Utility of [F-18] fluoroDOPA for Neonatal Hyperinsulinism

Summary

Children with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) have low blood sugar, and some of these children may require surgery. In this study, researchers affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania will test how well a radioactive drug (called F-DOPA) can detect a form of hyperinsulinism that may be cured by surgery. Eligible participants in this study will have positron emission tomography (PET) scans with F-DOPA prior to surgery.

Timeline

Start

2004-12

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Background Hardy OT, Litman RS. Congenital hyperinsulinism - a review of the disorder and a discussion of the anesthesia management. Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 Jul;17(7):616-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02192.x.
• Background Otonkoski T, Nanto-Salonen K, Seppanen M, Veijola R, Huopio H, Hussain K, Tapanainen P, Eskola O, Parkkola R, Ekstrom K, Guiot Y, Rahier J, Laakso M, Rintala R, Nuutila P, Minn H. Noninvasive diagnosis of focal hyperinsulinism of infancy with [18F]-DOPA positron emission tomography. Diabetes. 2006 Jan;55(1):13-8.
• Background Ribeiro MJ, Boddaert N, Delzescaux T, Valayannopoulos V, Bellanne-Chantelot C, Jaubert F, Verkarre V, Nihoul-Fekete C, Brunelle F, Lonlay P. Functional imaging of the pancreas: the role of [18F]fluoro-L-DOPA PET in the diagnosis of hyperinsulinism of infancy. Endocr Dev. 2007;12:55-66. doi: 10.1159/000109605.
• Background Subramaniam RM, Karantanis D, Peller PJ. [18F]Fluoro-L-dopa PET/CT in congenital hyperinsulinism. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):770-2. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318031f55c.
• Background Ribeiro MJ, Boddaert N, Bellanne-Chantelot C, Bourgeois S, Valayannopoulos V, Delzescaux T, Jaubert F, Nihoul-Fekete C, Brunelle F, De Lonlay P. The added value of [18F]fluoro-L-DOPA PET in the diagnosis of hyperinsulinism of infancy: a retrospective study involving 49 children. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007 Dec;34(12):2120-8. doi: 10.1007/s00259-007-0498-y. Epub 2007 Jul 28.
• Background de Lonlay P, Simon-Carre A, Ribeiro MJ, Boddaert N, Giurgea I, Laborde K, Bellanne-Chantelot C, Verkarre V, Polak M, Rahier J, Syrota A, Seidenwurm D, Nihoul-Fekete C, Robert JJ, Brunelle F, Jaubert F. Congenital hyperinsulinism: pancreatic [18F]fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) positron emission tomography and immunohistochemistry study of DOPA decarboxylase and insulin secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Mar;91(3):933-40. doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-1713. Epub 2006 Jan 10.
• Results Hardy OT, Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Saffer JR, Scheuermann JS, Ernst LM, Freifelder R, Zhuang H, MacMullen C, Becker S, Adzick NS, Divgi C, Alavi A, Stanley CA. Accuracy of [18F]fluorodopa positron emission tomography for diagnosing and localizing focal congenital hyperinsulinism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Dec;92(12):4706-11. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-1637. Epub 2007 Sep 25.
• Results Hardy OT, Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Saffer JR, Suchi M, Ruchelli E, Zhuang H, Ganguly A, Freifelder R, Adzick NS, Alavi A, Stanley CA. Diagnosis and localization of focal congenital hyperinsulinism by 18F-fluorodopa PET scan. J Pediatr. 2007 Feb;150(2):140-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.028.

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