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NCT05534594Completed

Evaluation of the 18F-PSMA Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/CT in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Prospective, Single-centre, Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Use of 18F-PSMA PET/CT in Patients With Biochemically Active Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Rationale: In patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), molecular imaging is used to assess the extent of disease in the primary diagnostic process and follow-up period to determine possible therapeutic options. The currently most used tracer in clinical practice, F-18 labelled fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), does not accurately detect MTC tumors with an indolent growth rate. A new, complimentary tracer is warranted to detect different subtypes. Objective: The primary objective is to assess the feasibility of using the F-18 labelled prostate specific membrane antigen (18F-PSMA) PET/CT for (re)staging patients with medullary thyroid cancer. The secondary objective is to compare the ability to detect MTC with the 18F-PSMA PET/CT to that of the 18F-FDG PET/CT. Study design: Prospective, single-centre, feasibility study. Study population: Patients (18 years of age or older) with biochemically and cytological/histological confirmed MTC, for whom the indication of an 18F-FDG PET/CT for tumor staging has already been determined on clinical grounds. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary outcome of this study is the performance (lesion-based//patient-based sensitivity) of the 18F-PSMA PET to detect MTC lesions in patients with cytologically/histologically confirmed disease. Secondarily, the performance of the 18F-PSMA PET will be compared to the 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8 (actual)
First submitted
25 Aug 2022
Start date
19 Aug 2022
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2024
Lead sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
NCT number
NCT05534594

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 8
  • From 19 Aug 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Prior treatment

  • Recent neck surgery (\<3 months ago)

Other illness

  • Patients with prostate cancer or renal cell carcinoma

Other

  • Pregnant patients

Who the study is looking for

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Histological or cytological proven MTC
  • Biochemical evidence of disease activity (elevated/increasing calcitonin and/or CEA)
  • Clinical indication for an 18F-FDG PET/CT
  • Able to follow instructions to participate in the study
  • Able to give informed consent

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University Medical Centre Groningen
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GroningenNetherlandsUnknown status

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