New tracer could sharpen lung cancer PET scans
NCT ID NCT07487883
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new radioactive tracer called 68Ga-TOI-1 for PET scans in people with lung cancer or suspicious lung nodules. The tracer targets a protein (CDH3) found only on cancer cells, which may help doctors see tumors more clearly than current scans. About 80 participants will receive the tracer and undergo PET/CT imaging to see how well it detects and stages the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 68Ga-TOI-1 (a radioactive tracer for PET scans)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to detect and stage lung cancer, helping doctors choose the best treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 80 participants. The new tracer may not prove more effective than existing scans, and results may not apply to all lung cancer types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
This single-center, prospective, single-arm study plans to enroll 30 patients with lung cancer receiving neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy and 50 patients with pulmonary nodules highly suspected of malignancy based on clinical diagnostic criteria who are scheduled to undergo wedge resection or anatomic lobectomy/sublobar resection.
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, male or female, with an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1; 2. Availability of complete clinical and imaging data; 3. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks; 4. Hematology, liver and kidney function meeting the following criteria: Hematology: WBC ≥ 4.0 × 10⁹/L or neutrophils ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L, PLT ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L, Hb ≥ 90 g/L; PT or APTT ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Liver and kidney function: T-Bil ≤ 1.5 × ULN, ALT/AST ≤ 2.5 × ULN, ALP ≤ 2.5 × ULN; BUN ≤ 1.5 × ULN, SCr ≤ 1.5 × ULN; 5. Patients who have not received radiotherapy or chemotherapy and are eligible for surgical resection or biopsy to obtain a pathological diagnosis, or those highly suspected of having malignant pulmonary nodules according to clinical diagnostic criteria; 6. Pathologically confirmed lung cancer via biopsy before neoadjuvant therapy; life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks; 7. Ability to provide adequate tumor tissue for testing and research. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant, or breastfeeding; 2. History of other malignant tumors or prior receipt of other anti-tumor therapies; 3. Poor or missing PET scan image quality of the probe that fails to meet analysis standards; 4. Presence of claustrophobia or other mental illnesses; 5. Any other conditions deemed by the investigators as inappropriate for participation in this study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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