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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.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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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
What is being tested?
NaF PET/CT Imaging, 99mTc-medronate whole body bone scan with SPECT and 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF)
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

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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 groups in NCT01930812
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
18F-NaF PET Imaging for Bone ScintigraphyExperimentalAll 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.

  1. 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)
  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.

  1. First posted29 Aug 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2014
  3. Primary completionMar 2017
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2019

Resources

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)
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

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.

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