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RecruitingNCT05963035Updated Jul 27, 2023

Clinical Application of 18F-PFPN PET Imaging in Diagnosis and Staging of Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue

An interventional study of 18F-PFPN in Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue, sponsored by Wuhan Union Hospital, China. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-27.

Sponsored by Wuhan Union Hospital, China · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2023, 2 years 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jun 2023; still recruiting 3 years 4 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a prospective monocentric study aimed to evaluate the diagnosis and staging value of 18F-PFPN PET in clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue. Patients with clinically suspected or confirmed clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue will be recruited and 18F-PFPN PET/MR imaging will be performed. PET/CT imaging will be performed in patients with contraindications to MR. Additionally, to compare the diagnostic efficacy with the traditional imaging agent 18F-FDG, patients will also undergo 18F-FDG PET imaging, and the two imaging intervals will be completed two days apart. The general information, clinical data, 18F-PFPN and 18F-FDG PET/MR or PET/CT imaging results and other imaging data of the patients will be collected. The histopathology of the biopsy or surgical specimen, follow-up and other imaging examinations will be taken as evaluation references. This study plans to set the sample size as 10 cases.

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Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue is a rare malignancy derived from neural crest cells that contain melanin and/or melanin precursors. Melanin is an important target for the diagnosis of clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue. 18F-PFPN, a highly specific melanin-targeting positron probe, has been proven to have excellent pharmacokinetic properties and good biological safety, and can sensitively detect tiny melanin-containing lesions. Therefore, 18F-PFPN PET imaging is expected to be used in diagnosing and staging clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue.

This study was designed as a prospective study to explore the diagnosis and staging value of 18F-PFPN PET in clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue. In this study, patients with clinically suspected or confirmed clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue will be recruited to undergo 18F-PFPN PET/MR imaging. PET/CT imaging will be performed in patients with contraindications to MR. The general information, clinical data, imaging data and histopathology results of patients will be collected. The efficiency of diagnosis and staging of 18F-PFPN was evaluated by comparing the gold standard pathological diagnosis and the general metabolic imaging agent 18F-FDG.

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Conditions studied

  • Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue

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In context

Sarcoma, Clear Cell

27 studies on the registry are indexed under Sarcoma, Clear Cell; 9 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10 is below the median of 47 across 27 interventional studies indexed under Sarcoma, Clear Cell.

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Lead sponsor

Wuhan Union Hospital, China is the lead sponsor of 229 studies on the registry; 103 are open to participants now.

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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

  • Adult patients (age 18 years or above), regardless of gender;
  • Patients with clinically suspected or confirmed clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue (supporting evidence including visual examination, MRI, CT, ultrasound, and histopathological examination, etc.) ;
  • Patients who agree to undergo both 18F-PFPN and 18F-FDG PET imaging.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute systemic diseases and electrolyte disturbances;
  • Patients who plan to get pregnant within six months or are pregnant or breastfeeding;
  • The patient or his/her legal representative is unable or unwilling to sign the .
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    18F-PFPN PET

    A positron probe for the targeted melanin

    Drug: 18F-PFPN

Interventions

  • Drug18F-PFPN

    For patients clinically suspected or confirmed clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue, integrated PET/MR or PET/CT imaging will be performed using targeted melanin-specific imaging agent 18F-PFPN. Meanwhile, multiple parameters will be compared with the general imaging agent 18F-FDG.

    Also known as: 18F-PEG3-FPN

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity and specificity of 18F-PFPN PET for diagnosis and staging of clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue

    18F-PFPN and 18F-FDG PET/MR or PET/CT images will be analyzed by at least 2 physicians experienced in nuclear medicine and radiology. The general information, clinical, histopathological and imaging data of patients will be collected and analyzed to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of 18F-PFPN for diagnosis and staging in clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue.

    Time frame: 1 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2023, 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
NCT05963035
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 27, 2023
Start date
Jun 21, 2023
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 27, 2023

Study contacts

Xiaoli Lan
Contact
lxl730724@hotmail.com
0086-027-83692633
Xiaoli Lan
study director · Wuhan Union Hospital, China

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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