New scan could catch breast cancer spread that standard tests miss
NCT ID NCT07313033
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new type of PET scan using a tracer called 68Ga-FAPI-46 to find cancer that has spread in patients with lobular breast cancer. Standard scans often miss these metastases. The trial will enroll 45 adults whose standard PET scan was negative or unclear, and see if the new scan can spot hidden lesions confirmed by biopsy. If it works, it could lead to better treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 68Ga-FAPI-46 (a radioactive tracer for PET scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to detect breast cancer spread, helping patients avoid undertreatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (45 people) with no results yet. The new scan may not find more lesions than the standard scan, and false positives are possible.
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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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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Female participants only
- 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: * Adult patient (≥18 years old), * Beneficiary or entitled to a social security system; * Patient having agreed to participate in the study and signed written informed consent; * 18F-FDG PET/CT performed as part of the assessment of extension of an infiltrating lobular carcinoma, the result of which is negative or doubtful on at least one lesion. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding women. A pregnancy test before inclusion will be carried out for women of childbearing age. * Persons deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * People receiving psychiatric care * People admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research * Adults subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship) * Subjects participating in another interventional research including an exclusion period still ongoing at inclusion.
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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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Lyon sud Hospital center - Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
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