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Taking people in BelgiumPhase 2

PET scan tracer for advanced thyroid and head and neck cancers

Tests a PET scan tracer to see if it shows cancer spots in adults.

Key facts

Who runs it
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Where
Gent, BelgiumSee the site
Registry title
[18F]AlF-PSMA-11 PET in advanced thyroid and head and neck carcinoma
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
40 people, planned
Started
1 Feb 2024
Expected to end
24 Nov 2026
Type of study
Interventional
Record updated
7 October 2025

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with advanced thyroid or head and neck cancer who have at least one measurable lesion. It tests whether a PET scan tracer called [18F]AlF-PSMA-11 shows up in the lesions.

Age
18 years or older
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Advanced thyroid carcinoma or head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, with at least 1 measurable lesion of 1.0 cm (0.4 in) or more on medical imaging.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Women who might be pregnant and refuse a pregnancy test at screening
  • Known allergy to [18F]AlF-PSMA-11 or the substances used with it

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 18 years of age or older
  • willing and mentally and legally capable of providing written informed consent
  • have ≥ 1 measurable lesion of interest of ≥ 1.0 cm on medical imaging

Who cannot take part

  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to the [¹⁸F]AlF-PSMA-11 or used excipients
  • potentially pregnant female patients refusing pregnancy testing at screening
  • pregnant or breastfeeding female patients

Where in Belgium

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis GentGent, BelgiumTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

demonstrate uptake of [¹⁸F]AlF-PSMA-11 in lesions on PET.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
Prostate-specific membrane antigen in thyroid and head and neck carcinoma: On the utility of [18F]AlF-PSMA-11 PET in advanced disease
Plain-language title
PET scan tracer for advanced thyroid and head and neck cancersGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Record updated
7 October 2025