New Sugar-Based PET tracer could spot lung cancer sooner
NCT ID NCT05558904
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new PET scan tracer called Me-4FDG to see if it can find lung cancer earlier and more accurately. About 60 adults with lung nodules will get the tracer and a PET scan. The goal is to improve early diagnosis and reduce unnecessary procedures.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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: * Age \> 18 years * Lung nodule \>= 1 cm visualized by CT imaging * CANCER ARM: Pathologically confirmed lung adenocarcinoma. For patients who are surgical candidates, the pathologic report on the surgical specimen will confirm the diagnosis. For patients who are not surgical candidates, the enrollment will be contingent upon a pathologic diagnosis of lung cancer obtained by needle biopsy * BENIGN ARM: Lung nodules considered to be clinically benign, according to the Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules from the Fleischner Society. Will consider "benign" the nodules with a lung-RADS score of 1-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Diagnosis of diabetes * Current treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors or metformin
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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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Yesenia Calzada
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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