New PET scan tracer could light up hidden lung cancers
NCT ID NCT04199741
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new radioactive tracer called 89Zr-DFO-SC16.56 that attaches to a protein called DLL3 found on small cell lung cancer cells. The goal is to see if PET scans using this tracer can safely and accurately show where the cancer is in the body. About 53 adults with small cell lung cancer will receive an injection of the tracer and then have PET/CT scans to measure how it spreads and how safe it is.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 89Zr-DFO-SC16.56 (a radioactive tracer that targets DLL3 on cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more precise way to see small cell lung cancer tumors using PET scans, helping doctors choose better treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 53 participants, so the imaging method may not work as well in larger groups or for all patients. There are also risks from radiation exposure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 105 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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: Subject Inclusion Criteria for Adult population * Signed, informed consent * Age 18 or more years * Histologically confirmed, SCLC, (newly diagnosed or recurrent); small cell carcinoma of unknown or non-lung origin; or other types of neuroendocrine tumor OR Histologically confirmed prostate cancer, with suspected or confirmed NEPC based upon clinical assays obtained prior to the trial OR Histologically confirmed or suspected primary brain neoplasm OR Desmoplastic small round cell tumors, osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, rabdomyosarcoma, Wilms tumors, hepatoblastomas, rhabdoid tumors and neuroblastoma patients * At least one tumor lesion on CT2 or MRI ≥ 0.8 cm OR * Tumor detectable FDG PET, PSMA PET, DOTATATE PET, MIBG SPECT (or planar MIBG scan if SPECT unavailable) OR * MRI or bone scan that shows new osseous metastases. The scans should have been obtained in the last 12 weeks * ECOG performance status 0 to 2 * Negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks of 89Zr-DFO-SC16.56 for women of child-bearing potential * Available archival tumor specimen suitable for DLL3 IHC or clinician already has plans to obtain tumor specimen as part of standard of care (unrelated to patient participation in 19-292) which will yield sufficient tumor specimen to allow for DLL3 IHC * For the prostate cancer patient cohort, as an alternative if archival tissue is not available, patients must be willing to undergo PET/CT guided biopsy3 as described in section 9.3. 1. Patients with SCLC will be the primary study population, however patients with other types of neuroendocrine tumors may be included at the PI's discretion. 2. Criterion is intended to demonstrate presence of imageable disease. A low-dose CT (e.g. from a PET/CT scan) may be used at PI's discretion. 3. While willingness to undergo the biopsy is required if archival tissue is not available, PET/CT guided biopsy is not a mandatory study assessment. As described in section 9.3, the guided biopsy may be waived at the discretion of the principal investigator if the DLL3 PET/CT reveals no sites of DLL3 tracer-avid tumor or if the principal investigator deems itis not in the best interest of the patient, according to best clinical judgement. The pediatric population would not be approached for an optional PET/CT-guided biopsy Subject Inclusion Criteria for Pediatric population * Signed, informed consent * Age 4 or more years * High risk neuroblastoma patients * At least one tumor lesion on CT2 or MRI ≥ 0.8 cm OR Tumor detectable FDG PET, PSMA PET, DOTATATE PET, MIBG SPECT (or planar MIBG scan if SPECT unavailable) OR MRI or bone scan that shows new osseous metastases. The scans should have been obtained in the last 12 weeks * ECOG performance status 0 to 2 * Performance Status: Subjects must have a Lansky (\<16 years) of at least 40 * Negative serum pregnancy test within 2 weeks of 89Zr-DFO-SC16.56 for women of child-bearing potential Exclusion Criteria: Subject Exclusion Criteria for the Adult population * History of anaphylactic reaction to humanized or human antibodies * Pregnant or breast feeding * Psychiatric illness that would interfere with compliance with the study procedures * Inability to undergo PET scan due to weight limit * Patients who require anesthesia or monitored sedation to tolerate PET scan procedure Subject Exclusion Criteria for the Pediatric population * History of anaphylactic reaction to humanized or human antibodies * Pregnant or breast feeding * Psychiatric illness that would interfere with compliance with the study procedures * Inability to undergo PET scan due to weight limit * Patients who require anesthesia or monitored sedation to tolerate PET scan procedure
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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