Novel PET/CT Agents and MRS/MRI in Prostate CA and High Risk Prostate Cancer: An Inter-SPORE Collaboration

Prostate cancer imaging using traditional anatomic modalities including CT, MR, and ultrasound is limited. Improvement in current imaging modalities or development of new ones should be a priority in prostate cancer research. Optimal treatment varies considerably for patients with different staging characterizations and new imaging methods that more accurately stage patients could lead to more appropriate treatment. The objective of this study is to obtain preliminary, comparative data on new, promising imaging methods for prostate cancer. PET/CT imaging using 11C-choline,11C-acetate, and Y86 or 18F-Adenosylcobalamin and MRI spectroscopy (MRS) of prostate cancer will be compared. Direct comparison of these imaging methods has never been done and Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins are uniquely able to conduct such a trial as an inter-SPORE collaboration.

Sex

Male

Minimum age

18 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Males 18 years of age or older
* Patients who have completed staging CT and/or bone scan as part of their routine workup
* Patients with bulky metastatic prostate cancer who have 5 or more lesions suspicious for distant metastases as determined by routine CT and/or bone scans that are untreated by radiation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are less than 6 weeks post operative for Greenfield filter placement
* Patients with metallic surgical implants including pacemaker implants, cochlear implants, dentures held in place by magnets imbedded in the gums and aneurysm clips except those inserted at Mayo and only those inserted after October of 1994 and /or metal fragments in the body including metal fragments in the eyes