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18F-FMAU PET/CT and MRI for the Detection of Brain Tumors in Patients With Brain Cancer or Brain Metastases

Novel Dynamic PET Kinetics and MRI Radiomics Analyses in Brain Tumors

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04752267
Enrollment
10
Registered
2021-02-12
Start date
2021-02-15
Completion date
2023-09-18
Last updated
2024-05-24

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

Conditions

Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Glioma, Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Colon Carcinoma, Metastatic Kidney Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Melanoma, Pathologic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVC Colon Cancer AJCC v8

Brief summary

This early phase I trial tests the use of a radioactive tracer (a drug that is visible during an imaging test) known as 18F-FMAU, for imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with brain cancer or cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). A PET/CT scan is an imaging test that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer (given through the vein) to take detailed pictures of areas inside the body where the tracer is taken up. 18F-FMAU may also help find the cancer and how far the disease has spread. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of imaging test used to diagnose brain tumors. 18F-FMAU PET/CT in addition to MRI may make the finding and diagnosing of brain tumor easier.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the correlation between multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) radiomics and dynamic 2'-fluoro-5-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (FMAU) PET kinetic analysis parameters. II. Explore the different pattern in radiomics mpMRI and FMAU PET kinetic analysis parameters between patients with presence or absence of recurrent tumor. OUTLINE: Patients receive 18F-FMAU intravenously (IV) and undergo a PET/CT scan over 60 minutes. Patients then undergo standard of care mpMRI over approximately 45 minutes. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 24-96 hours after their 18F-FMAU PET/CT scan.

Interventions

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

Given IV

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
University of Southern California
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 years, both men and women * Documented history of either primary brain tumor (e.g. glioma) or metastatic brain tumor from another primary cancer (e.g. lung, breast, colon, melanoma, kidney) * Documented radiation therapy regardless of treatments prior to radiation therapy

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to give consent * Inability to remain motionless during imaging studies * Intractable seizures * Claustrophobia * Implantable devices incompatible with magnetic resonance (MR) environment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correlation between multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) radiomics and dynamic fluorine F 18 (18F)-FAMU (FMAU) positron emission tomography (PET) kinetic analysis parametersUp to 1 yearScatter plots will be used to illustrate the pattern of correlation. For normality distributed data, Pearson correlation will be used; otherwise, Spearman correlation will be used. There will be 90 pairs of correlations. To further confirm the robustness of the correlation finding, the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure will be applied to prevent false discovery.
Different pattern in radiomics mpMRI and FMAU PET kinetic analysis parametersUp to 1 yearInteresting patterns will be observed at individual subject level for the difference between presence or absence of recurrent tumor, which defined as either underlying immunohistochemistry (Ki67-MIB proliferation marker, when tissue sample is available, or a binary proxy marker of subsequent clinical management decision (with wait-and-watch strategy for 1 month after imaging studies considered as absence of recurrent tumor, otherwise marked as presence of recurrent tumor). Heatmap will be used with subject identification as x-axis and each radiomic/kinetic feature as y-axis. Features will be divided by categories to facilitate the visualization of patterns.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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