New imaging tracks breast Cancer's inner workings
NCT ID NCT03846167
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new PET/CT scan that uses a tracer called 18F-FluorThanatrace to measure PARP-1 activity in breast cancer tumors. About 50 adults with known or suspected breast cancer will get one or two scans. The goal is to see how well the scan detects cancer activity and compares with lab tests, not to treat the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 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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Feb 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
Patients who come to the clinical practices of the University of Pennsylvania for diagnosis and/or treatment of a known or suspected breast cancer and who meet the study inclusion criteria may be approached by study staff for recruitment into this study.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants will be ≥ 18 years of age 2. Known or suspected, in the opinion of an investigator, primary breast or metastatic breast cancer. For subjects with primary breast cancer we will target lesion size of 1.0 cm or greater on at least one type of standard imaging. 3. Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and be willing to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Females who are pregnant or breast feeding at the time of enrollment will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential prior to FTT injection. 2. Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician 3. Any current medical condition, illness, or disorder as assessed by medical record review and/or self-reported that is considered by a physician investigator to be a condition that could compromise participant safety or successful participation in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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