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Brain MetastasesPhase 2CONCORDANTNCT05554302

Characterization of 18F-Fluciclovine PET Amino Acid Radiotracer in Resected Brain Metastasis

A Phase 2 study testing 18F-Fluciclovine in people with Brain Metastases and Brain Cancer, run by Baptist Health South Florida at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

This study is for patients who have had surgery to remove brain metastasis and are planned to have stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after their brain surgery. It will be optional for patients to have a pre-surgery 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT scan. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Brain Metastases, Brain Cancer
What is being tested?
18F-Fluciclovine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
10 Jan 2023to Jan 2030
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Performance status, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-3
  • Radiographic diagnosis of brain metastasis
  • Patient planned for surgical intervention for at least 1 metastasis
  • Patient planned for postoperative SRS
  • Male or female patients of reproductive potential need to employ two highly effective and acceptable forms of contraception for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and agreement to use such a method during study participation and for an additional 1 week after post-treatment 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT. Highly effective and acceptable forms of contraception are:
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  • Male condom plus spermicide
  • Cap plus spermicide
  • Diaphragm plus spermicide
  • Copper T
  • Progesterone T
  • Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (e.g., Mirena®)
  • Implants
  • Hormone shot or injection
  • Combined pill
  • Mini-pill
  • Patch
  • Postmenopausal people on the study (that will not need contraception) is defined as at least one of the following:
  • Amenorrhoeic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments
  • Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range for women under 50
  • Radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses > 1 year ago
  • Chemotherapy-induced menopause with >1 year interval since last menses
  • Surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).

Who cannot join

  • Prior anaphylactic reaction to 18F-Fluciclovine
  • Evidence of leptomeningeal disease
  • Prior whole-brain radiation therapy
  • Contraindication to MRI (e.g., due to safety reasons, such as presence of a pacemaker)
  • Pregnant at the expected time of 18F-fluciclovine administration
  • Expecting to be breastfeeding at the time of 18F-Fluciclovine and unwilling to stop breast-feeding for 24 hours. Temporary cessation of breastfeeding 24 hours after the time of imaging is allowed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Rupesh R Kotecha, M.D. contact

17865962000

rupeshk@baptisthealth.net

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida

    Miami, Florida, 33176

    Rupesh Kotecha, MD, 786-527-7642, RupeshK@baptisthealth.net

    Rupesh Kotecha, MD

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About this study

This study is for patients who have had surgery to remove brain metastasis and are planned to have stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after their brain surgery. It will be optional for patients to have a pre-surgery 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT scan. The goal of the study is to determine whether a specific imaging agent, known as 18F-Fluciclovine, will help physicians evaluate the extent of surgery and determine if there is any visible tumor above what MRI alone can identify as well as improve the physicians' ability to detect recurring disease. This agent (18F-Fluciclovine) is investigational for the imaging of brain metastases.

Being tested
18F-Fluciclovine
Keywords
Brain metastases, Brain cancer, Stereotactic radiosurgery
Medical subject headings
Brain Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 18F-FluciclovineDrug

    Patients will receive 5-mCi dose (+/- 20%) of 18F-Fluciclovine intravenously as a bolus injection. They will be required to fast for at least four hours prior to 18F-Fluciclovine injection. Patients will be positioned for PET/CT brain imaging and will be injected with 18F-Fluciclovine immediately prior to PET data acquisition. PET data will be collected in list mode up to 25 minutes post-injection. PET images will be reconstructed in two ways: as a standard static image of data acquired between 10 to 20 minutes post-injection, and as a dynamic series of four 5-minute frames between 5 to 25 minutes post-injection to allow for motion assessment and correction and time-dependent observations.

Study groups in NCT05554302
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PET/CT, MRIExperimentalAll patients will obtain an 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT scan in addition to the planning MRI at the time of SRS treatment (approximately 2-4 weeks after resection). The value of 18F-Fluciclovine in addition to structural information from the MRI will be analyzed. Patients will continue to undergo 18F-Fluciclovine in addition to MRI during routine follow-up to determine the ability of 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT to identify areas at risk for marginal failure, monitor resection beds for tumor control, identify patients at risk for disease recurrence, and detect patterns of failure.
Receives: Drug: 18F-Fluciclovine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in conformality index of tumor target volume delineation

    The tumor target volume (post-operative cavity and any residual or recurrent disease) will be delineated by post-operative MRI only. A second target volume will be generated using the 18F-Fluciclovine PET-defined volume. The conformality index is calculated by comparing the PET-defined tumor volume with MRI-defined tumor volume. Non-overlapping and overlapping regions regions of PET tumor volume and MRI tumor volume will be used to calculate conformality indices.

    Measured: 3 weeks, 6 and 12 months

  2. Change in PET scan standardized uptake value (SUV) parameters

    The standardized uptake value (SUV) parameters of SUVpeak, SUVmean, and SUVmax will be measured to determine if they correlate tumor volume and can predict risk of recurrence.

    Measured: 3 weeks, 6 and 12 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Time to local failure

    Each lesion will be followed from pre-treatment PET to local failure or re-retreatment; death; 12 months from pre-treatment PET; lost-to follow-up, discontinuation, or withdrawal; or end of study. In the event that a patient has more than one study eligible lesion, the patient will discontinue follow up after all lesions progress, or will be censored as above. Death will be treated as a competing event.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Sep 2022
  2. Study start10 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completionJan 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2030 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05554302
Sponsor's protocol ID
2021-KOT-003
Acronym
CONCORDANT
Status last verified
Nov 2025
First submitted
16 Sep 2022
Last updated
1 Dec 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Kotecha R, Gondi V, Ahluwalia MS, Brastianos PK, Mehta MP. Recent advances in managing brain metastasis. F1000Res. 2018 Nov 9;7:F1000 Faculty Rev-1772. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.15903.1. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 30473769
  • Kotecha R, Ahluwalia MS, Siomin V, McDermott MW. Surgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Systemic Therapy in the Management of Operable Brain Metastasis. Neurol Clin. 2022 May;40(2):421-436. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.11.002. Epub 2022 Mar 31.

    PubMed 35465884
  • Soltys JS, Wilson SE. Directional sensitivity of velocity sense in the lumbar spine. J Appl Biomech. 2008 Aug;24(3):244-51. doi: 10.1123/jab.24.3.244.

    PubMed 18843154
  • Choi HJ, Choi SK, Lim YJ. Radiosurgical techniques and clinical outcomes of gamma knife radiosurgery for brainstem arteriovenous malformations. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2012 Dec;52(6):534-40. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2012.52.6.534. Epub 2012 Dec 31.

    PubMed 23346325
  • Jhaveri J, Chowdhary M, Zhang X, Press RH, Switchenko JM, Ferris MJ, Morgan TM, Roper J, Dhabaan A, Elder E, Eaton BR, Olson JJ, Curran WJ, Shu HG, Crocker IR, Patel KR. Does size matter? Investigating the optimal planning target volume margin for postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery to resected brain metastases. J Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 1;130(3):797-803. doi: 10.3171/2017.9.JNS171735. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

    PubMed 29676690
  • Gui C, Moore J, Grimm J, Kleinberg L, McNutt T, Shen C, Chen L, Bettegowda C, Lim M, Redmond KJ. Local recurrence patterns after postoperative stereotactic radiation surgery to resected brain metastases: A quantitative analysis to guide target delineation. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2018 Nov-Dec;8(6):388-396. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 26.

    PubMed 30029965
  • Shi S, Sandhu N, Jin M, Wang E, Liu E, Jaoude JA, Schofield K, Zhang C, Gibbs IC, Hancock SL, Chang SD, Li G, Gephart MH, Pollom EL, Soltys SG. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Resected Brain Metastases: Does the Surgical Corridor Need to be Targeted? Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep-Oct;10(5):e363-e371. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.04.009. Epub 2020 May 16.

    PubMed 32428766
  • Soliman H, Ruschin M, Angelov L, Brown PD, Chiang VLS, Kirkpatrick JP, Lo SS, Mahajan A, Oh KS, Sheehan JP, Soltys SG, Sahgal A. Consensus Contouring Guidelines for Postoperative Completely Resected Cavity Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Feb 1;100(2):436-442. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.09.047. Epub 2017 Oct 4.

    PubMed 29157748
  • Galldiks N, Langen KJ. Amino acid PET in neuro-oncology: applications in the clinic. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2017 May;17(5):395-397. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2017.1302799. Epub 2017 Mar 11. No abstract available.

    PubMed 28277832
  • Albert NL, Weller M, Suchorska B, Galldiks N, Soffietti R, Kim MM, la Fougere C, Pope W, Law I, Arbizu J, Chamberlain MC, Vogelbaum M, Ellingson BM, Tonn JC. Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology working group and European Association for Neuro-Oncology recommendations for the clinical use of PET imaging in gliomas. Neuro Oncol. 2016 Sep;18(9):1199-208. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/now058. Epub 2016 Apr 21.

    PubMed 27106405
  • Okudaira H, Shikano N, Nishii R, Miyagi T, Yoshimoto M, Kobayashi M, Ohe K, Nakanishi T, Tamai I, Namiki M, Kawai K. Putative transport mechanism and intracellular fate of trans-1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid in human prostate cancer. J Nucl Med. 2011 May;52(5):822-9. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.110.086074.

    PubMed 21536930
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    PubMed 21958853
  • Ono M, Oka S, Okudaira H, Schuster DM, Goodman MM, Kawai K, Shirakami Y. Comparative evaluation of transport mechanisms of trans-1-amino-3-[(1)(8)F]fluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid and L-[methyl-(1)(1)C]methionine in human glioma cell lines. Brain Res. 2013 Oct 16;1535:24-37. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.08.037. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

    PubMed 23994214
  • Doi Y, Kanagawa M, Maya Y, Tanaka A, Oka S, Nakata N, Toyama M, Matsumoto H, Shirakami Y. Evaluation of trans-1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid accumulation in low-grade glioma in chemically induced rat models: PET and autoradiography compared with morphological images and histopathological findings. Nucl Med Biol. 2015 Aug;42(8):664-72. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.04.008. Epub 2015 May 7.

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    PubMed 23701701

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing 18F-Fluciclovine in people with Brain Metastases and Brain Cancer, run by Baptist Health South Florida at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 23 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Rupesh R Kotecha, M.D. (17865962000, rupeshk@baptisthealth.net), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in conformality index of tumor target volume delineation (time frame: 3 weeks, 6 and 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT05554302, which also lists 23 linked publications.

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 1 Dec 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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