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68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI in Imaging Patients With Prostate Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan in Prostate Carcinoma, sponsored by Stanford University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-11.

Sponsored by Stanford University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This clinical trial studies the use of gallium-68 (68Ga)-DOTA-Bombesin as the imaging agent for positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), collectively PET-MRI, in patients with prostate cancer. PET uses a radioactive substance called 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin, which attaches to tumor cells with specific receptors on their surfaces. The PET scanner takes pictures that capture where the radioactive drug is "lighting up" and attaching to tumor cells, which may help doctors recognize differences between tumor and healthy prostate tissue. MRI uses radio waves and a magnet to make a picture of areas inside the body. Using 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin in diagnostic procedures, such as PET/MRI, may allow doctors to identify smaller tumors than standard imaging.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the feasibility and biodistribution of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin (BAY 86-7548 or 68Ga-DOTA RM2).

OUTLINE:

Patients receive 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin intravenously (IV) and then undergo PET/MRI approximately 1 hour later.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 24 hours and 1 week.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Carcinoma

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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 58 across 4,822 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Stanford University is the lead sponsor of 2,117 studies on the registry; 425 are open to participants now.

Of its 259 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 197 (76%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Provides written informed consent
  • Known diagnosis of prostate cancer
  • Patient has suspected recurrence based on biochemical data [prostate-specific antigen (PSA) > 2 ng/mL]
  • Able to remain still for duration of each imaging procedure (about one hour)

Exclusion criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Inability to lie still for the entire imaging time
  • Inability to complete the needed investigational and standard-of-care imaging examinations due to other reasons (severe claustrophobia, radiation phobia, etc.)
  • Any additional medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or other extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may significantly interfere with study compliance
  • Metallic implants
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI

    Patients receive 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin IV and then undergo PET/MRI approximately 1 hour later.

    Drug: 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin · Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan · Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan

Interventions

  • Drug68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin

    68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin is a gallium-68-labeled gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPr) antagonist. DOTA is \[4,7,10-Tris-(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododec-1-yl\]-acetyl. 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin is administered intravenously (IV)

    Also known as: 68Ga-DOTA RM2, BAY 86-7548, Gallium-68-labeled GRPr Antagonist

  • ProcedureMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan

    Also known as: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) scan

  • ProcedurePositron Emission Tomography (PET) scan

    Also known as: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Normal Biodistribution of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin

    Radiopharmaceutical uptake in normal organs will be evaluated visually and measured semi-quantitatively using standardized uptake values (SUV) derived from the PET/CT scan software in patients with prostate cancer. Uptake values in different tissues will be measured as SUVmean (mean value for SUV). SUVmean values reflect relative uptake of the radiolabel into the tissue.

    Time frame: 1 hour

Secondary outcomes

  1. 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin Feasibility

    Feasibility of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin as a radiopharmaceutical for PET/MRI was assessed as the percentage of enrolled subjects who complete the examination, and for which the PET/MRI data were evaluable.

    Time frame: Up to 1 week

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Results

Posted Apr 11, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
Started10
Completed10
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryNormal Biodistribution of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin

Radiopharmaceutical uptake in normal organs will be evaluated visually and measured semi-quantitatively using standardized uptake values (SUV) derived from the PET/CT scan software in patients with prostate cancer. Uptake values in different tissues will be measured as SUVmean (mean value for SUV). SUVmean values reflect relative uptake of the radiolabel into the tissue.

Time frame:
1 hour
Reported as:
Mean · SUV-mean
Normal Biodistribution of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin
SUV-mean68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
Ascending aorta (blood pool)2.28 ± 0.68
Bladder121.55 ± 67.45
Brain cortex (frontal lobe)0.08 ± 0.04
Cerebellum0.10 ± 0.05
Cervical vertebrae0.70 ± 0.19
Choroid plexus0.25 ± 0.16
Colon2.01 ± 0.74
Esophagus4.08 ± 1.51
Extra focal uptakes12.72 ± 7.77
Femur0.34 ± 0.12
Liver1.94 ± 0.48
Lung0.48 ± 0.16
Gluteal fat0.60 ± 0.19
Gluteal muscle0.79 ± 0.41
Humerus0.53 ± 0.17
Kidney9.51 ± 6.15
Lumbar vertebrae0.75 ± 0.28
Pancreas52.02 ± 16.74
Parotid gland0.99 ± 0.23
Sacrum0.69 ± 0.36
Spleen1.62 ± 0.49
Small bowel2.40 ± 0.57
Stomach2.48 ± 0.73
Submandibular gland1.18 ± 0.45
Thoracic vertebrae0.91 ± 0.32
Thyroid1.31 ± 0.29
Secondary68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin Feasibility

Feasibility of 68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin as a radiopharmaceutical for PET/MRI was assessed as the percentage of enrolled subjects who complete the examination, and for which the PET/MRI data were evaluable.

Time frame:
Up to 1 week
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin Feasibility
percentage of participants68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin Feasibility100

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years1
>=65 years9
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
Median73.3 (60.8 to 83.1)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
Female0
Male10
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)68Ga-DOTA-Bombesin PET/MRI
United States10
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Study locations

1 site
  • Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics
    Stanford, California 94305, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Minamimoto R, Hancock S, Schneider B, Chin FT, Jamali M, Loening A, Vasanawala S, Gambhir SS, Iagaru A. Pilot Comparison of (6)(8)Ga-RM2 PET and (6)(8)Ga-PSMA-11 PET in Patients with Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer. J Nucl Med. 2016 Apr;57(4):557-62. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.168393. Epub 2015 Dec 10. PubMed 26659347 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 11, 2017, 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
NCT02440308
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Andrei Iagaru (Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 12, 2015
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2015
Completion
Jun 30, 2015
Results posted
Apr 11, 2017
Last update
Apr 11, 2017

Study contacts

Andrei Iagaru
principal investigator · Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
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