PET scans may improve chemo decisions for abdominal cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06144853
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looked at whether repeated FDG-PET/CT scans can help select patients and evaluate how well a special chemotherapy (PIPAC) works for cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. 34 patients with various abdominal cancers were included. The goal was to see if the scans could detect metabolic changes in tumors after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FDG-PET/CT scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that PET scans are a useful tool to guide treatment decisions for people with abdominal cancer spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on imaging, not on improving survival or symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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
16 patients with peritoneal metastasis, four from each of the groups: gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, colo-rectal cancer and ovarien cancer, eligebel for inclusion in the study.
- 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: * Patients with synchronous or metachronous histology or cytology proven GC, PC, CRC, or OC with clinical evidence of PM. * Patients who are eligible for and offered PIPAC at the discretion of the dedicated multidisciplinary tumor conference and subsequent out-patient evaluation at Odense PIPAC Center * Patients with a maximum of one extra-peritoneal metastasis at CT dated within one month of inclusion. * Patients in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-1. * Patients \>18 years of age. * Patients must be able to give mandatory oral and written consent in Danish. Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant systemic chemotherapy (bidirectional treatment). * Known allergies to contrast dye. * Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the patient at risk because of participation in the trial, or may influence the results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Odense PIPAC Center
Odense, Funen, 5000, Denmark
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