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Initial Staging of Lobular Breast Carcinoma: Head to Head Comparison of 68Ga-FAPI-46 and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Initial Staging of Lobular Breast Carcinoma: Head to Head Comparison of 68Ga-FAPI-46 and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05931302
Acronym
GALILEE
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-07-05
Start date
2023-11-16
Completion date
2026-11-01
Last updated
2026-07-07

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

Conditions

Lobular Breast Carcinoma

Keywords

68Ga-FAPI-46, 18F-FDG PET, FAPα, staging

Brief summary

Lobular Breast cancer staging with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) is not optimal due to the poor accumulation of 18F-FDG in the tumour. Through better sensitivity (and specificity), 68Ga-FAPI-46-46 PET should provide a more accurate staging of lobular breast cancer than 18F-FDG PET.

Detailed description

Research hypothesis : Through better sensitivity (and specificity), 68Ga-FAPI-46-46 PET should provide a more accurate staging of lobular breast cancer than 18F-FDG PET. Participants with lobular breast carcinoma will then undergo 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET scan. Primary objective of the study is to compare the sensitivity of 68Ga-FAPI-46 with the sensitivity of 18F-FDG in the detection of lobular breast carcinoma lesions, measured by positron emission tomography (PET). These results will be compared with the histological data collected before or during surgery (conventional histological data and immunohistochemical labeling of FAPα on the sample obtained), clinical follow-up and any results of additional examinations carried out within the usual clinical follow-up of the patients. Comparison of primary tumor and metastases uptake of 68Ga-FAPI-46 with the uptake of 18F-FDG, radiomic study of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET and comparative radiomic study of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET and 18F-FDG PET and comparison of the specificity of 68Ga-FAPI-46 with the specificity of 18F-FDG after a 12-month follow-up will also be performed as secondary objectives.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST68Ga-FAPI-46 PET scan

68Ga-FAPI-46 is a radiotracer for the detection of Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) in cancer patients. 68Ga-FAPI-46 will be administered intravenously at a dose of 2MBq/kg. Patients will be scanned 60 minutes after administration of 68Ga-FAPI-46.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Lead SponsorOTHER
Institut Curie
CollaboratorOTHER
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
CollaboratorOTHER

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 greater than or equal to 18 years * ECOG from 0 to 2 * Histological diagnosis of Lobular Carcinoma of the breast based on a breast biopsy * Patient naïve to any treatment for lobular breast carcinoma * Women of childbearing age should have an adequate method of contraception * Patient having voluntarily accepted to participate in the study and signed the informed consent * Minimum tumor stage IIA * Sufficient histological material in the biopsy or the surgical specimen, if the biopsy is insufficient

Exclusion criteria

* PET scan contraindications: severe claustrophobia, unbalanced diabetes during 18F-FDG PET scans (fasting capillary blood sugar ≥ 11 mmol) * Hormone therapy started * 18F-FDG PET scan \> 21 days * Pregnant women, parturients and nursing mothers * Persons deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research * Adults who are the subject of a legal protection measure or who are unable to express their consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of positive tumor lesions, i.e. confirmed by additional imaging, histopathology/biopsy or response to treatment (on imaging or clinical assessment)Up to 12 monthsNumber of positive tumor lesions of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET scan in comparison with 18F-FDG PET scan

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
SUVmaxFAPI and SUVmaxFDG for each target (Standardized Uptake Value)Up to 21 daysComparison of 68Ga-FAPI-46 and 18F-FDG Standardized Uptake Value in the primary tumor and possible metastases
SUVmaxFAPI/reference and SUVmaxFDG/reference activity ratiosUp to 21 daysComparison of (SUVmaxFAPI/reference) and (SUVmaxFDG/reference) activity ratios. For the primary tumour, the reference activity will be measured in either the periphery of the lesion or on a homologous healthy tissue. For a vertebral metastasis, the reference activity will be measured in an adjacent healthy vertebra.
MTVFAPI and MTVFDG (Metabolic Tumor Volume)Up to 21 daysComparison of MTVFAPI and MTVFDG in the primary tumor and possible metastases
Number of discrepancies between FAPI and FDG PET scansUp to 21 daysDiscrepancies (discordant pairs) between 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET scan and 18F-FDG PET scan will be analyzed
Correlation between PET scan and FAPα labelingUp to 12 monthsCorrelation between PET scan results and measurement of the FAPα labeling density on the biopsy
Correlation between PET scan and breast histologyUp to 12 monthsCorrelation between PET scans results and standard measurements in breast histology: OR (estrogen receptors), PR (progesterone receptors), HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2), Ki-67 antigen, Ecadherin
Specificity comparison12 monthsSpecificity of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET scan will be compared to 18F-FDG PET scan specificity
Correlation between tumor lesion radiomics and histological characteristics12 months1st order characteristics reflecting the distribution of gray levels determined by radiomics study of 68Ga-FAPI PET scan and 18F-FDG PET scan
Molecular biology analysis of tumor samples12 monthsBioinformatics analysis of tumor sample celullar composition in terms of fibroblasts expressing FAP protein after total RNA extraction.

Countries

Monaco

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORFlorent Hugonnet, MD

Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 8, 2026