Molecular and Whole-body MR Imaging in Lymphomas

NCT02389101 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: T164/2014
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Lymphomas are classified as Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, of which especially the latter represent a heterogeneous group with varying patterns of prognosis, biological behaviour and response to treatment. 18F-FDG PET/CT is useful for staging and response monitoring but has the disadvantage of associated radiation exposure which may not be desirable for young patients. Advanced MRI techniques including diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) are increasingly used for improved lesion detection and characterisation of lymphomas and in the whole-body mode offer a promising radiation-free alternative to CT. Molecular imaging in turn is important in theranostics medicine where detection of therapeutic target is essential. The concept of theranostics has been successfully adapted to management of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) where peptide receptor radiotherapy (PRRT) is offered to patients progressing on treatment with long-acting somatostatin analogues. Recently in the investigator's hospital a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was initially misdiagnosed as NET because of high uptake of 68Ga-DOTANOC in pancreatic tumor at PET/CT. A PubMed search revealed a similar case report in bronchial tumor which turned out to be DLBCL (Jain et al. Clin Nucl Med 2014;39:358-359). Bearing these two cases in mind the investigators now aim to systematically study somatostatin receptor status (ssr) by measuring uptake of 68Ga-DOTANOC with PET/CT in patients with newly diagnosed non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphoma. The imaging findings will be compared to immunohistochemically determined ssr-subtypes 2,3 and 5 obtained from pre-treatment fresh tumor samples and 18F-FDG PET/CT which is part of standard diagnostic evaluation. Furthermore, whole-body MRI with DWI will be performed before, during and after chemotherapy to define the most sensitive and specific imaging method appropriate for routine diagnosis and follow-up. This study has potential implications for future response monitoring and follow-up imaging techniques in patients with malignant lymphoma and provides additional biologic characterization which may be useful for novel therapeutic approaches such as PRRT.

Conditions

Lymphoma; Hodgkin Disease; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Keywords

Lymphoma; 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT; Somatostatin receptor; MRI; Diffusion weighted imaging; Early treatment response

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 68Ga-DOTANOC Uptake in Lymphomas With PET/CT

  Uptake of 68Ga-DOTANOC in lymphoma expressed as SUVmax

  Within 30 days prior to start of chemotherapy

Study Arms (1)

Lymphoma

EXPERIMENTAL

Newly diagnosed lymphoma, all subtypes allowed

Other: 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT; Diffusion weighted MRI

Interventions

68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT; Diffusion weighted MRI OTHER

PET/CT: Radionuclide imaging using short-lived isotope Ga-68; MRI imaging w/o gadolinium contrast

Lymphoma

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age: 18-75 years old
• Language spoken: Finnish or Swedish
• Patients with diagnosed untreated non-Hodgkin's or Hodgkin's lymphoma with measurable disease (the diagnosis is based on radiological, histological and clinical grounds)
• Before treatment CT and FDG-PET performed
• Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study
• The patient signs the appropriate Ethical Committee (EC) approved informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff

You may not qualify if:

• Any medical or psychiatric condition that compromises the subject's ability to participate in the study
• Any other significant disease including liver or renal disease
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Contraindications for MR imaging

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Turku University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Turku University Hospital

Turku, 20521, Finland

Location

Related Publications (12)

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  PMID: 23485231 BACKGROUND

• Ferlay J, Autier P, Boniol M, Heanue M, Colombet M, Boyle P. Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006. Ann Oncol. 2007 Mar;18(3):581-92. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdl498. Epub 2007 Feb 7.

  PMID: 17287242 BACKGROUND

• Gallamini A, Borra A. Role of PET in lymphoma. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2014 Jun;15(2):248-61. doi: 10.1007/s11864-014-0278-4.

  PMID: 24619427 BACKGROUND

• Mayerhoefer ME, Karanikas G, Kletter K, Prosch H, Kiesewetter B, Skrabs C, Porpaczy E, Weber M, Pinker-Domenig K, Berzaczy D, Hoffmann M, Sillaber C, Jaeger U, Mullauer L, Simonitsch-Klupp I, Dolak W, Gaiger A, Ubl P, Lukas J, Raderer M. Evaluation of diffusion-weighted MRI for pretherapeutic assessment and staging of lymphoma: results of a prospective study in 140 patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Jun 1;20(11):2984-93. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-3355. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

  PMID: 24696320 BACKGROUND

• Reubi JC, Waser B, van Hagen M, Lamberts SW, Krenning EP, Gebbers JO, Laissue JA. In vitro and in vivo detection of somatostatin receptors in human malignant lymphomas. Int J Cancer. 1992 Apr 1;50(6):895-900. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910500613.

  PMID: 1348240 BACKGROUND

• Lugtenburg PJ, Krenning EP, Valkema R, Oei HY, Lamberts SW, Eijkemans MJ, van Putten WL, Lowenberg B. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy useful in stage I-II Hodgkin's disease: more extended disease identified. Br J Haematol. 2001 Mar;112(4):936-44. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02583.x.

  PMID: 11298588 BACKGROUND

• Ferone D, Hofland LJ, Colao A, Lamberts SW, van Hagen PM. Neuroendocrine aspects of immunolymphoproliferative diseases. Ann Oncol. 2001;12 Suppl 2:S125-30. doi: 10.1093/annonc/12.suppl_2.s125.

  PMID: 11762338 BACKGROUND

• Ferone D, Semino C, Boschetti M, Cascini GL, Minuto F, Lastoria S. Initial staging of lymphoma with octreotide and other receptor imaging agents. Semin Nucl Med. 2005 Jul;35(3):176-85. doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2005.03.001.

  PMID: 16098291 BACKGROUND

• Kwekkeboom DJ, Mueller-Brand J, Paganelli G, Anthony LB, Pauwels S, Kvols LK, O'dorisio TM, Valkema R, Bodei L, Chinol M, Maecke HR, Krenning EP. Overview of results of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with 3 radiolabeled somatostatin analogs. J Nucl Med. 2005 Jan;46 Suppl 1:62S-6S.

  PMID: 15653653 BACKGROUND

• Reubi JC, Schar JC, Waser B, Wenger S, Heppeler A, Schmitt JS, Macke HR. Affinity profiles for human somatostatin receptor subtypes SST1-SST5 of somatostatin radiotracers selected for scintigraphic and radiotherapeutic use. Eur J Nucl Med. 2000 Mar;27(3):273-82. doi: 10.1007/s002590050034.

  PMID: 10774879 BACKGROUND

• Wild D, Schmitt JS, Ginj M, Macke HR, Bernard BF, Krenning E, De Jong M, Wenger S, Reubi JC. DOTA-NOC, a high-affinity ligand of somatostatin receptor subtypes 2, 3 and 5 for labelling with various radiometals. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2003 Oct;30(10):1338-47. doi: 10.1007/s00259-003-1255-5. Epub 2003 Aug 21.

  PMID: 12937948 BACKGROUND

• Jain S, Sharma P, Dhull VS, Bal C, Kumar R. Lymphoma as a second malignancy in a patient with neuroendocrine tumor: mimicking dedifferentiation on dual-tracer PET/CT with 68Ga-DOTANOC and 18F-FDG. Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Apr;39(4):358-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31828e98c5.

  PMID: 24217543 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lymphoma; Hodgkin Disease; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Heikki Minn, MD
• Organization: Turku Univesrity Hospital, Turku, Finland

heikki.minn@utu.fi

+35823130000

Study Officials

• Juhani Knuuti, M.D., Ph.D.

  Turku PET Centre

  STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, Chief Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2014
• First Posted: March 17, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 5, 2019
• Results First Posted: August 5, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FI (1)