Clinical trial · Interventional
18F-MFBG PET Imaging of the Norepinephrine Transporter in Neural Crest and Neuroendocrine Tumors
18F-MFBG PET Imaging of the Norepinephrine Transporter in Neural Crest and Neuroendocrine Tumors: a Phase I PET/CT Study
NCT04258592CI-TRIAL-00060287terminatedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Insufficient recruitment
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential and feasibility of 18F-metafluorobenzylguanidine (18F-MFBG) positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with neural crest and neuroendocrine tumors.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neural Crest Tumor | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neuroendocrine Tumors | Neuroendocrine Tumor | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| (18F)MFBG | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| PET/CT | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Venous blood samples | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Patients
- description
- A single dose of 18F-MFBG will be intravenously injected in 10 patients with neural crest tumors or neuroendocrine tumors. Adult patients will first undergo a dynamic PET scan, followed by whole-body PET/CT scans at various time points for a pharmacokinetics study and efficacy assessment. Pediatric patients will undergo, depending on what is feasible for the child, at least 1 and up to 2 static whole-body PET/CTs. In patients 12 years or older, also a dynamic PET scan can be performed.
- interventionNames
- Drug: (18F)MFBG
- Device: PET/CT
- Other: Venous blood samples
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Confirmation of 18F-MFBG as a hNET imaging agent in patients with neural crest and neuroendocrine tumors.
- timeFrame
- 20 months
- description
- The primary endpoint will be met if in 8 out of 10 patients, at least 80% of the known positive lesions on 123I-MIBG imaging is visualized.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 1 Year
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject is aged 1 year or older * Signed Informed Consent by the participant (adult) or his/her parents or legal guardian (minors) * Subject is diagnosed with a neural crest tumor or neuroendocrine tumor * Subject is judged to be in good general condition by the investigator on the basis of medical history, physical examination including vital signs and clinical laboratory tests, besides the diagnosis of a neural crest tumor * Subject should have a routine clinical 123I-MIBG scintigraphy (planar + SPECT/CT) performed within 6 months prior to the inclusion visit or scheduled within 3 months after the inclusion visit * Adult female subjects should be post-menopausal or surgically sterile or using effective contraceptive with negative pregnancy test. Minor female participants of childbearing potential that are sexually active should be using effective contraceptive with negative pregnancy test Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has a previous or ongoing recurrent or chronic disease, other than a neural crest tumor, at high risk to interfere with the evaluation of the trial according to the judgement of the investigator, e.g. known gastro-intestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, metabolic or hormonal disease, cancer, major neurological or convulsive disorder or any psychiatric disease * Subject is currently, or within two weeks prior to the inclusion visit, a user (including ''recreational use'') of any illicit drugs, including cannabis, or has a history of drug or alcohol abuse * Subject is unable to refrain from smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day during the study * Subject has had exposure to ionizing radiation (\> 1 mSv) in other research studies within the last 12 months * Subject suffers from claustrophobia or cannot tolerate confinement during PET/CT scanning procedures * Adult subject cannot lie still for 45 minutes inside the scanner. Minor participant cannot lie still for the duration of at least one whole-body PET/CT, varying from 15 to 30 minutes depending on the length of the child, except for children who will be sedated for one scan * Subject is unwilling to avoid unusual, unaccustomed, or strenuous physical activity (i.e. weight lifting, running, bicycling) from the time of the selection visit until the final safety telephone follow-up interview * Subject or his/her parents or legal guardian in case of minors, does not understand the study procedure * Subject is unwilling or unable to perform all of the study procedures, or is considered unsuitable in any way by the principal investigator. * Subject is potentially pregnant (serum and urinary hCG test will be performed in women where pregnancy is not excluded) or is breast-feeding * Subject has recently (\< 30 days or 5 times the plasma half-life of the investigated drug, whichever is longest) participated or is simultaneously participating in another prospective interventional clinical trial * Subject has a history of multiple and/or severe allergies to drugs or food * Subject underwent surgery between the selection and inclusion visit * Adult subject is mentally or legally incapacitated
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDPauwels E, Celen S, Baete K, Koole M, Bechter O, Bex M, Renard M, Clement PM, Jentjens S, Serdons K, Van Laere K, Bormans G, Deroose CM. [18F] MFBG PET imaging: biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and comparison with [123I] MIBG in neural crest tumour patients. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 Mar;50(4):1134-1145. doi: 10.1007/s00259-022-06046-7. Epub 2022 Nov 26. PMID 36435928
- DERIVEDPauwels E, Celen S, Vandamme M, Leysen W, Baete K, Bechter O, Bex M, Serdons K, Van Laere K, Bormans G, Deroose CM. Improved resolution and sensitivity of [18F]MFBG PET compared with [123I]MIBG SPECT in a patient with a norepinephrine transporter-expressing tumour. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Jan;48(1):313-315. doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-04830-x. Epub 2020 May 8. No abstract available. PMID 32385645