Evaluation of a New Radiotracer (68Ga-NOTA-AE105) for Diagnosing Aggressive Cancer With Positron Emission Tomography

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to test a new radiotracer called 68Ga-NOTA-AE105 for PET imaging of uPAR (urokinase plasminogen activator receptor). The tracer has the potential of identifying the invasive cancer phenotype, thereby distinguishing between aggressive and less aggressive tumors. This is a first in human study to test the radiotracer in cancer patients. The biodistribution and tumor uptake will be evaluated by repeated PET imaging (10 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours post injection).

Timeline

Start

2015-05

Primary completion

2015-08

Completion

2015-08

Publications

• Results Persson M, Madsen J, Ostergaard S, Jensen MM, Jorgensen JT, Juhl K, Lehmann C, Ploug M, Kjaer A. Quantitative PET of human urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor with 64Cu-DOTA-AE105: implications for visualizing cancer invasion. J Nucl Med. 2012 Jan;53(1):138-45. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.110.083386.

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