This phase II trial evaluates Fluorine-18 radiohybrid prostate-specific membrane antigen (18F- rhPSMA)-7.3 positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans with and without furosemide for the reduction of bladder activity in patients with prostate cancer that has come back (recurrent) based on elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood (biochemical) after prostate surgery (prostatectomy). Furosemide is a diuretic substance that increases the urine flow into the bladder, thereby decreasing the level of radioactivity within the bladder, which may help to see any abnormal areas that could be masked by the radioactivity within the bladder. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of radioactivity attached to very minimal amounts of tracer, in the case of this research, rhPSMA ligand. CT utilizes x-rays that traverse body from the outside. CT images provide an exact outline of organs and potential inflammatory tissue where it occurs in patient's body. Adding furosemide to 18F-rhPSMA 7.3 PET/CT scans may help to better detect and treat patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if administering 20 mg furosemide intravenously (IV) at the time of radiotracer injection significantly reduces bladder activity compared with the same patient scanned without furosemide as internal control. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare detection rates of recurrent disease in blinded interpretations between the furosemide and non-furosemide 18FrhPSMA-7.3 PET/CT scans, with patients serving as their own internal controls. II. To compare reader confidence in identifying prostate bed and other recurrent lesions on a 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET/CT with furosemide compared with 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET/CT without furosemide. OUTLINE: Patients receive 18F-rhPSMA 7.3 tracer IV and then undergo PET-CT scans with and without furosemide IV on study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Given IV
Given IV
Undergo PET/CT scan
Undergo PET/CT scan
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Johns Creek, Georgia, United States
Change in Bladder Activity as Measured by Bladder Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) Mean
Change in bladder SUV mean will be assessed using a paired t-test, or using a non-parametric equivalent such as a Wilcoxon signed rank test. Descriptively, change in bladder SUV mean will be reported for those administered 20 mg furosemide intravenously (IV) at the time of radiotracer injection first (group A), and those administered 20mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection second (group B).
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks
Change in Bladder and Renal Activity (Kidney SUV)
Kidney SUV - Change in bladder and renal activity will be assessed using paired t-tests, or using non-parametric equivalents such as a Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Descriptively, bladder and renal activity will be reported for those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection first (group A), and those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection second (group B).
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks
Change in Bladder and Renal Activity (Bladder Volume, ML)
(Bladder Volume, ML) - Change in bladder and renal activity will be assessed using paired t-tests, or using non-parametric equivalents such as a Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Descriptively, bladder and renal activity will be reported for those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection first (group A), and those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection second (group B).
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks
Recurrent Disease Rate
Defined as presence of unequivocal soft tissue radiotracer uptake that is characteristic of malignancy in the prostate bed and/or surrounding soft tissues and within pelvic lymph nodes. Recurrent disease rates will be compared (furosemide versus non-furosemide flotufolastat F-18 radiohybrid prostate-specific membrane antigen (18F-rhPSMA)-7.3 positron emission tomography (PET) scans using McNemar's tests. Rates will be reported, along with 95% exact confidence intervals using the Clopper-Pearson method. Descriptively, recurrent disease rate will be reported for those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection first (group A), and those administered 20 mg furosemide IV at the time of radiotracer injection second (group B).
Time frame: Up to 2 weeks
Reader Confidence Score
The readers' confidence in identifying prostate bed, pelvic and retroperitoneal nodal disease and other recurrence on 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET/computed tomography (CT) with furosemide compared with the 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET/CT without furosemide will be scored using a 5-point Likert scale ( 1 - Definitely benign, 2- probably benign, 3 - equivocal, 4 - probably malignant, 5 - definitely malignant). This analysis will be descriptive, with summary statistics reported with and without furosemide. Variables will be summarized using frequencies and percentages. In our analysis, 1,2 (no) will be considered benign while 3,4,5 malignant (yes). A high Likert score indicates that the reader is confident that the finding on the imaging is cancer (worse outcome), while a low score indicates no cancer (better outcome). All tests will be two-sided with an alpha level of 0.05, unless otherwise noted. Statistical analysis will be conducted using SAS 9.4.
Time frame: 1 Month
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