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A Feasibility Study of Gallium-68 Citrate PET to Detect Aberrant MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor (MYC) Protein Expression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Gallium citrate in Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse and Burkitt Lymphoma, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-10.

Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was withdrawn
Unexpected dose production issues prevented study start up
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single center imaging study investigating the use of PET with 68Ga-citrate in patients with DLBCL or BCLU.

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This is a single center feasibility imaging study in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or B-cell Lymphoma, Unclassifiable with features between DLBCL and Burkitt's (BCLU). Study participants will undergo PET/MRI of the whole body with 68Ga citrate.

The study will include at least 5 patients with double hit lymphoma and 5 patients with DLBCL with an additional 5 more patients as expansion once the dose level has been established. Patients with DLBCL will be included once an optimal dose level for the resolution of cancer lesions has been established.

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Conditions studied

  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
  • Burkitt Lymphoma

Keywords

  • lymphoma
  • gallium citrate
  • PET
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In context

Burkitt Lymphoma

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically confirmed DLBCL or BCLU.

    • Double hit lymphoma, defined by positive cytogenetic/ fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis for translocations involving myc and bcl2 or a double hit score of 2 by immunohistochemistry as described by Johnson et al.
    • DLBCL without myc translocation or overexpression by the above methods
  2. Presence of palpable or radiographically measurable disease of at least 1.5 cm in longest dimension.
  3. Available prior CT or PET/CT scan done in the last 8 weeks for comparison
  4. Prior chemotherapy or radiation to the measurable lesion must be completed at least 14 days prior.
  5. Adequate renal function with estimated creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (by the Cockcroft Gault equation)
  6. No contraindications to MRI (e.g. pacemaker, aneurysm clips, severe claustrophobia)
  7. Ability to sign a study-specific internal review board (IRB) approved consent prior to study entry. Patients must be able and willing to consent and undergo study procedures.
  8. Age ≥18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric, or other medical condition that could interfere with subject's safety, provision of informed consent, or compliance with study procedures
  2. Body weight over 300 pounds
  3. Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  4. Prior MRI with gadolinium performed \<24 hours before the study scan
  5. No red blood cell transfusion or iron administration by any route in the last 7 days
  6. Prior hypersensitivity or intolerance to gadolinium or gallium citrate.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Gallium citrate

    The patients will be organized into two cohorts. Cohort 1 will receive 10 mCi and will be imaged 4 and 6 hours post injection. Cohort 2 will receive 15 millicurie (mCi) and will be imaged 4 and 6 hours post injection. Cohort 2 will be imaged if the optimal protocol identified image quality from cohort 1 does not allow for the resolution of cancer lesions.

    Drug: Gallium citrate

Interventions

  • DrugGallium citrate

    Ga-68 citrate will be administered on an outpatient basis at the Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging at China Basin. It will be administered a single time point intravenously prior to PET imaging. The one-time nominal injected dose will be up to 15 mCi containing 10 - 25 μg Ga-68. A simultaneous MRI (PET/MRI) of the head will be used for attenuation correction and anatomic localization of gallium-68 citrate uptake and standardized uptake value (SUV) calculation.

    Also known as: Ga-68 citrate

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Uptake of radiotracer in tumor tissue

    To show evidence of specific uptake of the radiotracer in the tumor tissue compared to background. For exploratory radiotracer studies, this is typically defined as 1.5-2 fold increase in SUVmax in the tumor compared to mediastinal blood pool activity.

    Time frame: 16 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Comparing Gallium citrate uptake

    To compare 68Ga-citrate (standard uptake value, metabolic tumor volume) between patients with Double Hit Lymphoma (DHL) and with diffuse B-cell lymphoma without aberrant MYC expression

    Time frame: 16 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 10, 2019, 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
NCT02776891
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 18, 2016
Start date
Jun 13, 2016
Primary completion
Apr 9, 2018
Completion
Apr 9, 2018
Last update
Oct 10, 2019

Study contacts

Michael Evans, MD
principal investigator · University of California, San Francisco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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