Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate CancerPhase 3NCT01930812
18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy
A Phase 3 study testing NaF PET/CT Imaging, 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT and 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) in people with Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate Cancer, run by British Columbia Cancer Agency at 10 sites in Canada.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to compare, in patients with prostate or breast cancer, the accuracy of 18F-NaF PET imaging to 99mTc whole body bone scans with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate Cancer
- What is being tested?
- NaF PET/CT Imaging, 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT and 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF)
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 286 participants
- Where
- 10 sitesCanada
- Study dates
- Jul 2014to 31 Mar 2019
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
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.
Trial locations and contacts
10 sites in 1 country.
10 sites in 1 country
Canada10 sites
Edmonton Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Fleurimont, Quebec, J1H 5N4
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9
Hamilton Health Sciences Corp.
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, N6A 5A5
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6
About this study
Official title: 18F- Sodium Fluoride PET Imaging as a Replacement for Bone Scintigraphy
The purpose of this study is to compare, in patients with prostate or breast cancer, the accuracy of 18F-NaF PET imaging to 99mTc whole body bone scans with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Read the detailed description
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.
- Being tested
- NaF PET/CT Imaging, 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT, 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF)
- Keywords
- 18F-NaF PET/CT, Bone imaging
- Medical subject headings
- Prostatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NaF PET/CT ImagingProcedure or surgery
Diagnostic imaging test that is considered investigational
99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECTProcedure or surgery
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.
18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF)Drug
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
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy | Experimental | 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. Receives: Procedure: NaF PET/CT Imaging; Procedure: 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT; Drug: 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
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.
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.
Measured: At the 24 month post PET/CT follow-up physical examination.
Secondary outcomes (1)
The secondary outcome is to monitor the short-term side-effects following 18F-NaF PET/CT to assess for adverse drug reactions
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.
Measured: 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)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Aug 2013 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2014
- Primary completionMar 2017
- Study completion31 Mar 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 286 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Francois Benard, MD, Principal investigator, British Columbia Cancer Agency
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01930812
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MITNEC-A1
- Status last verified
- Dec 2018
- First submitted
- 20 Aug 2013
- Last updated
- 25 Apr 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Benard F, Harsini S, Wilson D, Zukotynski K, Abikhzer G, Turcotte E, Cossette M, Metser U, Romsa J, Martin M, Mar C, Saad F, Soucy JP, Eigl BJ, Black P, Krauze A, Burrell S, Nichol A, Tardif JC. Intra-individual comparison of 18F-sodium fluoride PET-CT and 99mTc bone scintigraphy with SPECT in patients with prostate cancer or breast cancer at high risk for skeletal metastases (MITNEC-A1): a multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Dec;23(12):1499-1507. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00642-8. Epub 2022 Nov 4.
PubMed 36343655
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Apr 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- 18F- Sodium Fluoride PET Imaging as a Replacement for Bone Scintigraphy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01930812
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MITNEC-A1
- Keywords
- 18F-NaF PET/CT, Bone imaging
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 286 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer AgencyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Study start
- Jul 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Mar 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Aug 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to compare, in patients with prostate or breast cancer, the accuracy of 18F-NaF PET imaging to 99mTc whole body bone scans with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Detailed description
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 design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy | Experimental | Procedure: NaF PET/CT Imaging, Procedure: 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT, Drug: 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF)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. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| NaF PET/CT ImagingDiagnostic imaging test that is considered investigational | Procedure or surgery | 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy |
| 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT99mTc-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. | Procedure or surgery | 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy |
| 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 | Drug | 18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone Scintigraphy |
Primary outcome
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.
1 secondary outcome
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)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Apr 2019.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36343655Benard F, Harsini S, Wilson D, Zukotynski K, Abikhzer G, Turcotte E, Cossette M, Metser U, Romsa J, Martin M, Mar C, Saad F, Soucy JP, Eigl BJ, Black P, Krauze A, Burrell S, Nichol A, Tardif JC. Intra-individual comparison of 18F-sodium fluoride PET-CT and 99mTc bone scintigraphy with SPECT in patients with prostate cancer or breast cancer at high risk for skeletal metastases (MITNEC-A1): a multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Dec;23(12):1499-1507. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00642-8. Epub 2022 Nov 4.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Francois Benard, MD principal investigator
British Columbia Cancer Agency
10 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing NaF PET/CT Imaging, 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT and 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) in people with Bone Metastases From Breast or Prostate Cancer, run by British Columbia Cancer Agency at 10 sites in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Apr 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 10 sites in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
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.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01930812, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Apr 2019.