The purpose of this study is to look for low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in lung cancer using a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Hypoxia can influence how lung cancer grows and responds to treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The use of PET scans to measure hypoxia may be better and simpler than the approaches used previously. This study will assess whether or not PET scans can provide useful information about hypoxia in lung cancer. In this study, a radiotracer called Fluoroazomycin Arabinoside (FAZA) will be used to measure hypoxia in the patient's tumour. FAZA has already been used in many cancers including lung cancer. Patients who consent to participate in this trial will receive 1 FAZA PET Scan prior to their first radiotherapy treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Enrollment
36
All patients enrolled in this study will receive a FAZA PET Scan prior to their first radiation therapy fraction
University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number of patients with lung cancer using the PET tracer FAZA to image primary tumor hypoxia prior to treatment with radiotherapy
Time frame: 5 years
Number of patients with lung cancer using 4D (gated) and static PET imaging of FAZA uptake
Time frame: 5 years
Proportion of the volume of injected FAZA tracer taken up in the tumor prior to treatment with radiotherapy
Time frame: 5 years
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