Double-Tracer PET scan could revolutionize cancer detection
NCT ID NCT07178587
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a new type of PET scan that uses two different tracers at the same time can find and stage liver cancer and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors better than standard single-tracer scans. Researchers will compare the number and location of tumors seen with the new method versus the usual approach. The study involves 28 adults and also checks for side effects and image quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PET tracers (18F-FDG, 18F-F-choline, 68Ga-DOTATOC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make tumor imaging faster and more accurate, helping doctors choose better treatments for liver and pancreatic cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 28 participants. The new method may not prove better than current scans, and safety data is limited.
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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 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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: * \- Men or women ≥ 18 years * Written informed consent * Affiliation with French social security system or beneficiary from such system * ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance ≤ 2 * Presence of at least one morphological evaluable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 using contrast CT (computer tomography)/MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (must be performed within 6 months before inclusion) * Willing and able to follow scheduled visits and study procedure * Cohort 1 and 3: Child-Pugh A for cirrhotic patients (initial diagnosis, suspected relapse or progression) with histologically proven diagnosis. Albumin \> 28 g/L, total bilirubin \< 35 µM/L, TP\>50%. The biopsy may have been performed at any point, without time limitations before inclusion. * Cohort 2: GEP-NET (initial diagnosis, suspected relapse or progression) with histologically proven with liver metastases and/or pancreatic involvement. The biopsy may have been performed at any point, without time limitations before inclusion. * Women must meet one of the following criteria at the time of inclusion: * present a negative pregnancy test (blood test) before receiving the first dose of test drug and use highly1 effective contraceptive measures for a duration of 6 months after the multiplexed PET Scan * or be post-menopausal (aged over 50 with amenorrhea for at least 12 months after stopping all exogenous hormone treatments); * or (if under 50 years of age) have been in amenorrhea for at least 12 months after stopping exogenous hormone treatments and with luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels corresponding to post-menopausal levels; * or have undergone irreversible surgical sterilization by hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy (this operation must be documented); * Male patients will be required to use male contraception (condoms) for a duration of 3 months after the multiplexed PET Scan ; * Women partners will be required to use an acceptable2 contraceptive measure (as they will not receive the trial drug) for a duration of 3 months after the multiplexed PET Scan ; * Male partners will be required to use male contraception (condoms) for a duration of 6 months after the multiplexed PET Scan. Exclusion Criteria: * \- Known hypersensitivity to gallium-68, fluor-18 to any excipient or derivative or to radiographic contrast agents. * Any major surgery within 4 weeks before enrollment. * Any uncontrolled significant medical, psychiatric or surgical condition or laboratory findings that, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardise the subject's safety or that would limit compliance with the objectives and assessments of the study. * Other known malignancies (except for fully-resected non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ) unless definitively treated and proven no evidence of recurrence for 2 years. * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. A serum pregnancy test will be performed at the start of the study and within 48 hours prior to multiplexed PET scan for all female subjects of childbearing potential. * Patient under guardianship or trusteeship. * Patient under judicial protection. * Patient unable to understand spoken or written French
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Brest
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrest, France
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Chu Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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Hopital Foch (AP-HP)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGClichy, France
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