lung cancer lung carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age above 18 years - Patient is planned to receive afatinib after scanning - Histologically proven NSCLC, with EGFR mutational status (as determined by high resolution melting and DNA sequencing) - Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks - Malignant lesion of at least 1.5 cm diameter within the chest as measured by CT - Performance status Karnofsky index >60% - Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Claustrophobia - Pregnant or lactating patients - Patients having metal implants in the thorax that could cause an attenuation artefact (e.g. pacemakers) - Concurrent treatment with experimental drugs - Anaemia (Hb
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Tracer pharmacokinetic modeling for [18F]afatinib. 2. Procedure optimization 3. Difference between tumor [18F]afatinib uptake and EGFR mutational status 4. Correlation between tumor [18F]afatinib uptake and tumor response to afatinib therapy using RECIST 1.1. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands