New imaging agent could reveal prostate cancer treatment success in real time
NCT ID NCT05155046
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 10 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether a special PET scan tracer called 18F-DCFPyL can accurately show how prostate cancer responds to standard radiation therapy. About 130 adults with newly diagnosed, localized prostate cancer will receive the tracer and undergo PET/CT scans at several points during treatment. The goal is to see if this imaging method can distinguish between cancer that is responding locally and cancer that has spread, which could help doctors personalize care.
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 used in PET scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors quickly see if prostate cancer treatment is working, potentially allowing for earlier adjustments to therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The imaging agent is used for diagnosis, not treatment, so it won't directly improve outcomes.
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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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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 to 120 years
- 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: * Biopsy proven localized prostate cancer in whom stereotactic body radiation treatment (SBRT) with or without neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is planned for definitive management (NIH laboratory of pathology confirmation is not required). * Must have at least 1 MRI detected, biopsy proven localized prostate cancer. * Age \>= 18 years * ECOG performance status \<= 2 * For individuals with evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, individuals must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within the prior 6 months are eligible. * For individuals with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. * For individuals with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV), the infection must have been treated and cured. For individuals with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load. * Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Men must agree to use adequate contraception with their partner (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) for the duration of study participation and 2 months after the last 18F-DCFPyL scan. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Receiving prior androgen deprivation therapy, radiotherapy, or surgery for prostate cancer. * Any condition that is likely to interfere with study procedures or results. * Individuals in whom pelvic nodal irradiation is planned. * Serum creatinine \> 2 times the upper limit of normal. * Weighing \> 350 lbs (weight limit for scanner table), or unable to fit in imaging gantry. * Evidence of tumor spread beyond the prostate/seminal vesicles (lymph nodes, metastases). * Contraindications to radiation or SBRT.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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