New PET scans could sharpen bladder cancer diagnosis
NCT ID NCT06421142
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three imaging methods—FAPI PET/MRI, FDG PET/MRI, and MRI—to see which best detects muscle-invasive bladder cancer and tracks how well pre-surgery treatment works. Researchers will enroll 80 participants with suspected or confirmed bladder cancer. The goal is to improve accuracy so doctors can tailor treatments more effectively.
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 and 18F-FDG tracers (imaging agents)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate diagnosis of muscle-invasive bladder cancer and better prediction of whether neoadjuvant therapy is working, helping doctors adjust treatment sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (80 participants) focused on imaging accuracy, not treatment. The results may not apply to all patients, and the imaging techniques are not yet standard practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: * Inclusion criteria for MIBC diagnostic studies 1. Patients with suspected muscle-invasive bladder cancer; 2. Completion of FAPI PET/MRI, FDG PET/MRI and MRI; 3. Complete clinical laboratory and pathological data. * Inclusion criteria for MIBC neoadjuvant therapy efficacy evaluation study 1. Patients diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer; 2. Completion of FAPI PET/MRI, FDG PET/MRI, and MRI before neoadjuvant therapy; 3. Complete clinical laboratory and pathological data. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria for MIBC diagnostic study 1. Combined with other malignant tumors; 2. Not receiving surgical treatment; 3. Receiving neoadjuvant therapy before surgery; 4. Previous allergy to contrast components or similar components; 5. Serious organ function abnormalities, such as heart, lung, liver, kidney function serious abnormalities; 6. Incomplete clinicopathological data * Exclusion criteria of MIBC neoadjuvant therapy efficacy evaluation study 1. Combination of other malignant tumors; 2. FAPI PET/MRI, FDG PET/MRI and MRI were not completed after neoadjuvant therapy; 3. Prior hypersensitivity to contrast components or similar components; 4. Serious organ function abnormalities, such as serious abnormalities of heart, lung, liver and kidney function; 5. Incomplete clinicopathological data.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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first hospital affiliated of Fujian medical university
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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