Feasibility Study for Imaging of Peripheral Tumors With a High-Resolution PET Imaging System

August 19, 2014 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if using the PEMFlex Solo II, a high-resolution camera for PET scan imaging, on an area of the body that has, or is suspected to have cancer will give researchers the same or better information about the disease compared to the images taken with a routine PET/CT.

Researchers will compare the images taken using the PEMFlex Solo II to the images taken during your scheduled routine PET/CT scan, as well as any additional routine CT scan(s), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan(s), and/or ultrasound image(s) you may have had within the last 30 days or may have in the next 30 days.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

If you agree to take part in this study, right after your already-scheduled routine PET/CT scan is complete, a study staff member will take you to a separate imaging room located in the same clinic area where your routine PET/CT scan was just performed.

You will then sit in a chair as a study staff member positions the PEMFlex Solo II on either side of the area being checked for cancer. It will take about 20 minutes to set up the PEMFlex Solo II and take the PET scan images.

Length of Study:

After the PET scan images have been taken using the PEMFlex Solo II, your participation in this study will be over.

This is an investigational study. The PEMFlex Solo II is commercially available and designed for PET scan imaging of the breast. The use of the PEMFlex Solo II for imaging other parts of the body is investigational.

Up to 20 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

19

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77070
        • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. A signed informed consent.
  2. Known or suspected primary or metastatic lesion of the extremities, head or neck as determined by biopsy, physical examination or noninvasive imaging studies including plain films, CT, MR, ultrasound or nuclear medicine imaging.
  3. Scheduled for routine clinical imaging at the ACB PET/CT facility.
  4. Participant must be at least 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Uncontrolled blood glucose levels (>200 mg/dl).
  2. Patient is unable to comprehend the requirements of the study.
  3. Patient is unable to undergo scanning of the known or suspected lesion with the high-resolution PEM (PET) scanner (due to body habitus, inability to comply with positioning requirements, etc.).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PEM Scan
HR PEM images (High Resolution PEMFlex Solo II scan images)
Procedure: HR PEM Scan
PEMFlex Solo II, a high-resolution camera for PET scan imaging, on an area of body that has, or is suspected to have cancer following routine, standard, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan
Other Names:
  • CT
  • PET
  • Computed Tomography
  • HR PET/CT Scan
  • PET/CT Imaging

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of peripheral tumor lesions identified in standard PET/CT imaging also identifiable in PEM images.
Time Frame: 20 minutes for imaging using PEMFlex Solo II
Study considered a success if 70% of lesions identified using standard images are also identifiable in the PEM image.
20 minutes for imaging using PEMFlex Solo II

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Eric Rohren, MD, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 20, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2009-0478
  • NCI-2011-02894 (Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP)

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