interventions

DRUGFLT

F18 labeled thymidine PET/CT scans will be performed before and after patient receives therapies.

Sponsors

University of Oklahoma
Lead SponsorOTHER
Emory University
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

This is a prospective pilot study, the primary aim of which is to determine whether the abnormalities in 18F FLT imaging signal uptake correlate with clinically validated evidence of hematopoietic malignant disease (e.g. MRD, molecular, flow or histology) after immunotherapy and other treatments.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 4 to 80 years 2. Evidence of high-risk hematopoietic malignancy with relapsed/refractory disease: acute lymphocytic leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Ambiguous lineage leukemia, myeloma 3. Karnofsky/Lansky score of ≥ 50 4. Agree to use contraceptive measures during study protocol participation (when age appropriate) 5. Patient or parent/guardian capable of providing informed consent. 6. Ability to undergo 18F FLT imaging without sedation 7. Bilirubin \< 2.5 mg/dL, AST/ALT \<5x upper limit of normal, Serum creatinine \< 1.0 or 2x the upper limit of normal (whichever is higher) 8. Pulse oximetry of \> 90% on room air 9. Ability to undergo 18F FLT imaging without sedation 10. Anticipated immunotherapy (Arm A to include patients who received immune therapy with co-enrollment on a separate protocol or other immunotherapy) and Arm B, those who received other non-immune therapies to treat their cancers (excludes HSCT but includes chemotherapy or non-HSCT radiotherapy).

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with uncontrolled infections 2. Pregnancy or lactating 3. History of prior fluorothymidine allergy or intolerance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of 18F FLT signal uptake abnormalities with clinical pathology reports for determining the evidence of hematopoietic disease.day -7 to 10 days pre-treatment and +28 (+/- 3 days) post-treatmentA proportion of patients will undergo 18F FLT imaging before and after immunotherapy or standard therapy for hematopoietic malignant disease. To detect changes in the progression of hematopoietic disease 18F FLT image scans collected pre-treatment (baseline) and post-treatment (follow-up) of patient visit at OUHSC will be compared with clinically validated evidence of hematopoietic malignant disease collected using MRD, molecular, flow and histology techniques.
A proportion of 18F FLT uptake in a standard region of interest in marrow to objectively identify disease status in patient with hematopoietic cancers.day -7 to 10 days pre-treatment and +28 (+/- 3 days) post-treatmentFor proportion of patient the analyses will be compared between two Arms of disease cohort. Arm A to include patients who received immunotherapy (immunotherapy protocol co-enrollment or other immunotherapy), and Arm B: those who received other non-immune therapies to treat their cancers (excludes HSCT). For marrow disease, the intra-medullary pattern and standard unit of uptake (SUV) will be compared pre- and post-treatment between patients in remission clinically versus those with greater disease burden, to determine if 18F FLT uptake correlates with identified clinical relapse.
Mean differences of 18F FLT uptake to determine extramedullary disease.day -7 to 10 days pre-treatment and +28 (+/- 3 days) post-treatmentFor proportion of patient undergoing 18F FLT scan, the extramedullary disease will be identified by comparing the SUV and size of lesions pre- and post-treatment. The comparisons will be done in two arms of disease cohort Arm A, i.e., to include patients who received immunotherapy (immunotherapy protocol co-enrollment or other immunotherapy), and Arm B: those who received other non-immune therapies to treat their cancers (excludes HSCT).

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTHeme Onc Lead Nurse
SCC-IIT-Office@ouhsc.edu1-405-271-8777
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJennifer Holter, MD

Stephenson Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026