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FAZA PET/MRI Sarcoma

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03418818
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : February 1, 2018
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2023
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Health Network, Toronto

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

This is a dual arm, single centre, investigator initiated study to investigate the use of FAZA-PET in combination with MRI. FAZA is an investigational radiotracer used in PET scans. FAZA PET/MRI will be used to measure hypoxia in sarcoma tissues and will occur for:

Arm A: before neo-adjuvant radiation/chemotherapy treatment; Arm B: before surgery (optional).

After the FAZA PET/MRI scan, patients will be followed up via telephone, 48 hours after the scan, to see if there are any side effects due to FAZA.

Up to 20 patients enrolled in Arm B will receive pimonidazole approximately 16-20 hours before surgery.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Sarcoma Drug: 18F-FAZA Drug: Pimonidazole Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Mutliple studies show that hypoxia in sarcoma has been consistently associated with poor treatment outcomes. Subsequently, there has been a study that shows inhibition of hypoxia-induced transcription factor (HIF-1 alpha), with radiation, was effective in disease treatment in pre-clinical models. This shows how important hypoxia was in playing a role in overall disease outcome and survival.

As a means of examining tumor features, such as hypoxia, hybrid PET/MR imaging combines the advantages of MRI's soft-tissue and contrast resolution with PET's functional metabolic capabilities. There have been few reports of using 18F-FDG in diagnostic PET/MRI. with the use of 18F-FAZA in this study, parameters such as diffusion, micro-perfusion, and contrast enhancement (as a surrogate marker for viable tumour tissue) can be simultaneously compared with the FAZA-derived pattern, in a single procedure.

The study is being conducted to measure the volume of hypoxic tumor in high-risk STS patients, using FAZA-PET/MRI, before and after neoadjuvant radiotherapy/chemotherapy.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 40 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: A Prospective Study of Hypoxia Imaging in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) With 18F-Fluoroazomycin Arabinoside (18F-FAZA) in Combination With MRI
Actual Study Start Date : March 27, 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date : September 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date : September 2023

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm A
Participants will complete FAZA PET/MRI scan and radiation therapy before surgery.
 Drug: 18F-FAZA
18F-FAZA is a radiotracer used for PET imaging (in combination with MRI) to detect hypoxia in tumours. This scan will be done before and after their radiation treatment.
Experimental: Arm B
Participants will receive pimonidazole prior to surgery. Participants in Arm B also have the option to complete a FAZA PET/MRI scan prior to surgery.
 Drug: Pimonidazole
Pimonidazole is a drug that will attached to areas in the tumour that are low in oxygen. When this occurs, the areas of the tumour that are low in oxygen can be more easily found and studied after surgical removal.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Grade of FAZA uptake in the primary tumor [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
    Graded based on images from the 2-hour static scan: 0, uptake less than surrounding normal background tissues; 1, no regions of focal uptake higher than that of background; 2, focal uptake moderately higher than background; and 3, focal uptake markedly higher than background


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 18 years
  2. Patients with either: high-risk extremity STS (g2-3, > 10 cm largest dimension, and leiomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, or undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma), or: high-risk RPS (g2-3, and leiomyosarcoma or dedifferentiated liposarcoma)
  3. Intention to treat using radiotherapy/chemotherapy/surgery according to the current treatment policies of the Sarcoma Site Group of PM
  4. A negative serum pregnancy test within the two-week interval immediately prior to PET-MR imaging, for women of child-bearing age
  5. Ability to provide written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous radiotherapy to intended treatment volumes.
  2. Previous systemic therapy
  3. Active malignancy other than sarcoma
  4. Unable to remain supine for at least 60 minutes
  5. Pregnancy or breast feeding
  6. Age less than 18 years old
  7. Failure to provide written informed consent
  8. Contraindication for MR as per current institutional guidelines.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03418818


Locations
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Canada, Ontario
University Health Network Recruiting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, L4W4C2
Contact: David Shultz, MD    416-946-4501 ext 2127    david.shultz@rmp.uhn.ca   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Health Network, Toronto
More Information
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Responsible Party: University Health Network, Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03418818    
Other Study ID Numbers: 17-6178
First Posted: February 1, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 6, 2023
Last Verified: April 2023

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by University Health Network, Toronto:
hypoxia
sarcoma
FAZA
PET Imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Sarcoma
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
 Fluoroazomycin arabinoside
Radiopharmaceuticals
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action