New imaging agent could sharpen pancreatic cancer detection
NCT ID NCT05262855
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a radioactive tracer called [68Ga]FAPI-46, used with a PET scan, to see if it can better detect pancreatic cancer cells. 63 adults with early-stage pancreatic cancer received the tracer before surgery. The goal was to see how well the scan matches the actual cancer found during surgery. If it works well, this could help doctors plan more precise surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- [68Ga]FAPI-46 (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors more accurately detect and stage pancreatic cancer, leading to better surgical decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (63 participants) and the tracer is only for imaging, not treatment. It may not improve outcomes or be widely available.
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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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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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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: 1. Pathologically confirmed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2. Treatment-naïve 3. Staged as resectable or borderline-resectable 4. Planned to undergo surgical resection or to receive neoadjuvant therapy (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or combination) and subsequent possible surgical resection 5. Anatomic imaging (e.g., CT, MRI) obtained within ≤ 28 days of consent 6. Age ≥ 18 years 7. Completed informed consent as determined per the IRB of record Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant as determined by a pregnancy test as per institutional guidelines for individuals of child-bearing potential 2. Declining to use effective contraceptive methods during the study (for individuals of child-producing potential) 3. Need for emergent surgery that would be delayed by participation 4. Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections requiring systemic therapy 5. Serious co-morbidities and serious nonmalignant disease (e.g., hydronephrosis, kidney failure, liver failure, systemic or local inflammatory or autoimmune diseases or other conditions) that in the opinion of the investigator, physician of record and/or Sofie could compromise patient safety and/or protocol objectives. 6. Known diagnosis of autoimmune disorders 7. Patients receiving any other investigational agent within the past 28 days 8. Breastfeeding. Note: nursing parents are allowed if the potential participant commits to pumping breast milk and discarding it from injection to ≥ 24 hours from the time of the \[68Ga\]FAPI-46 injection. 9. Known hypersensitivity to any excipients used in \[68Ga\]FAPI-46: trace amounts of sodium acetate sodium ascorbate and/or hydrochloric acid
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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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BAMF Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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