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Advanced Imaging for Pulmonary Fibrosis

A Phase 2 interventional study of [68Ga]CBP8 and Gadoterate Meglumine in Pulmonary Fibrosis, sponsored by Peter Caravan. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-22.

Sponsored by Peter Caravan · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if measurements of active collagen deposition using [68Ga]CBP8 positron emission tomography (PET) and tissue injury using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) can predict an individual patient's pace of disease progression in non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis interstitial lung disease (non-IPF ILD) and identify which individuals will develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

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60 participants with non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis interstitial lung disease (non-IPF ILD) on stable dose immunosuppression treatment will be enrolled. Participants will undergo combined [68Ga]CBP8 positron emission tomography (PET) and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) at baseline. The investigators will compare the ability of PET and MRI measurements performed over the whole lung and within regions of interest to identify participants who subsequently develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis as determined by changes in pulmonary function testing, quantitative fibrosis on high-resolution computed tomography, and respiratory symptoms over 24 months. The investigators will also test whether combining the PET and MRI measurements results in more accurate prediction of progression than either modality alone.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis

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In context

Pulmonary Fibrosis

680 studies on the registry are indexed under Pulmonary Fibrosis; 119 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 50 across 419 interventional studies indexed under Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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Lead sponsor

Peter Caravan is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18-80 with a diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, connective tissue-associated ILD (due to rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, mixed connective tissue disease), or undifferentiated ILD.
  2. On stable dose immunosuppression treatment (with prednisone, mycophenolate mofetil, mycophenolate sodium, and/or rituximab) for at least 3 months.
  3. Pulmonary fibrosis, defined as honeycombing, traction bronchiectasis, or reticular opacities on HRCT performed within 1 year to or at Visit 1.
  4. FVC of >/= 45% and DLCO >/= 25% predicted on PFTs performed at Visit 1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current or prior exposure to FDA approved anti-fibrotic therapy.
  2. Extent of emphysema greater than extent of fibrosis.
  3. Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant at baseline or during follow-up.
  4. Contraindications to MRI.
  5. Contraindications to receiving gadolinium-based contrast agents.
  6. Research-related radiation exposure exceeds 50 mSv in the prior year.
  7. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min (only for individuals with a history of chronic kidney disease).
  8. Clinically significant PH defined by use of pulmonary vasodilatory therapy.
  9. Respiratory infection within the prior 6 weeks.
  10. Smoking of any kind within the prior 6 months.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Participants with Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Participants with non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis interstitial lung disease (non-IPF ILD) will receive \[68Ga\]CBP8 and undergo PET combined with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

    Drug: [68Ga]CBP8 · Drug: Gadoterate Meglumine

Interventions

  • Drug[68Ga]CBP8

    Participants will receive a single intravenous injection of up to 350 MBq of \[68Ga\]CBP8

  • DrugGadoterate Meglumine

    Participants will receive a single intravenous injection of 0.05 mmol/kg gadoterate meglumine during DCE-MRI

    Also known as: Dotarem

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Development of progressive pulmonary fibrosis

    Defined by the 2022 ATS guideline definition of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) which defines PPF as satisfying 2 of 3 criteria within 12 months: worsening symptoms, physiologic progression (absolute decline in FVC ≥ 5% or absolute decline in DLCO ≥ 10%), or radiologic evidence of disease progression.

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥ 5% from baseline

    FVC will be measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  2. Decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥10% from baseline

    FVC will be measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  3. Decline of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≥15% from baseline

    DLCO will be measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Izquierdo-Garcia D, Desogere P, Fur ML, Shuvaev S, Zhou IY, Ramsay I, Lanuti M, Catalano OA, Catana C, Caravan P, Montesi SB. Biodistribution, Dosimetry, and Pharmacokinetics of 68Ga-CBP8: A Type I Collagen-Targeted PET Probe. J Nucl Med. 2023 May;64(5):775-781. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.122.264530. Epub 2022 Dec 8. PubMed 37116909 ↗
  • Montesi SB, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Desogere P, Abston E, Liang LL, Digumarthy S, Seethamraju R, Lanuti M, Caravan P, Catana C. Type I Collagen-targeted Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: First-in-Human Studies. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Jul 15;200(2):258-261. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201903-0503LE. No abstract available. PubMed 31161770 ↗
  • Desogere P, Tapias LF, Hariri LP, Rotile NJ, Rietz TA, Probst CK, Blasi F, Day H, Mino-Kenudson M, Weinreb P, Violette SM, Fuchs BC, Tager AM, Lanuti M, Caravan P. Type I collagen-targeted PET probe for pulmonary fibrosis detection and staging in preclinical models. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Apr 5;9(384):eaaf4696. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf4696. PubMed 28381537 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 22, 2026, 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
NCT06532071
Lead sponsor
Peter Caravan
Responsible party
Peter Caravan (Professor of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 1, 2024
Start date
Jan 21, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 22, 2026

Study contacts

Sydney Montesi, MD
Contact
sbmontesi@mgb.org
617 724 4030
Caroline Fromson
Contact
cfromson@mgh.harvard.edu
617 643 3260
Sydney Montesi, MD
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

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