New scan could spot hidden prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT03181867
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 9 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether a radioactive tracer called 18F-DCFPyL can improve PET/CT scans for men with high-risk or recurrent prostate cancer. About 360 men will receive the tracer and undergo imaging to see if it more accurately finds cancer outside the prostate or after treatment. The goal is to improve staging and detection of recurrence, guiding better treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 18F-DCFPyL (a radioactive tracer for PET/CT scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to detect where prostate cancer has spread or returned, helping doctors choose the right treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 study, so it is still early. The tracer may not prove more effective than current imaging, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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360 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
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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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years old. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance score of 0 to 2. * Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate. * Patients (including those receiving androgen deprivation therapy) fit criteria for one of the following categories: * Cohort 1 known localized high risk prostate cancer (PSA \>10, Gleason 8-10 or clinical stage \>T2c) with evidence of disease on standard imaging, OR * Cohort 2 nonspecific or no evidence of disease on standard imaging modality AND biochemical prostate cancer relapse with a PSA greater than or equal to 0.2 ng/mL. Patients must be willing to undergo mandatory research biopsy * Participants must be co-enrolled on a MIB, UOB, GMB or ROB protocol. * The effects of 18F-DCFPyL on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, individuals must agree to use adequate contraception with their partner (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and 2 months after 18F-DCFPyL scan. Should a partner become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while her partner is participating in this study, she should inform the treating physician immediately. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Subjects for whom participating would significantly delay the scheduled standard of care therapy. * Subjects with any coexisting medical or psychiatric condition that is likely to interfere with study procedures and/or results. * Subjects with severe claustrophobia unresponsive to oral anxiolytics * Other medical conditions deemed by the principal investigator (or associates) to make the subject unsafe/ineligible for protocol procedures. * Subjects weighing greater than 350 lbs. (weight limit for scanner table), or unable to fit within the imaging gantry. * Serum creatinine greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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