Can a new imaging tracer reveal hidden tumors?
NCT ID NCT06690957
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a single injection of a radioactive tracer, followed by a PET/CT scan, can clearly show primary tumors and any spread in adults with suspected or known SSTR-related cancers. The study will measure how well the tracer highlights lesions and calculate its diagnostic accuracy. If successful, this approach could improve tumor detection and staging.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A radioactive tracer (68Ga/18F-TATE/JR11/LM3) injected once before PET/CT imaging
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a more accurate way to detect tumors and their spread, guiding better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early diagnostic study, so the tracer may not prove accurate enough for routine use. Risks include radiation exposure and possible allergic reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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.
Who is studied
(i) adult patients (aged 18 years or order); (ii) patients with suspected or new diagnosed or previously treated malignant tumors (supporting evidence may include MRI, CT, tumor markers and pathology report); (iii) patients who had scheduled SSTR PET/CT scan; (iv) patients who were able to provide informed consent (signed by participant, parent or legal representative) and assent according to the guidelines of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: \- (i) adult patients (aged 18 years or order); (ii) patients with suspected or new diagnosed or previously treated malignant tumors (supporting evidence may include MRI, CT, tumor markers and pathology report); (iii) patients who had scheduled SSTR PET/CT scan; (iv) patients who were able to provide informed consent (signed by participant, parent or legal representative) and assent according to the guidelines of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee. Exclusion Criteria: \- (i) patients with non-malignant lesions; (ii) patients with pregnancy; (iii) the inability or unwillingness of the research participant, parent or legal representative to provide written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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