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Non-Invasive Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging of Lymphoma, Leukemia and Metastatic Lymph Nodes


N/A
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Head and Neck Cancers

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Trial Information

Non-Invasive Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging of Lymphoma, Leukemia and Metastatic Lymph Nodes


Inclusion Criteria:



- Participant is 18 years of age or older.

- Participant is scheduled for standard clinical 18F-FDG PET/CT scan or 131I therapy
within the Nuclear Medicine Service at Main Hospital.

- Patients must have pathologic lymph node metastases in the neck, axillary or inguinal
area (do not need to be biopsy proven) from either leukemias, lymphomas: , Head and
Neck cancers (e.g. tonsillar, nasopharynx, tongue carcinoma, breast cancer or
melanoma;or lymphoma or tonsillar or squamous cell carcinoma with metastases in the
neck region for PET/CT imaging, or thyroid cancer for thyroid ablation therapy. Any
other more infrequent cancer metastasizing with nodal metastasis in the neck, axilla
and inguinal regions to cervical lymph nodes is eligible as well as the primary goal
is to image pathological (i.e. hypermetabolic) lymph nodes.

- Patients with hypermetabolic activity and uptake in the neck,axilla, breast and
inguinal region on scan, defined visually as significant lesion suspicious for
malignancy by a nuclear medicine physician or trainee.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients imaged for Cerenkov luminescence are going to be required to be in a
darkened enclosure for at least 10 minutes and sit still during image acquisition,
potentially covered by a dark cloth in case that the ambient light level remains too
high for the ultra-sensitive camera. Any conditions that would prevent this will
exclude the patients.

- There are no other past medical, physiological or demographic concerns. This includes
any patients with skin blemishes that are present at the dermis over the tumor, as
these are of particular interest for use of this technique.

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Outcome Measure:

feasibility of clinical Cerenkov imaging

Outcome Description:

is to assess the feasibility of clinical Cerenkov luminescence imaging using current clinical radiotracers (18F-FDG and 131I) and a highly sensitive camera.

Outcome Time Frame:

2 years

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Jan Grimm, MD, PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

12-050

NCT ID:

NCT01664936

Start Date:

August 2012

Completion Date:

August 2014

Related Keywords:

  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • 18F-FDG PET/CT scan
  • 131I therapy
  • Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging
  • 12-050
  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Metastatic Lymph Nodes
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma

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Location

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York  10021