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Pilot Study of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in the Evaluation of Men With an Elevated PSA Following Radical Prostatectomy

An interventional study of 18F-DCFPyL in Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-31.

Sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This pilot study aims to investigate the diagnostic utility of 18F-DCFPyL, a novel low-molecular weight PSMA PET/CT imaging agent, in men with an elevated PSA following radical prostatectomy.

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18F-DCFPyL is a novel low-molecular weight PSMA imaging agent. A recent study of patients with metastatic prostate cancer found that PSMA PET/CT identified more sites of disease than conventional imaging with CT, MRI and bone scan. In this study we aim to investigate 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in patients with an elevated PSA following radical prostatectomy. During the course of this study, patients will undergo two 18F-DCPyL PET/CT scans. The first scan will take place within 45 days of staging imaging and the second will take place following six months of standard of care therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

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In context

Adenocarcinoma

2,004 studies on the registry are indexed under Adenocarcinoma; 374 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is above the median of 45 across 1,553 interventional studies indexed under Adenocarcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is the lead sponsor of 572 studies on the registry; 73 are open to participants now.

Of its 111 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 67 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18 years
  • History of adenocarcinoma of the prostate treated with radical prostatectomy
  • Serum PSA level ≥0.2 ng/mL at least 45 days prior to study enrollment
  • Completed staging evaluation with bone scan as well as CT or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis at least 45 days prior to study enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Intention to enroll in a blinded therapeutic clinical trial
  • History of other malignancy diagnosed within the last three years (the exception of squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

    Men with an elevated PSA following radical prostatectomy imaged with 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

    Drug: 18F-DCFPyL

Interventions

  • Drug18F-DCFPyL

    18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

    Number of sites with 18F-DCFPyL uptake consistent with prostate cancer.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Location of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

    Location of uptake of 18F-DCFPyL consistent with prostate cancer.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Correlation of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Findings With Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Levels

    Number of participants with PSA 0.2-1.0ng/mL OR PSA \>1.0ng/mL with at least 1 site of uptake of 18F-DCFPyL consistent with prostate cancer.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Correlation of Findings on 18FDCFPyL PET/CT With Those Found on Conventional Imaging (Bone Scan and Cross-sectional Imaging)

    Number of sites with uptake on 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT and corresponding lesions identified on conventional imaging.

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Correlation of Findings on 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT With Tissue Histology and PSMA Expression of Biopsied/Resected Pathology Specimens

    Number of sites with 18F-DCFPyL uptake from which biopsy specimens show PSMA expression.

    Time frame: 6 months

Other outcomes

  1. Correlation of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Findings With Time to Disease Progression

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Assessment of Treatment Response by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Jan 31, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Started31
Completed31
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

Number of sites with 18F-DCFPyL uptake consistent with prostate cancer.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Participants18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
at least 1 site21
> 1 site5
no sites5
PrimaryLocation of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT

Location of uptake of 18F-DCFPyL consistent with prostate cancer.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Location of Putative Sites of Metastatic Disease as Determined by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Participants18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Prostate bed8
Pelvic lymph node14
Nonpelvic lymph node2
Bone2
Viscera0
SecondaryCorrelation of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Findings With Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Levels

Number of participants with PSA 0.2-1.0ng/mL OR PSA \>1.0ng/mL with at least 1 site of uptake of 18F-DCFPyL consistent with prostate cancer.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Correlation of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Findings With Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Levels
Participants18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
PSA 0.2-1.0 ng/mL13
PSA >1.0 ng/mL8
SecondaryCorrelation of Findings on 18FDCFPyL PET/CT With Those Found on Conventional Imaging (Bone Scan and Cross-sectional Imaging)

Number of sites with uptake on 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT and corresponding lesions identified on conventional imaging.

Time frame:
6 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryCorrelation of Findings on 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT With Tissue Histology and PSMA Expression of Biopsied/Resected Pathology Specimens

Number of sites with 18F-DCFPyL uptake from which biopsy specimens show PSMA expression.

Time frame:
6 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Other pre-specifiedCorrelation of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Findings With Time to Disease Progression
Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAssessment of Treatment Response by 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
18F-DCFPyL PET/CT0/31 (0%)0/31 (0%)0/31 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Median63 (45 to 74)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Female0
Male31
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White27
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported4
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
United States31
Months since radical prostatectomy
Months since radical prostatectomy(months)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Median30 (4 to 152)
Gleason grade group
Gleason grade group(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
12
26
313
41
59
Pathologic stage
Pathologic stage(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
pT211
pT3a14
pT3b6
Positive surgical margin
Positive surgical margin(Participants)18F-DCFPyL PET/CT
Count of participants13

1 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • SKCCC
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Feb 21, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 31, 2020, 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
NCT02523924
Lead sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 14, 2015
Start date
Jun 2, 2015
Primary completion
Nov 4, 2016
Completion
Mar 4, 2019
Results posted
Jan 31, 2020
Last update
Jan 31, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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