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Liver CancerNCT00081094

Positron Emission Tomography Using Carbon-11 Acetate and Fludeoxyglucose F 18 in Detecting Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer) in Patients With Known or Suspected Liver Cancer

A study testing 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET) and 11Carbon-Acetate-PET in people with Liver Cancer, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as carbon-11 acetate positron emission tomography (PET) and fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET, may improve the ability to detect hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) and allow doctors to plan the most effective treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Liver Cancer
What is being tested?
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET) and 11Carbon-Acetate-PET
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
31 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2003to Sep 2005
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Biopsy-proved HCC (stage I and II by conventional staging) or one or more of the following in a patient with clinically documented cirrhosis:
  • AFP > 200 mg/dL;
  • A contrast-enhancing tumor mass (>1 cm) by CT or MRI; or
  • A tumor mass confirmed by arteriography.
  • Patient must provide written informed consent and have completed conventional imaging and staging before initiation of PET imaging.

Who cannot join

  • Pediatric patients under the age of 18 will be excluded from consideration from this study.
  • Patients with a known prior malignancy (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix) within 5 years will be excluded from entry into the study. However, patients with a prior HCC thought to have a new primary or recurrent HCC are eligible.
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding patients.
  • Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (fasting blood glucose level > 200 mg/dL)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

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About this study

Official title: Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Positron Emission Tomography With C-Acetate-11 and F-fluorodeoxyglucose-18

RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as carbon-11 acetate positron emission tomography (PET) and fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET, may improve the ability to detect hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) and allow doctors to plan the most effective treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well carbon-11 acetate PET and fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET work in detecting cancer in patients with liver cancer.

Conditions
Liver Cancer
Being tested
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET), 11Carbon-Acetate-PET
Keywords
adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma, recurrent adult primary liver cancer, localized resectable adult primary liver cancer
Medical subject headings
Liver Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET)Procedure or surgery

  • 11Carbon-Acetate-PETProcedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT00081094
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PET scan (FDG-PET & 11C-acetate-PET)OtherPatients will undergo routine clinical FDG-PET and research 11C-acetate-PET prior to planned surgical resection of the lesion(s) or explantation of the liver.
Receives: Procedure: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET); Procedure: 11Carbon-Acetate-PET

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Relative sensitivity and specificity of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning with carbon-11 acetate and fludeoxyglucose F 18

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Determine whether PET identifies additional sites of disease not detected by conventional imaging

  2. Obtain a preliminary estimate of the impact of PET on management of patients with HCC.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Apr 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2003
  3. Primary completionJun 2005
  4. Study completionSep 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
31 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00081094
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000358907
Other IDs
P30CA091842, WU-03-0771
Status last verified
Apr 2013
First submitted
7 Apr 2004
Last updated
23 Apr 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (FDG-PET) and 11Carbon-Acetate-PET in people with Liver Cancer, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Apr 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Relative sensitivity and specificity of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning with carbon-11 acetate and fludeoxyglucose F 18. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Apr 2013.

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