18F-FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients With Various Types of Cancer (FAPI-VTC)

Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: 18F-FAPI PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05485792

FAPI-malignancy

Details and patient eligibility

About

FAP is overexpressed in the cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) of 90% epithelial carcinomas. Currently, 68Ga-fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) has shown promising diagnostic value in many types of tumors. However, there are currently no studies on head-to-head comparison of diagnosis value of various types of cancer in 18F-FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study to investigate the value of 18F-FAPI PET/CT in various types of cancer, and compare it with 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Full description

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a serine protease that belongs to the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) family located in fibroblast membranes. FAP is overexpressed in the cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) of 90% epithelial carcinomas, including primary and metastatic liver cancer. Therefore, FAP-targeted radiopharmaceuticals can be considered a promising approach for the visualization of CAFs. CAFs are crucial component of tumor stroma, promote the growth of cancer cells and are associated with poor prognosis. Currently, Gallium 68 (68Ga)-fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) has shown promising diagnostic value in many types of tumors, including lung cancer, gastric carcinomas, peritoneal carcinomas. However, there are currently no studies on head-to-head comparison of diagnosis value of various types of cancer in 18F-FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT. Therefore, we conducted a prospective study to investigate the value of 18F-FAPI PET/CT in various types of cancer, and compare it with 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. adult patients (aged 18 years or order);
2. patients with suspected or newly diagnosed or previously treated malignant tumors (supporting evidence may include CT, MRI and pathology report);
3. patients who had scheduled both 18F-FAPI PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT scans;
4. patients who were able to provide informed consent (signed by participant, parent or legal representative) and assent according to the guidelines of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee.

Exclusion criteria

1. patients with non-malignant lesions;
2. patients with pregnancy;
3. the inability or unwillingness of the research participant, parent or legal representative to provide written informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 1 patient group

18F-FAPI PET/CT

Experimental group

Description:

Each subject undergone both 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT scans within 2 week

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: 18F-FAPI PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT