Ultrasound breakthrough: predicting cancer therapy success without needles
NCT ID NCT07319416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a special type of ultrasound (called D-CEUS) can predict if a targeted radiation therapy (PRRT) is working in people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas or gut. About 30 adults with these tumors will get D-CEUS scans before, during, and after PRRT to see if changes in blood flow patterns can tell doctors early on who is responding. The goal is to find a non-invasive way to monitor treatment, avoiding unnecessary side effects for those who are not benefiting.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable, well-differentiated GEP-NET G2 or G3 according to WHO 2019 Classification with a Ki67 index \> 2% up to 55%. * Somatostatin receptor-positive (SSTR+) disease defined by a homogenous SSTRs expression by SSA positive PET-CT or SPECT imaging. * At least one target lesion according to RECIST v1.1. * Participants must have signed and dated an approved written informed consent and must be able to comply with any study specific procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity to Lutetium 177Lu - radionuclides. * Other known malignancies. * Patients not able to declare meaningful informed consent on their own or any other vulnerable population to that.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
RECRUITINGRome, Rome, 00168, Italy
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