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Clinical trialNCT01240551CompletedPhase 2Interventional

F-18 Sodium Fluoride in Prostate Cancer

SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Enrollment60Prostate Neoplasm
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Summary

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Background: \- Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a common compound that is found in various foods and can be used to increase bone strength. When this compound is added to a small dose of radiation (F-18), it collects in the bones, with higher amounts in areas where the bone is rapidly changing, such as the site of a healing fracture or a tumor. By giving F-18 NaF before a combined positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) scan, researchers hope to be able to better measure the changes in the bone that may indicate that a certain type of cancer (such as prostate cancer) has spread to the bones. Objectives: * To evaluate the effectiveness of F-18 NaF in imaging studies to measure bone tumors and their change over time and compare with clinical course, in individuals with prostate cancer. * To determine the smallest amount of change in the bone tumors that F-18 NaF can accurately measure. Eligibility: \- Men at least 18 years of age who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and have had imaging studies to determine whether the cancer has spread to their bones. Both patients with and without known bone involvement will be enrolled. Design: * Participants will be screened with a physical examination, medical history, and imaging studies, and will provide baseline blood samples to evaluate kidney function. * For the study, participants will have two F-18 NaF PET/CT scans on separate days for baseline. These repeat scans will be used to determine the amount of change that is due to the imaging process alone (i.e. not due to the disease getting better or worse. Participants will receive a dose of F-18 NaF intravenously, and will have PET/CT scanning over the body (mid ear to upper thighs) over 1 hour, the body followed by a complete whole-body PET/CT scan at approximately 2 hours after F-18 NaF injection. Participants will be watched closely for side effects from the F-18 NaF until the scans are done, and will be asked to drink plenty of water to void the F-18 NaF from the body after the scans. * As a followup study, participants will have two more F-18 NaF PET/CT scans, one 4 to 8 months after the first scans and then one 10 to 14 months after the first scans. Participants will provide additional blood samples before the followup scans.

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Sites

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United States
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Drugs studied

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F-18 NaF
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
30 Nov 2010
Primary completion
31 May 2013
Completion
31 May 2013
Last update posted
6 Nov 2017
Registered enrollment
60
Registry id
NCT01240551

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 11 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.