Clinical trial · Interventional
18F-fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT for Breast Cancer
18F-fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT Compared To Standard-of-Care Imaging In Patients With Breast Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The standard of care imaging of breast cancer metastases recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), CT of the chest/abdomen/pelvis and bone scan, may be suboptimal. 18F-fluoroestradiol (FES) is a novel PET tracer designed to detect estrogen receptors, which are often expressed in breast cancers. FES PET/CT may provide improved evaluation of metastases in patients with ER-positive breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18F-fluoroestradiol PET/CT | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Initial Staging
- description
- FES PET/CT will be compared to CT/bone scan for detection of unsuspected distant metastases in patients with ER-positive locally advanced breast cancer
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: 18F-fluoroestradiol PET/CT
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Suspected disease recurrence
- description
- FES PET/CT will be compared to CT/bone scan for detection of unsuspected distant metastases in patients with ER-positive breast cancer and suspected disease recurrence
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: 18F-fluoroestradiol PET/CT
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Detection of unsuspected distant metastases
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female ≥ 18 years of age. 2. Histologically confirmed ER-positve breast cancer. Any pathology from a primary or metastatic breast cancer site demonstrating ER-positivity will be allowed. 3. ECOG performance status 0 to 2 4. Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study. 5. Either: 1. For cohort 1: Stage 2B-3C locally advanced disease and plan for CT/bone scan systemic staging or 2. For cohort 2: Suspected recurrent disease and plan for CT/bone scan systemic staging Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding 2. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. 3. Patients who cannot undergo PET/CT scanning because of weight limits. PET/CT scanners may not be able to function with patients over 450 pounds. 4. Selective ER Modulators (SERMs) such as tamoxifen and Selective ER Degraders (SERDs) such as fulvestrant may reduce detection of ER-positive lesions by FES. Thus, exclusion criteria specify that patients must be withdrawn from Selective ER Modifiers for at least 8 weeks and withdrawn from Selective ER Degraders for for least 24 weeks prior to performance of the FES PET/CT.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDMiller R, Battle M, Wangerin K, Huff DT, Weisman AJ, Chen S, Perk TG, Ulaner GA. Evaluating Automated Tools for Lesion Detection on 18F Fluoroestradiol PET/CT Images and Assessment of Concordance with Standard-of-Care Imaging in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025 May;7(3):e240253. doi: 10.1148/rycan.240253. PMID 40314583
- DERIVEDUlaner GA, Silverstein M, Nangia C, Tetef M, Vandermolen L, Coleman C, Khan S, MacDonald H, Patel T, Techasith T, Mauguen A. ER-Targeted PET for Initial Staging and Suspected Recurrence in ER-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2423435. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23435. PMID 39058489