New scan could pinpoint hidden brain tumors in cushing patients
NCT ID NCT07460232
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special PET scan (FET PET/CT) can better locate small pituitary tumors that cause Cushing disease. About 50 adults with confirmed Cushing disease who are scheduled for pituitary surgery will receive the scan before their operation. The goal is to see if this scan is more accurate than standard MRI at finding the exact tumor location, which could help surgeons remove it more precisely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- 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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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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 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 must meet ALL criteria listed below for entry: * Biochemically diagnosed ACTH-dependent Cushing disease. * No previous pituitary surgery. * Planned to undergo pituitary surgery for localization/resection of adenoma. * No contraindications for PET/CT. * Recent (within 3 months) pituitary MR, or pending pituitary MR to be performed as close as possible to FET PET/CT. * Age ≥ 18 years. * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant as determined by a pregnancy test as per institutional guidelines for individuals of child-bearing potential * Declining to use effective contraceptive methods during the study (for individuals of child-bearing potential) * Need for emergent surgery that would be delayed by participation * Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections requiring systemic therapy * 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 could compromise patient safety and/or protocol objectives * Known diagnosis of autoimmune disorders * Patients receiving any other investigational agent within the past 28 days * 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 FET injection. * Known hypersensitivity to any excipients used in FET
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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