PET scans could sharpen stomach cancer detection

NCT ID NCT07528131

Completed Diagnosis Sponsor: Sohag University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study looked at whether a special PET scan using 18F-FDG can help doctors more accurately diagnose, stage, and track stomach cancer. Researchers studied 50 patients with confirmed gastric cancer, comparing scan results to other tests. The goal was to see if this imaging method could become a standard tool for managing the disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: 18F-FDG (a radioactive tracer used in PET scans)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could make gastric cancer diagnosis and monitoring more accurate and standardized using PET/CT imaging.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The imaging technique is already in use, so major breakthroughs are unlikely.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastric cancer gastric neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GASTRIC CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Sara Saber Ahmed

Sohag, 82524, Egypt

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