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CompletedNCT01017133Updated Sep 26, 2012

Fluorine F18-EF5 and Fludeoxyglucose F18 Positron Emission Tomography in Assessing Hypoxia and Glycolysis in Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of fludeoxyglucose F 18 and Fluorine F 18 EF5 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-09-26.

Sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Phase 1, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography, using the drug fluorine F18-EF5 to find oxygen and fludeoxyglucose F18 to find sugar in tumor cells may help in planning treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying fluorine F18-EF5 and fludeoxyglucose F18 positron emission tomography in assessing hypoxia and glycolysis in patients with stage I, stage II, or stage III non-small cell lung cancer.Detailed DescriptionOBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether there is an association between Akt activation and hypoxia as determine by 18F-EF5 PET scanning in patients with NSCLC.

II. To determine whether there is an association between Akt activation and increased glycolysis as determined by 18F-FDG PET imaging in patients with NSCLC.

OUTLINE: Within 6 weeks prior to surgery, patients undergo fluorine F18 (18F)-EF5 PET at 10 minutes and 90 minutes after injection of 18F-EF5. Patients also undergo fludeoxyglucose F18 (18F-FDG) PET at 1 hour and 3 hours after injection of 18FFDG.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 5 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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In context

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

6,641 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; 1,665 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 56 is close to the median of 62 across 5,327 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung.

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Lead sponsor

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine is the lead sponsor of 457 studies on the registry; 84 are open to participants now.

Of its 33 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 14 (42%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects must have a histologically confirmed NSCLC or clinical and imaging evidence of a de novo mass that is likely to be a NSCLC, stage I, II, or IIIA, for which surgery would be indicated for routine medical indications
  • ECOG performance status between 0 and 2
  • Subjects must sign an informed consent document that indicates they are aware of the investigational nature of the treatment in this protocol as well as the potential risks and benefits
  • WBC > 2,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count > 100,000/mm\^3
  • Total bilirubin
  • Serum AST and ALT
  • Serum creatinine
  • Negative serum pregnancy test if a female of childbearing age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of allergic reactions attributed to Flagyl (metronidazole), which has a chemical structure similar to EF5
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding are excluded
  • Subjects who have been treated with neoadjuvant radiation or chemotherapy prior to their biopsy or excision are excluded because the impact of these therapies upon the degree of hypoxia of the tumor is unknown
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
56 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Arm I

    With 6 weeks prior to surgery, patients undergo fluorine F18 (18F)-EF5 PET at 10 minutes and 90 minutes after injection of 18F-EF5. Patients also undergo fludeoxyglucose F18 (18F-FDG) PET at 1 hour and 3 hours after injection of 18F-FDG.

    Radiation: fludeoxyglucose F 18 · Radiation: Fluorine F 18 EF5 · Procedure: Positron emission tomography

Interventions

  • Radiationfludeoxyglucose F 18

    Given IV

    Also known as: 18FDG, FDG, Fluorine-18 2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-Glucose, fluorodeoxyglucose F18

  • RadiationFluorine F 18 EF5

    Given IV

    Also known as: 18F-EF5

  • ProcedurePositron emission tomography

    Undergo scan

    Also known as: FDG-PET, PET, PET scan, tomography, emission computed

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. P-Akt in tumor cells as assessed by immunohistochemistry

  2. Tumor hypoxia as assessed by 18F-EF5 PET imaging

  3. Tumor Glycolysis as assessed by 18F-FDG PET imaging

  4. Progression-free survival

  5. Overall survival

  6. Toxicity assessed by CTCAE v3.0

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Study locations

1 site
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of May 2009, a primary completion of Sep 2012 and a completion of Sep 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Nov 18, 2009
First posted
Nov 20, 2009
Start
May 2009
Primary completionActual
Sep 2012
CompletionActual
Sep 2012
Last update
Sep 26, 2012
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 26, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01017133
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 20, 2009
Start date
May 2009
Primary completion
Sep 2012
Completion
Sep 2012
Last update
Sep 26, 2012

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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