In the current study, advanced positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) imaging methods will be used to validate the hypothesis that participants receiving immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, who ultimately achieve clinical benefit, will show an increase, or "FLARE", in tumor FLT and/or FDG uptake from baseline, as seen after cycle#1 of treatment, and that after 2 cycles of treatment responders will have a decline in FLT and FDG uptake, in comparison to the participants classified as "non-responders".
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
A single dose of 10 mCi FDG will be given by bolus injection approximately 60 minutes prior to the first planned imaging procedure.
. A single dose of 10 mCi FLT will be given by bolus injection approximately 80 minutes prior to the first planned imaging procedure.
MR imaging will be performed on a Siemens Biograph mMR or an MRI scanner, if the PET/MR is unavailable.
Change in FLT uptake
* Participants will be designated as responders or non-responders based on follow-up RECIST 1.1 measurements * Changes in FLT uptake will be compared between the two groups
Time frame: Between pre-treatment PET/CT imaging and end of cycle 1 PET/CT imaging (estimated to be 1 month)
Change in FLT uptake
* Participants will be designated as responders or non-responders based on follow-up RECIST 1.1 measurements * Changes in FLT uptake will be compared between the two groups
Time frame: Between pre-treatment PET/CT imaging and end of cycle 2 PET/CT imaging (estimated to be 2 months)
Change in FDG uptake
* Participants will be designated as responders or non-responders based on follow-up RECIST 1.1 measurements * Changes in FDG uptake will be compared between the two groups
Time frame: Between pre-treatment PET/CT imaging and end of cycle 1 PET/CT imaging (estimated to be 1 month)
Change in FDG uptake
* Participants will be designated as responders or non-responders based on follow-up RECIST 1.1 measurements * Changes in FDG uptake will be compared between the two groups
Time frame: Between pre-treatment PET/CT imaging and end of cycle 2 PET/CT imaging (estimated to be 2 months)
Change in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI)
Time frame: From baseline to the end of second cycle of treatment (estimated to be 2 months)
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