Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Gallium-68 DOTATATE is a radioactive tracer, a type of imaging drug that is labeled with a radioactive tag and injected into the body, which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to diagnose certain tumors. The study will see how the tracer is taken up in your heart before and after treatment using an imaging scan called Positron Emission Tomography / Computed Tomography (PET/CT). Investigators are doing this research study to find out if DOTATATE can help doctors diagnose people with cardiac (heart) sarcoidosis better as well as serve as a follow-up monitoring tool for a response to therapy.
Interventions
Gallium-68 DOTATATE is a radioactive tracer, a type of imaging drug that is labeled with a radioactive tag and injected into the body, which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to diagnose certain tumors.
Sponsors
Advanced Accelerator Applications
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Participants will be ≥ 18 years of age 2. History of biopsy-proven sarcoidosis OR suspected sarcoidosis based on standard clinical imaging (e.g. FDG PET/CT, MRI) without biopsy confirmation 3. Clinical suspicion of cardiac involvement defined as the presence of any of the following: 1. High degree A-V nodal block 2. Complete bundle branch block 3. Reduced left or right ventricular systolic fusion 4. Any cardiac arrhythmia 5. Chest pain, dyspnea or syncope without clear etiology 4. FDG PET/CT scan demonstrating abnormal myocardial FDG uptake 5. Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures
Exclusion criteria
1. 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. 2. History of neuroendocrine tumors 3. Currently taking the medication Octreotide 4. Currently on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) 5. Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician 6. Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dotatate SUVmax activity in the heart | 3 years | The standardized uptake value (SUV) is a nuclear medicine unit commonly used to distinguish between normal and abnormal levels of tissue uptake. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Dotatate SUVmax activity in the heart on follow-up PET/CT scan compared to baseline | 3 years | Dotatate activity (in SUVmax units) in the heart will be measured at baseline and then again at least 3 months after immunotherapy initiation in subjects with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed