New scan could spot hidden GI cancers
NCT ID NCT05547919
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a type of PET scan that looks for a protein called PSMA can find and monitor gastrointestinal cancers, including liver, colon, pancreatic, and bile duct cancers. About 46 adults with newly diagnosed cancer will get the scan before starting standard treatment. Researchers want to see if the scan finds more cancer spots than usual imaging and if it can help predict how the disease will progress.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
-
Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with newly diagnosed GET prior to initiation of guideline-compatible, anti-tumor therapy * Available tissue specimen to conduct PSMA expression profiling * Male/female, above 18 years old * Patients must provide written informed consent * Patients must be willing to comply with study procedures and available for follow-up examinations Exclusion Criteria: * Curative setting * Not sufficient tumor tissue available * Male Patients: No prostate carcinoma * Other malignant neoplasms in patient's history * Pregnancy or Breastfeeding * Contraindications for PET/CT
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Gastrointestinal cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University Hospital Wuerzburg
RECRUITINGWürzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Muscle loss may predict who struggles after cancer surgery
- Can a simple frailty check predict who bounces back after cancer surgery?
- Can a 12-week exercise program fight cancer-related muscle wasting?
- Could patient tissue samples unlock new treatments for gut diseases?
- A future without surgery for stomach and colon cancers?
- Wearable tech could spot Post-Surgery problems early