New scan could spot hidden cancers better than current methods
NCT ID NCT06503146
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a new imaging agent called [18F]FAPI-74 can find certain cancers as well as or better than the standard PET tracer. About 320 adults with one of 11 cancer types (including pancreatic, liver, ovarian, and lung cancers) will receive both tracers and have their scans compared. The goal is to see if the new tracer detects more tumors, which could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment planning.
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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 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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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Anyone
- 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: * Histologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), gastric cancer, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL), small cell lung cancer (SCLC) or extrapulmonary neuroendocrine cancer (EP-NEC), mesothelioma or sarcoma. * Participants must be scheduled or intended to receive treatment for their cancer. * Evaluable disease * \>= 18 years old. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score \<= 2. * Individuals of child-bearing potential (IOCBP) and individuals that can father children must agree to use effective contraception (barrier, hormonal, intrauterine device (IUD), surgical sterilization, abstinence) at the study entry and for 2 months after each (18F) FAPI-74 imaging. Sperm may not be frozen or donated within the same period. * Must be willing to discontinue breastfeeding for 2 months after each study imaging. * The ability of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to \[18F\]FAPI-74 or other agents used in the study. * History of severe claustrophobia unresponsive to oral anxiolytics or history of any other condition preventing the ability to lie on the imaging scanner for up to 45 minutes. * Weight \> 350 lbs., or inability to fit within the imaging gantry. * Positive Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG) serum or urine pregnancy test performed in IOCBP at screening. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, or medical condition(s) including but not limited to renal failure, liver failure, or psychiatric illness/social situations evaluated by medical history and physical exam that would limit compliance with study requirements and potentially increase risk for the participant. * Serum creatinine \> 2 times the upper limit of normal. * Liver transaminases (ALT, AST) greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal.
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Conditions
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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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