New PET imaging study aims to sharpen tumor detection
NCT ID NCT07664410
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting data from 2,000 adults with solid tumors who undergo theranostic PET scans as part of their routine care. The goal is to see how well these scans detect tumors and match with lab results, which could help doctors make better treatment decisions. Participants will have their imaging data and medical records analyzed, but no experimental treatment is given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- theranostic PET tracers (imaging agents used for both diagnosis and therapy planning)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors detect tumors and plan treatments using advanced PET imaging.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly benefit participants. Results may not change current practice immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2035
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
Patients scheduled for theranostic PET for tumor staging or restaging
- 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. PET imaging with a theranostic PET tracer scheduled for staging or restaging of tumor types as part of clinical routine 2. Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient cannot give consent for the study 2. Patient cannot lie flat or tolerate PET imaging 3. Unwillingness or inability to comply with study and follow-up procedures 4. Condition of patient which is critical to participate in this study in the discretion of the investigators 5. Pregnant, lactating, or breast-feeding women
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, Germany
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