Value of [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI in the Assessment of Liver Cirrhosis
Technical Development and Clinical Validation of a Comprehensive One-stop Shop Assessment of the Cirrhotic Liver With [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI
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Brief Summary
A total of fifty-five (55) patients with liver cirrhosis will be enrolled in this study to produce and validate dedicated Ga-PSMA-PET/MRI acquisition protocols. The specific hypotheses include:
- Ga-PSMA PET/MRI may allow robust and reproducible noninvasive in vivo quantitation of hepatic macro and microhemodynamics in cirrhotic patients
- Dedicated simultaneously acquired DWI sequences might quantitate liver fibrosis and improve hemodynamic quantitation.
- Ga-PSMA PET/MRI may allow noninvasive and reproducible quantitation of portal venous hypertension and predict its evolution, as well as response to treatments
- Ga-PSMA PET/MRI may improve noninvasive and reproducible qualitative and quantitative assessment of liver function, structure, nodules and predict evolution of cirrhosis
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Dec 2023
Typical duration for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 10, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 2, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 20, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 19, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 19, 2026
September 26, 2025
September 1, 2025
3 years
February 2, 2024
September 23, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Assessment of LI-RADS with Ga-PSMA-PET/MRI
PET, MRI, and fused PET/MRI images will be evaluated to determine the effect of contrast-enhanced Ga-PSMA/PETMRI on evaluating liver nodules. Images will be evaluated at least 4 weeks apart from each other to reduce recall bias. Each lesion described by the readers of the imaging modalities will then be classified accordingly into true positive, false positive, true negative, or false negative. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value will then be computed using adequate proportions as estimates.
1-2 Months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Quantification of Macro- and Microperfusion in Cirrhotic Liver with Ga-PSMA-PET/MRI
1-2 months
Quantification of liver fibrosis with Ga-PSMA-PET/MRI vs. MRI and stand-alone PET
1-2 months
PET/MR protocol in liver cirrhosis
12 months
Study Arms (1)
Cirrhosis
55 Patients with liver cirrhosis
Interventions
All patients will be requested to have an injection of a gadolinium contrast agent, which may be either Gadavist (Bayer, Whippany, NJ, USA), Eovist (Bayer, Whippany, NJ, USA), or Dotarem (Guerbet, Princeton, NJ, USA) (ancillary drugs). * About halfway through the examination, the same intravenous catheter used to inject the radiotracer will be used to inject the MRI contrast agent; * After being positioned on the PET/MRI table, the nuclear medicine technicians will connect the patient to the MRI-safe power-injector; - The catheter will be flushed before and after injection with 0.9% saline solution;
All patients will be requested to have a radiotracer injection of Ga-PSMA (Illucix, Telix Pharmaceuticals). An intravenous catheter will be placed in an arm or hand vein for injection of the Ga-PSMA; * The catheter will be flushed post-injection with 0.9% saline solution * The injected dose and the time of injection will be recorded. * The subjects will be positioned on the scanner table; support devices under the back and/or legs will be used to enable the patient to comfortably maintain his/her position throughout the scan
PET, MRI and fused PET/MRI images will be qualitatively assessed in comparison to standard of reference data. For PET, standard of reference will be PET images as obtained by standard PET acquisition mode. Attenuation correction of the PET images will be performed using a 2-point Dixon MRI sequence and a vendor-specific atlas-based attenuation map. 3D scatter correction by single scatter simulation is also performed using the MRI-derived attenuation data. MRI images will be compared to dedicated 3 Tesla MR upper abdominal protocol images acquired at the MGH in patients with liver cirrhosis, including those undergoing imaging follow-up after systemic or local regional therapies. For PET/MRI fused images, the standard of reference will be co-registered and fused PET/MRI images as obtained by standard MRI sequences/reconstructions.
Eligibility Criteria
Fifty-five subjects will be recruited. All subjects recruited for the study will be able to withdraw from the study at any time. Healthy Volunteers: The investigators will not be recruiting or enrolling healthy volunteers in this study. Patients with liver cirrhosis: Fifty-five (55)
You may qualify if:
- Liver cirrhosis as diagnosed by imaging and/or clinical data, including pathology
You may not qualify if:
- Any contraindication to PET, as in attached screening form
- Any contraindication to MRI, as in attached screening form
- Any contraindication to gadolinium-based contrast agent, including allergy to gadolinium, as in attached screening forms.
- Pregnancy
- Breast feeding.
- Cumulative radiation exposure for research studies during the prior 12 months, combined with the exposure from this study, \> 50 mSv
- Inability to fit in the scanner: weight \> 300 lbs or BMI \> 33
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Onofrio Catalano
ocatalano@mgh.harvard.edu
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor Harvard Medical School, PET/MR Translation Officer, Medical Director PET/MR at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 2, 2024
First Posted
February 20, 2024
Study Start
December 10, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 19, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 19, 2026
Last Updated
September 26, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
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