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Molecular Imaging of FAP Expressing Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in NSCLC Treated With Immune-checkpoint Inhibitors

Molecular Imaging of FAP Expressing Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in NSCLC Treated With Immune-checkpoint Inhibitors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06107608
Acronym
LIFE
Enrollment
58
Registered
2023-10-30
Start date
2023-06-13
Completion date
2027-12-01
Last updated
2025-03-31

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Conditions

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

Immunotherapy, FAPI-46, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, PET, PET/CT, fibroblast activation protein, fibroblast activation protein inhibitor

Brief summary

Evaluation of the relation between baseline fibroblast activation protein (FAP) expression based on Ga-FAPI uptake with patient outcome among NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy for recurrent/metastatic disease.

Detailed description

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), a type II membrane glycoprotein, is selectively expressed by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in more than 90% of epithelial carcinomas. FAP also regulates antitumor immune response. For these reasons, FAP is an attractive target and molecular imaging biomarker to assess CAFs and the tumour's landscape before and during immunotherapy. The PET radiotracer 68Ga-FAPI (Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor) allows the visualisation and quantification of CAFs.This study will use a non-invasive technique to assess CAFs before and during immunotherapy and to evaluate diverse predictive biomarkers in a prospective setting studying simultaneously CAFs (using 68Ga-FAPI) and cfDNA.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFAPI PET/CT

The radiopharmaceutical 68Gallium-FAPI-46 (FAPI) is injected intravenously for molecular imaging of FAP expression with FAPI PET/CT.

Sponsors

Jules Bordet Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

molecular imaging of FAP

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age above 18 years. * Pathologically- proven non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). * Proposed for treatment with anti-PD-(L)1 alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or anti-CTLA4 in the advanced setting. * ECOG Performance status ≤2. * Patient's written informed consent obtained prior to any study procedure.

Exclusion criteria

* Surgery and/or radiotherapy to thoracic region within the last 8 weeks or anti-cancer systemic therapy within the last 2 weeks. * Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and c-ros oncogene (ROS1) mutations. * Pregnant and lactating women * Previous or concurrent malignancy diagnosed within the last 2 years except adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri, localised (T1N0) low grade (Gleason score 6) prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance and basal or squamous cell skin cancer. * Subjects with another significant medical condition which, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the completion of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression free survivalFrom date of inclusion until the date of first documented progression (RECIST) or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 monthsPatient outcome assessed by progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time from the start of immunotherapy until disease progression\* or death by any cause during the period of active and routine follow-up (overall PFS)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survivaluntil death by any cause, assessed up to 24 monthsPatient outcome assessed by 0verall survival (OS) defined as the time from the start of immunotherapy until death by any cause.
Objective response rateFrom date of inclusion until the date of first documented progression (RECIST) or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 monthsPatient outcome assessed by objective response rate based on iRECIST criteria • Kinetics of imaging biomarkers assessed with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT at baseline and during treatment - examples of kinetics of imaging biomarkers: ΔSUVmax / ΔSUVpeak / ΔUptake-Volume.
cfDNAFrom date of inclusion until the date of last FAPI PET/CT (6 weeks after start immunotherapy)Kinetics of cfDNA values at baseline and during treatment
Number of lesionsFrom date of inclusion until the date of first documented progression (RECIST) or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 monthsNumber of metastatic lesions and the imaging biomarkers (SUVmax / SUVpeak / Uptake-Volume / Tumour-to-Background ratio) of the lesions on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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