New tracer could spot blocked lymph vessels
NCT ID NCT07645573
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study is testing a special radioactive tracer called 18F-FTHA that can be seen on PET scans. The goal is to learn how this tracer travels through the lymphatic system in healthy volunteers and in people with suspected blockages in the main lymph duct. The study will help doctors better understand and diagnose lymphatic problems.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 (Healthy Volunteer Cohort) 1. Male and female participants will be ≥ 18 years of age. 2. "Healthy Volunteer" is defined for the purposes of this study as a volunteer who is in good general health in the opinion of an investigator (some well controlled chronic medical conditions may be allowed at the discretion of an investigator if they do not believe they will interfere with the collection of imaging data, specific excluded medical conditions are listed under exclusion criteria). 3. Informed of the investigational nature of this study and able to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures. Inclusion (Patient with suspected TD-venous junction obstruction cohort) 1. Male and female participants will be ≥ 18 years of age 2. Informed of the investigational nature of this study and able to provide written informed consent and participate in this study in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures. 3. Patient with chronic abdominal pain, ascites protein losing enteropathy, as well edema, with clinically suspected obstruction of the TD-venous junction and who are candidates for TD-venous junction plasty and or TD-Venous bypass Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion Criteria that apply to Healthy Volunteers only 1. Currently taking medication for cardiac disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and/or history of cardiac surgery per medical record review and/or self-report 2. Known history of liver or kidney disease per medical record review and/or self-report Exclusion Criteria that applies to Healthy Volunteers and Patients: 1. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding will not be eligible for this study; a urine pregnancy test will be performed in women of child-bearing potential on the day of each of the PET/CT scans. 2. Subjects who report claustrophobia or Inability to tolerate imaging procedures in the opinion of an investigator or treating physician 3. Self-reported difficulty with swallowing pills or allergy to components of Ensure Plus 4. Patients with a history of medical illness or disorder that in the opinion of an investigator and/or study physician could compromise patient safety or interfere with the collection of imaging data, or ability to complete the study and procedures, will be excluded. Participant may not be involved in any other research studies involving ionizing radiation conducted within 1 year of their participation of this study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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