18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy
![]() |
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01930812 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 29, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 25, 2019
|
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- Results Submitted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
---|---|---|
Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate Cancer | Procedure: NaF PET/CT Imaging Procedure: 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT Drug: 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) | Phase 3 |
Technetium-99m (99mTc) is the most widely used radionuclide in diagnostic nuclear medicine studies. It is used in 20 million diagnostic procedures worldwide annually. It became popular as a radioisotope because of its easy availability from a 99Molybdenum (99Mo)/99mTc generator, historic low costs, and previous high availability.
The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River Laboratories (Ontario, Canada) was shut down unexpectedly in May 2009 following a leak of heavy water. The NRU reactor supplied approximately a third of the world's demand of 99Mo for 99Mo/99mTc generators used diagnostic nuclear medicine tests. Given the fragility of 99Mo supply, alternative radiopharmaceuticals, such as 18F-Sodium Fluoride (18F-NaF), are attractive options to replace 99mTc bone scans. Several studies suggest that 18F-NaF may be more accurate and more sensitive in the detection of bone metastases than 99mTc bone scans.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 286 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | 18F- Sodium Fluoride PET Imaging as a Replacement for Bone Scintigraphy |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 31, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
---|---|
Experimental: 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy
All participants will receive PET/CT Imaging using the investigational drug 18F-NaF and a 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT to compare the diagnostic ability of the two methods for the presence of bone metastases.
|
Procedure: NaF PET/CT Imaging
Diagnostic imaging test that is considered investigational Procedure: 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT imaging. Note, that this is a standard procedure in this patient population and thus is not considered investigational. Drug: 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) A single radioactive dose of 18F-NaF (185-370 MBq) is intravenously administered to subject 60 minutes prior to PET/CT imaging to evaluate whether or not subject has bone metastasis from advanced prostate or breast cancer. Entire procedure from injection to scan completion will take about 2.25 hours |
- Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of 18F-Sodium Fluoride (18F-NaF) Positron Emission Tomography compared to 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate (MDP) bone SPECT imaging for detection of bone metastasis. [ Time Frame: At the 24 month post PET/CT follow-up physical examination. ]To compare the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of 18F-NaF imaging and 99mTc-MDP bone SPECT imaging for bone metastasis detection in patients with breast and prostate cancer.
- The secondary outcome is to monitor the short-term side-effects following 18F-NaF PET/CT to assess for adverse drug reactions [ Time Frame: Short-term side effects will be monitored for 24 hours following the injection of 18F-NaF (investigational product), and 72 hours following administration of 99mTc-MDP (standard treatment) ]Given that 18F-NaF is the investigational agent in this study, the collection of adverse events will focus on identifying potential events related to the administration of this radiopharmaceutical. Adverse events will also be collected for bone scanning with 99mTc-medronate.

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
All Subject Inclusion Criteria
- All subjects must have a WHO performance status 0-2.
- Subjects ≥ 18/19 years of age (depending on the age of majority in the province where the trial is conducted)
For Prostate Cancer:
Male subjects requiring a bone scan for evaluation of bone metastasis with one (or more) of the following criteria:
- Symptomatic subjects with clinically suspected bone metastases based on a history of non-joint skeletal pain or non-joint skeletal tenderness on physical examination. The physician must have a high index of suspicion based on history or physical examination, such as night time pain or new onset of pain unexplained by trauma. Such subjects must have a measurable PSA level ≥ 4 ng/mL.
- Subjects with findings on other examinations (such as plain x-ray, CT, MRI or bone scintigraphy and others) that are suspicious for bone metastases but not conclusively diagnostic of bone metastases.
- Asymptomatic subjects with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer[1] and biopsy Gleason sum 8 -10 (e.g. scores 3+5, 5+3, 4+4, 4+5, 5+4 or 5+5) prior to treatment.
- Asymptomatic subjects with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer[1] and biopsy Gleason score (4+3) and either PSA level ≥ 20 or palpable disease (cT2b or greater) prior to treatment.
- Asymptomatic subjects with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer[1] with PSA level ≥ 20 and palpable disease (any cT2 or greater) prior to treatment.
- Asymptomatic subjects with a prior history of treated prostate cancer, and rising PSA, with a PSA doubling time < 6 months, and a minimum PSA level ≥ 4 ng/mL
- Asymptomatic subjects with a prior history of treated prostate cancer, and rising PSA while under androgen deprivation therapy, with a clearly measurable PSA doubling time < 6 months (treatment does not need to be discontinued for eligibility).
Notes:
[1] Subjects with newly diagnosed prostate cancer who receive androgen deprivation therapy, for a duration of < 6 months at the time of enrolment, prior to radiation therapy or surgery, remain eligible to participate in this study if they meet these inclusion criteria.
For Breast Cancer:
Subjects (male or female) requiring a bone scan for evaluation of bone metastasis with one (or more) of the following criteria (19-23):
- Symptomatic subjects with clinically suspected bone metastases based on a history of non-joint skeletal pain or non-joint skeletal tenderness on physical examination. The physician must have a high index of suspicion based on history or physical examination, such as night time pain or new onset of pain unexplained by trauma.
- Subjects with findings on other examinations (such as plain x-ray, CT, MRI or bone scintigraphy and others) that are suspicious for bone metastases but not conclusively diagnostic of bone metastases.
- Asymptomatic subjects with newly diagnosed extra-skeletal metastatic breast cancer (stage IV).
- Asymptomatic subjects with elevated serum cancer antigen (CA) 15.3 or alkaline phosphatase and newly diagnosed locally advanced breast cancer (Stage III).
- Asymptomatic subjects with nodal or extra-skeletal metastatic relapse during follow-up after curative-intent therapy.
- Asymptomatic subjects with new elevation of CA 15.3 or alkaline phosphatase during follow-up after curative-intent therapy.
Subject Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy.
- Inability to lie supine for the duration of the imaging studies.
- Subjects previously known for bone metastasis diagnosed by imaging or biopsy.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01930812
Canada, Alberta | |
Edmonton Cross Cancer Institute | |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2 | |
Canada, British Columbia | |
BC Cancer Agency | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6 | |
Canada, Nova Scotia | |
QEII Health Sciences Centre | |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Hamilton Health Sciences Corp. | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5 | |
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6 | |
London Health Sciences Centre | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5 | |
The Ottawa Hospital | |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6 | |
University Health Network | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke | |
Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4 | |
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Montréal | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1 |
Principal Investigator: | Francois Benard, MD | British Columbia Cancer Agency |
Responsible Party: | British Columbia Cancer Agency |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01930812 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MITNEC-A1 |
First Posted: | August 29, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 25, 2019 |
Last Verified: | December 2018 |
18F-NaF PET/CT Bone imaging |
Prostatic Neoplasms Neoplasm Metastasis Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Prostatic Diseases Neoplastic Processes Pathologic Processes Listerine |
Fluorides Sodium Fluoride Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Cariostatic Agents Protective Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Infective Agents, Local Anti-Infective Agents Radiopharmaceuticals Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |