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NCT Number: NCT01655745

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study for Staging of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

This prospective pilot study will enroll 30 patients with cT2/T3-N0-M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder for whom radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection is planned. This pilot study is designed to provide preliminary information on the accuracy of [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography MRI (FDG-PET-MRI) in the staging of muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Bladder Cancer Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Male Urogenital Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Urinary Bladder Diseases Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Urologic Diseases Urologic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

About this study

This prospective pilot study will enroll 30 patients with cT2/T3-N0-M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder for whom radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection is planned. This pilot study is designed to provide preliminary information on the accuracy of [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography MRI (FDG-PET-MRI) in the staging of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. All patients will undergo baseline FDG-PET-MRI and routine (standard of care) contrast enhanced abdominal/pelvic multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). The imaging results will ultimately be compared to final pathology as the gold standard. If the accuracy of FDG-PET-MRI is improved as compared to standard MDCT, the investigators plan to conduct a larger follow-up study to confirm the results of this pilot study. In addition, this pilot study will set the stage for the evaluation of novel PET tracers in the imaging of bladder cancer.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ≥ 18 years of age (no upper age limit)
  • Informed consent obtained and signed
  • cT2/T3-N0-M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder
  • Planned radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection
  • No known local regional or distant metastatic disease
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to FDG-PET-MRI

Exclusion criteria

  • History of severe reaction to contrast-enhanced CT scan
  • Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
  • Inability to tolerate PET and/or MRI
  • Presence of pacemaker or intracranial aneurysm clip
  • Serum creatinine >1.8 mg/dL OR GFR < 30mL/min
  • Pregnant or lactating female
  • Inability to lie flat for >1 hour
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) >35
  • History of a prior malignancy within past 5 years are excluded unless they have been disease free for 3 or more years or unless they have a completely resected non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study

Treatment and study plan

FDG PET/MR

Procedure

All patients will undergo a gadolinium enhanced MRI with simultaneous acquisition of FDG-PET prior to planned radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection

Other names: Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography MRI

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity and specificity of the FDG-PET-MRI for staging of muscle-invasive bladder cancer

    Time frame: 3 years

    The sensitivity and specificity of the FDG-PET-MRI for staging of muscle-invasive bladder will be evaluated by using the pathology from the radical cystectomy and lymph node dissection specimen or biopsy as the reference standard. The sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET-MRI will be compared to conventional CT performed in all patients in this pilot study and FDG-PET-CT.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Association of FDG-PET-MRI with RFS, DSS and OS in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

    Time frame: 3 years

    A positive FDG-PET-MRI or routine contrast enhanced abdominal/pelvic MDCT will be defined as evidence of metastatic disease as follows: 1) regionally, in the pelvic lymph nodes; or 2) distantly, to bone, lung, viscera or lymph nodes outside of the pelvis. OS will be defined as the time from the PET-MRI to the date of death from any cause. DSS will be defined from the date of PET-MRI to the date of death from disease. RFS will be defined as the time from the date of PET-MRI to recurrence or death from disease.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

LCCC 1209: Pilot Study of [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FDG-PET-MRI) for Staging of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2019
First posted
Aug 2, 2012
Registry last updated
Oct 31, 2019

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