Clinical trial Recruiting at 2 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages Any age to 21

Imaging neuroblastoma using 68Ga-DOTATATE

Official title: Pilot Study of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy Imaging of Neuroblastoma

Run by Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke · NCT04559217 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new type of imaging called 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT to see if it works better and is safer than the standard method for detecting neuroblastoma in both children and adults.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
AgesAny age to 21 Years
SexAll
Enrollment20 (estimated)
SponsorCentre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Academic / other
Locations3 sites (Montreal, Quebec and 2 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 6, 2021
Main results expectedDecember 15, 2027
Study endsSeptember 30, 2028
Registry record updatedMay 27, 2026
Trial IDNCT04559217 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include children and adults aged 1 day to 21 years with newly suspected or biopsy-proven neuroblastoma.

Probably not a fit

Patients with a history of another cancer in the past 5 years or those currently undergoing treatment may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This pilot study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of using 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging in patients with neuroblastoma or those suspected of having the disease. It will compare the imaging results of 68Ga-DOTATATE with the traditional 123I-MIBG imaging method in the same participants. The study will involve children and adults who meet specific eligibility criteria, and data will be collected over a two-year period following the imaging procedures.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a more accurate and safer imaging method for diagnosing and monitoring neuroblastoma.

How similar studies have gone: While the use of 68Ga-DOTATATE for neuroblastoma imaging is a novel approach, similar imaging techniques have shown promise in other neuroendocrine tumors.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Newly suspected or biopsy-proven neuroblastoma or recurrence of neuroblastoma
* Planned 123I-MIBG imaging
* Able and willing to provide signed informed consent in French or English (for the adult candidates or the parent/legal tutor of the pediatric candidates)
* Aged between 1 day and 21 years old (inclusively).

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of another cancer in the past 5 years other than non-melanomatous skin cancer.
* Currently under a randomized control trial with unknown allocation;
* Currently under treatment;
* Medical/surgical intervention on the tumour between 123I-MIBG and 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT scan.
* Medically unstable or unable to undergo scan.
* Pregnancy (breastfeeding is not an exclusion criterion but needs to be stopped for at least 12 hours after 68Ga-DOTATATE injection).
* Prior allergic reaction to somatostatin analogues

Where it's running

  • CHU Ste-Justine
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS Hospital
    Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • McGill University Health Center - Children's hospital
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Withdrawn

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
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