18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Oncology and Neurology

University of Manitoba1,000 enrolled

Overview

This clinical trial is being conducted to study the use of a radioactive glucose tracer as an imaging test \[Positron Emission Tomography (PET)scan\] in adults who have or are suspected of having cancer and in another group of adults to assess for neurologic conditions.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Tumors

Interventions

[18F]-FluorodeoxyglucoseRADIATION

With each Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT)scan an intravenous administration of radioactive glucose (FDG)is given. This is a weight dependent dosage.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected primary or metastatic tumours * A neurological presentation consistent with the list of indications * 18 years of age or older of either sex * Able to provide written informed consent * Able to tolerate the physical and logistical requirements of completing a Positron Emission Tomography (PET)scan * Karnofsky score \> 60 * Women who are nursing may be included in the study if they are able to discontinue breast feeding for 12 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Pregnant women; if there is a possibility of pregnancy, bloodwork will be drawn to definitively establish pregnancy status * Women who are unwilling or unable to discontinue breast feeding for 12 hours post 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose(FDG) administration * Subjects who are medically unstable * Subjects unwilling to provide informed consent. * Subjects who exceed the safe weight limit of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging bed or who cannot fit through the PET scanner bore

Locations (1)

Great West Life PET/CT Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To confirm the diagnostic effectiveness of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose(FDG) as compared to the gold standard of histopathological diagnosis.

The primary outcomes of sensitivity and accuracy of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) studies will be obtained by comparing results of the PET scan with the gold standard of histopathological diagnosis when those results are available. Comparison to correlative imaging follow-up, and assessment of efficacy based on feedback from referring physicians will be used in the absence of pathologic data.

Time frame: Three years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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