New PET tracer aims to spot hidden cancers with precision
NCT ID NCT07172503
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new radioactive imaging agent called 68Ga-NOTA-GPA33 nanobody, which targets a protein (GPA33) found on some cancer cells. Researchers will use PET scans to see if this agent can better detect and stage colorectal, stomach, and pancreatic cancers in 56 patients and healthy volunteers. The goal is to improve diagnosis and staging compared to standard methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 68Ga-NOTA-GPA33 nanobody (a radioactive imaging agent)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to detect and stage certain cancers using PET scans, potentially improving treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early diagnostic study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The imaging agent's accuracy and safety are still being evaluated.
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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 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 70 years
- 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: Each subject must meet all enrollment criteria to be eligible to participate in the study: * 1: The subject or his/her legal representative is able to sign and date the informed consent form; * 2: A commitment to comply with the research procedures and to cooperate in the implementation of the full research process; * 3: Adult patients or healthy volunteers (aged 18 or above) of either sex; * 4: Patients with clinically suspected or confirmed malignant tumors such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer (supporting evidence includes serum-related tumor markers, imaging data such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, etc., and histological pathology examination, etc.) and in good general condition; * 5: Consistent with the results of specific laboratory tests; * 6: Females of childbearing potential who have been using contraception for at least one month prior to screening and who are committed to using contraception for the entire study period and until a specified time after the end of the study; * 7: Other set entry criteria. Exclusion Criteria: All subjects who meet any of the exclusion criteria baseline will be excluded from the study: * 1: Those who are unable to complete a PET/MR or PET/CT examination (including inability to lie down, claustrophobia, radiophobia, etc.); * 2: Having other comorbidities; * 3: Patients with known hypersensitivity to GPA33 nanobody developers or synthetic excipients; fasting blood glucose level greater than 11.0 mmol/L prior to 18F-FDG injection; * 4: Have a history of comorbid drug use; * 5: Patients considered by the investigator to have poor compliance; * 6: Patients during pregnancy or lactation; * 7: Persons with other factors that make participation in this test inappropriate.
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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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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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