68Ga-DOTATATE PET Scan in Neuroendocrine Cancer



Status:Completed
Conditions:Cancer, Brain Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:March 2010
End Date:December 2014

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Use of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET Scanning for Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Neuroendocrine cancer is an unusual disease and often goes undetected by routine imaging.
The 68Ga-DOTATATE PET scan is a new generation of scans that might have improved sensitivity
and resolution specifically for neuroendocrine tumors. The investigators will scan people
with this cancer and compare it to other conventional imaging methods to see if it improves
patient care.

Eligible participants will undergo baseline assessments at enrollment. Study participants
will receive a one-time administration of 68GaDOTATATE and undergo a PET/CT imaging study.
Scans will be performed with "negative" oral contrast (e.g. Volumen™ or equivalent), as many
NETs involve the GI tract.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Known diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor

- At least 18 years of age

- Able to provide informed consent

- Karnofsky score greater than 50

- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at
screening/baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

- Serum creatinine >3.0 mg/dL (270 μM/L)

- Hepatic enzyme levels more than 5 times upper limit of normal.

- Known severe allergy or hypersensitivity to IV radiographic contrast.

- Use of any other investigational product or device within 30 days prior to dosing, or
known requirement for any other investigational agent prior to completion of all
scheduled study assessments.

- Patients with a body weight of 400 pounds or more or not able to enter the bore of
the PET/CT scanner due to BMI, because of the compromise in image quality with CT,
PET/CT and MRI that will result.

- Inability to lie still for the entire imaging time (e.g. cough, severe arthritis,
etc.).

- Inability to complete the needed investigational and standard-of-care imaging
examinations due to other reasons (severe claustrophobia, radiation phobia, etc.)

- Recognized concurrent active infection

- Any additional medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or other extenuating
circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may significantly interfere
with study compliance.
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