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UnknownNCT05806333

[18F]FAPI PET/CT in Suspicious Focal Liver Lesions Without FDG Avidity

Diagnostic Performance of [18F]FAPI PET/CT in Suspicious Focal Liver Lesions Without FDG Avidity

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Jilin University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a serine protease that belongs to the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) family located in fbroblast membranes. FAP is overexpressed in the cancer-associated fbroblasts (CAFs) of 90% of epithelial carcinomas, including primary and metastatic liver cancer. We aim to conduct a prospective study to investigate the diagnostic perfoemance of 18F-FAPI PET/CT in evaluating suspicious liver mass without FDG avidity.

Detailed description

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a serine protease that belongs to the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) family located in fbroblast membranes. FAP is overexpressed in the cancer-associated fbroblasts (CAFs) of 90% of epithelial carcinomas, including primary and metastatic liver cancer. Therefore, FAP-targeted radiopharmaceuticals can be considered a promising approach for visualizing CAFs. CAFs are crucial components of the tumor stroma, promote the growth of cancer cells, and are associated with poor prognosis. Currently, 18F-labelled fbroblast activation protein inhibitor 18F-FAPI has shown promising diagnostic value in many types of tumors, especially those in which are not avid for 18F-FDF , and several studies have demonstrated that 18F-FAPI PET/CT is superior to 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting liver cancer and has lower tracer uptake in normal liver tissue. We aim to conduct a prospective study to investigate the diagnostic performance of 18F-FAPI PET/CT in evaluating suspicious liver mass without FDG avidity.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTFAPI PETDrug: 18F-FAPI 18F-FAPI were injected into the patients before the PET/CT scans

Timeline

Start date
2022-06-01
Primary completion
2023-06-01
Completion
2023-06-01
First posted
2023-04-10
Last updated
2023-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China

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