About this trial
This pilot study will evaluate a new imaging method called PET-enabled dual-energy CT for measuring bone and soft-tissue composition in bone marrow. The study will enroll adults with multiple myeloma who are scheduled to receive CAR T-cell therapy and healthy adult participants.
All participants will undergo research imaging with dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT and X-ray dual-energy CT. Participants with multiple myeloma will have imaging before CAR T-cell therapy and again after therapy. Healthy participants will have one imaging visit.
The main goal is to compare bone and soft-tissue fraction measurements from PET-enabled dual-energy CT with measurements from standard X-ray dual-energy CT. The study will also explore whether corrected PET measurements are associated with bone marrow measurable residual disease, treatment response, and CAR T-cell therapy toxicities in participants with multiple myeloma.
This study is not expected to provide direct medical benefit to participants. The information learned may help improve future PET/CT imaging methods for cancer evaluation.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults (age ≥ 18 years old)
Ability to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent form
Ability to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
Willing and able to fast for at least 6 hours before and for the duration of the scan
Disqualifiers
Self-reported history of dysphoria or anxiety in closed spaces
Body weight >240 kg due to limitations of the scanner bed
Pregnant or breast-feeding (due to risks of ionizing radiation; urine pregnancy test will be administered prior to start of each PET/CT session for all participants between 18 to 60 years old who are able to get pregnant, unless documented hysterectomy or bilateral ovarian removal is available)
Blood glucose greater than 200 as assessed by fingerstick method before injection of 18F-FDG
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
PET-enabled dual-energy CT imaging
Diagnostic test18F-FDG will be administered intravenously for dynamic PET/CT imaging.
X-ray dual-energy CT imaging
Diagnostic testParticipants will undergo X-ray dual-energy CT imaging. Measurements from X-ray dual-energy CT will be used as the reference method for comparison with PET-enabled dual-energy CT measurements.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Agreement between PET-enabled DECT and X-ray DECT measurements of bone marrow tissue fractions
Agreement between PET-enabled dual-energy CT and standard X-ray dual-energy CT will be assessed for quantitative bone fraction and soft-tissue fraction measurements in bone marrow regions.
Secondary outcomes
Difference in bone marrow bone fraction between multiple myeloma participants and healthy participants
Bone fraction in bone marrow regions will be compared between participants with multiple myeloma and healthy participants using PET-enabled DECT and X-ray DECT measurements.
Corrected 18F-FDG standardized uptake value in bone marrow
Bone marrow 18F-FDG standardized uptake value will be corrected for bone fraction using PET-enabled DECT-derived tissue fraction measurements.
Association between corrected PET measures and bone marrow measurable residual disease
Corrected PET measures, including corrected standardized uptake value and kinetic parameters, will be evaluated for association with bone marrow measurable residual disease in multiple myeloma participants.
Association between corrected PET measures and CAR T-cell therapy response and toxicities
Corrected PET measures, including corrected bone marrow standardized uptake value and 18F-FDG kinetic parameters, will be evaluated for association with CAR T-cell therapy response and toxicities in participants with multiple myeloma.
Sponsors and contacts
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University of California, Davis
Lead sponsor
National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Collaborator
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