18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT for Imaging NET Patients

January 15, 2021 updated by: British Columbia Cancer Agency

Evaluation of the Safety and Sensitivity of 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT for Imaging NET Patients

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are generally slow growing, but some can be aggressive and resistant to treatment. Compared to healthy cells, the surface of these tumor cells has a greater number of special molecules called somatostatin receptors (SSTR). Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and conventional imaging are used to detect NETs.

This study proposes 18F-AmBF3-TATE positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is superior to current imaging techniques. The goal is to evaluate the biodistribution and safety of 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT for neuroendocrine tumour imaging.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Each subject will have a PET/CT scan using 18F-AmBF3-TATE. The 18F-AmBF3-TATE radioactive tracer is manufactured for this study under a Clinical Trial Application filed with Health Canada.

After providing informed written consent subjects will complete a medical history questionnaire.

Monitoring of adverse events There will be short-term evaluation of adverse events by comparison of vital signs before and after administration of 18F-AmBF3-TATE . Eighteen to seventy-two hours after 18F-AmBF3-TATE administration the participant will return to the imaging department to perform a follow up safety assessment and routine blood draw. The study coordinator will ask the participant if they have experienced any adverse events during that time period and complete the adverse event questionnaire.

Follow-up Assessments

The following information will be collected up to 12 months following the PET/CT scans:

Initiation of a new treatment, Laboratory results and pathology reports, Results of imaging studies, Final clinical diagnosis by physician and relevant clinical notes. The study is expected to take up to 1 year for accrual.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10

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

    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6
        • BC Cancer

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

19 years to 100 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

This will be a prospective, open-label trial in patients with proven/documented SSTR positive tumors.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All subjects:

  • Participants with newly diagnosed or documented neuroendocrine tumours (NET), with at least one measurable lesion based on CT, MR or at least one visualised lesion on PET/CT imaging (either from an 18F-FDG, 18F-FDOPA or 68Ga-DOTATOC/DOTATATE scan) or scintigraphy (with 111In-pentetreotide imaging).
  • ECOG performance status of 2 or less.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Medically unstable (eg. acute illness, unstable vital signs)
  • Unable to lie supine for the duration of imaging
  • Unable to provide written consent
  • Exceeds safe weight limit of the PET/CT bed (204.5 kg) or unable to fit through the PET/CT bore (diameter 70 cm)
  • Patients with widespread liver metastases occupying more than 50% of the liver volume will not be eligible to participate in this study as this would preclude assessment of normal liver activity for dosimetry purposes.
  • Patients with baseline ALT or AST higher than 5× ULN or 250 U/L.
  • Patients with elevated baseline levels of total bilirubin (higher than 1.2× ULN, or 1.3 mg/dL, (with exception of Gilbert's syndrome), with INR >1.2, or platelet count below the lower limit of normal (typically <150 000/μL.
  • Patients with elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP), equal to or higher than 2× ULN or 250 U/L, unless the ALP elevation is not from a hepatic origin.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
PET/CT Diagnostic Imaging
Each subject will have a PET/CT scan, using 18F-AmBF3-TATE. 18F-AmBF3-TATE radioactive tracer is manufactured for this study under a Clinical Trial Application filed with Health Canada.
Blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation levels and EKG monitoring (vital signs) will be recorded prior to the injection and at three other stages of the scan visit. Each study subject will have an intravenous catheter inserted. Prior to the radiotracer injection an ultra low dose CT will be taken. Subjects are positioned supine, arms down. The subject will receive a bolus intravenous dose of the radiotracer from an approved study supplier site. A Dynamic PET scan will be taken of the heart. Then a serial whole body PET scan will be done. Vital signs will be taken again and the subject will have a bathroom break. The patient will return to the scanner bed for a standard low dose CT and whole body PET scan. Vital signs will be taken again, and subject will be allowed to use the washroom again. The subject will return to the scanner bed for the final time for an ultra low dose CT and whole body PET scan. A final set of vitals will be taken and the subject will be discharged.
Complete blood counts and routine clinical chemistry performed before and repeated within 18-72 hours after [18F]AmBF3-TATE administration.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Biodistribution of 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT in human subjects
Time Frame: 1 year
Measurement of radiotracer uptake at multiple time points following radiotracer injection. Calculation of radiation dosimetry using OLINDA 2.0 methodology. Determination of tumour uptake in terms of standardized uptake values and tumour/blood, tumour/liver and tumour/lung ratios (descriptive analysis). For accuracy determination, it is anticipated that only a subset of participants may have a complete gold standard for the determination of accuracy. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy (along with the confidence interval) of 18F-AMBF3-TATE will be calculated for patients with an available gold standard. The proportion of participants with a complete gold standard is not yet known for this study.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with 18F-AmBF3-TATE - related adverse events as assessed by abnormal vital sign measurement.
Time Frame: Before injection, 1 hours post injection, 2 hours post injection and 2.5 hours post injection
Vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate and pulse oximetry) will be measured at four time points. All values that fall outside of the normal parameters will be assessed by a physician and reported as an adverse event.
Before injection, 1 hours post injection, 2 hours post injection and 2.5 hours post injection
Number of participants with self-reported 18F-AmBF3-TATE -related adverse event
Time Frame: 18-72 hours
Patients will return to the department 18-72 hours after the 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT scan to see if they experienced any adverse events. These are recorded and evaluated for severity and likelihood they are related to the study drug. All adverse events will be recorded and summarized in the final report.
18-72 hours
Total number of lesions per anatomic location identified by 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT
Time Frame: 1 year
All lesions will be tabulated and classified by compartment (pancreas, liver, bowel, lung and mediastinum, abdomen and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, bone, other) for all imaging that has been done for that subject. A total number of lesions will be calculated and a proportion of lesions detected will be reported and will be compared by calculating the median and its confidence interval. This will assess the biodistribution of 18F-AmBF3-TATE PET/CT.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 (ACTUAL)

June 9, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 21, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 16, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

December 23, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 20, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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