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68Ga-PSMA PET/CT for Prostate Cancer
Study Summary
This trial is studying the safety and effectiveness of using a PET scan to help guide decisions about prostate cancer treatment.
- Prostate Cancer
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Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Trial Design
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- Group 1: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT
- Pivotal Trial - The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
- All Individual Drugs Already Approved - Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
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For whom is this research project meant?
"Researchers are looking for 1500 individuals with prostate cancer who meet the following eligibility criteria: between the ages of 18 and 120, diagnosed with prostate cancer, under a referring physician's care, resident of Canada, male sex, ECOG performance status 0-3 inclusive, able to understand and provide written informed consent, able to tolerate the physical/logistical requirements of a PET/CT scan including lying supine (or prone) for up to 40 minutes and tolerating intravenous cannulation."
Are patients currently being accepted into this trial?
"Although this particular trial is no longer enrolling patients, according to the latest update on clinicaltrials.gov, there are 1377 other active trials that might be of interest."
Are the requirements for this clinical study limited to those over 25 years old?
"To be eligible for this study, participants must be over 18 but not yet 120 years old."
What medical condition does 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT help to improve?
"68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT is most often used to target and treat tumor antigens. However, it can also be administered to patients with suspected metastasis, positron emission tomography, or prostate cancer."
How many people are taking part in this clinical research project?
"Presently, this study is not seeking new participants. This trial was initially posted on July 1st, 2017 and last updated on October 24th, 2022. However, there are other medical trials that may be of interest; 1364 clinical trials for patients with prostate cancer and 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT are actively enrolling right now."
Could you please summarize what we know from prior research about 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT?
"There are a total of 13 clinical trials studying 68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA PET/CT. 1 of these is in Phase 3, while the rest are still gathering data. Most of these trials are based out of Brooklyn, New york but there are 17 total locations running these sorts of tests."
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