New scan could spot pancreatic cancer more clearly
NCT ID NCT05518903
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a special PET scan that uses a radioactive tracer called 68Ga-FAPI-46 to highlight pancreatic cancer cells. The goal is to see if this scan can find tumors more accurately than current methods. About 130 adults with early-stage pancreatic cancer will get the scan before surgery. The results may help doctors plan better treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults \> 18 years (yrs.) with treatment-naive biopsy-proven PDA or with findings diagnostic for PDA on baseline imaging (CT, MRI, or PET) * Localized disease expected to undergo surgical resection following neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to any excipients in 68Ga-FAPI-46 * Require emergency surgery * Non-PDA histology on biopsy * Histopathologically proven metastatic PDA * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
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Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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