New imaging agent could spot multiple cancers with one scan
NCT ID NCT06851663
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new type of PET scan that uses special radioactive tracers to find and map solid tumors in the body. The tracers target a protein called Trop2, which is often found on cancer cells. Researchers will enroll 400 people with various cancers (including bladder, lung, liver, ovarian, and others) to see if this imaging method is more accurate than standard scans. The goal is to improve how doctors detect, stage, and monitor these cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-T4, [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RT4, [18F]F-RESCA-T4 (radioactive tracers for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate, non-invasive way to detect and stage many types of solid tumors, potentially guiding better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase imaging study, not a treatment. The new method may not prove more accurate than existing scans, and results may vary across different tumor types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Aged 18-75 year-old and of either sex * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of solid tumors (including uroepithelial cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer) or suspected solid tumors (including uroepithelial cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer) by diagnostic imaging; * Capable of giving signed informed consent, including compliance with the requirements and restrictions in the informed consent form (ICF) and this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy; * Severe hepatic and renal insufficiency; * Allergic to single-domain antibody radiopharmaceuticals.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200127, China
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