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Diagnostic Test

PSMA PET/CT for Cancer

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediate
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if two different types of PET scans can be used to detect and stage a type of cancer that expresses a certain protein.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediate
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediate for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Confirm PSMA PET uptake in tumors studied

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: PSMA PET/CTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
One (1) PSMA PET/CT scan with with either PSMA-11 or DCFPyL
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PSMA PET/CT
2018
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General HospitalLead Sponsor
55 Previous Clinical Trials
21,157 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What potential risks may arise from PSMA PET/CT procedures?

"The safety of PSMA PET/CT was assigned a score of 2, as this is currently in its Phase 2 trial period. As such there is some data verifying the medication's security but no evidence yet to verify efficacy."

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Who qualifies to partake in this research initiative?

"A total of 150 individuals between the ages of 18 to 120 who are currently struggling with malignancies will be admitted into this clinical trial. To participate, they must have an ECOG performance status rating from 0-3 and remain under a referring physician's care. Furthermore, it is required that participants can comfortably tolerate physical/logistical requirements such as 40 minutes spent laying supine with arms above their head and intravenous cannulation."

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Is there an age limit on the enrollment of participants in this research endeavor?

"The prerequisites for participation in this research study specify that volunteers must be between 18 to 120 years old. Additionally, there exist 60 trials exclusively for minors and 429 studies focusing on seniors."

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Is enrollment for this clinical investigation open at the moment?

"As per clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not presently looking for individuals to join. The first posting was on July 25th 2019 and the latest update arrived in December 2021. While this study is inactive at present, 482 other studies are recruiting patients currently."

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~1 spots leftby Mar 2025