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An Investigational Scan (Ga-68 PSMA-11 PET/CT) for Detection of Disease Recurrence or Progression in Patients With Glioma

GA-68 PSMA-11 PET To Evaluate Malignant Glioma Recurrence - A Pilot Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06444412
Enrollment
25
Registered
2024-06-05
Start date
2026-01-12
Completion date
2028-07-31
Last updated
2026-06-22

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Conditions

WHO Grade 3 Glioma, WHO Grade 4 Glioma

Brief summary

This clinical trial evaluates whether gallium-68 (Ga-68) prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11 positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging is useful in differentiating between disease that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrence) or that is growing, spreading, or getting worse (progression) and treatment effect in patients with glioma. Patients with glioma undergo frequent imaging for assessment of disease status. After first-line treatment however, the correlation between imaging findings and tumor activity can be confused, and surgery is often required for definitive diagnosis. The PET/CT scanner is an imaging machine that combines 2 types of imaging in a single scan. The PET scanner detects and takes pictures of where the radioactive imaging agent (68Ga PSMA-11) has gone in the body and the CT scanner uses x-rays to take structural pictures inside the body. PSMA PET also binds to neoplastic blood vessels, including those in gliomas. This study may help researchers learn whether GA-68 PSMA-11 PET/CT is useful for improving detection of tumor recurrence or progression, as opposed to treatment effects, in patients with gliomas.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To assess the feasibility and immediate safety profile of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide (Ga-68 labeled PSMA-11) brain PET in patients with gliomas, assessed as the percentage of patients who experience grade 3 or higher adverse effects deemed to be at least possibly related to PSMA-11 occurring prior to the patient leaving the Nuclear Medicine department. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. An exploratory investigation will be performed in regions of high tumor cell density (tumor recurrence) and low tumor cell density/treatment effect to determine whether PSMA-11 uptake differs significantly between true tumor progression vs. in radiation treatment effects by performing a radiology-pathology comparison of visual and descriptive features of the PET with biopsy. II. To identify optimal maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) thresholds for differentiating viable tumor from treatment effect. III. To perform a radiology-pathology correlation of PSMA uptake at PET with tumor PSMA immunohistochemistry (IHC) immunostaining, tumor pathology features, and signal and enhancement characteristics at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (no research MRI will be obtained, based on MRI images obtained for clinical use). IV. To evaluate the added diagnostic value of Ga-68 PSMA-11 PET beyond MRI (using information from a clinical MRI\[s\] obtained prior to enrollment in the study) for detecting viable enhancing tumor from treatment effects. OUTLINE: Patients receive Ga-68 PSMA-11 intravenously (IV) and then undergo PET/CT over 1 hour, 50-100 minutes after injection.

Interventions

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

OTHERElectronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

DRUGGa 68 PSMA-11

Contrast dye given IV

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
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. * History of World Health Organization (WHO) grade III or IV infiltrating glioma previously treated with first-line chemoradiotherapy. * MRI findings compatible with contrast-enhancing recurrent infiltrating glioma. * Planned biopsy or resection of suspected disease recurrence. * Willing to sign release of information for any radiation and/or follow-up records. * Ability to provide informed written consent. * Ability to provide tissue for mandatory correlative research component.

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to undergo a PSMA PET/CT scan (e.g. body habitus, claustrophobia). * Any of the following: * Pregnant women * Nursing women * Men or women of childbearing potential unwilling to employ adequate contraception

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse Events (safety and tolerability)Up to 24 hours after 68Ga-PSMA-11 injectionAssessed as the percentage of patients who experience Grade 3 or higher adverse effects deemed to be at least possibly related to PSMA-11. Adverse effects will be assessed according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.
Tolerability of PSMA positron emission tomography scanUp to 60 daysWill assess any issues in completion of the PSMA positron emission tomography scans in these patients and summarize those in a descriptive manner.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTClinical Trials Referral Office
mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu855-776-0015
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBrian J. Burkett, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 23, 2026