The purpose of this study is to use a new type of scan, called 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT scan, instead of OctreoScan, the standard scan, to diagnose, monitor and manage your tumor. 68Ga-DOTATOC is an improved imaging agent being routinely used in many centers outside the USA, with better tumor detection than with OctreoScan.
Study Type
EXPANDED_ACCESS
Study participants will undergo the 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT after informed consent. The nominal injected dose will be up 3-5.5 mCi containing approximately 10 - 50 microgram of 68Ga-DOTATOC and will be injected via IV access lines. CT scans will be performed with our standard oral contrast agent (typically Omnipaque and/or barium) in accordance with our standard FDG practice unless some contraindication is present. Uptake period following injection will be 0.75-1hour. Acquisition time will be approximately \~1 hour. In patients who may not be able to lie still, anesthesia will be provided as per routine standard clinical practice.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
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