This phase II trial studies whether \[18F\]FTT can be used with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging to predict treatment response in patients scheduled to receive gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab (GCD) for newly diagnosed cholangiocarcinoma. PET/CT is an imaging technique that utilizes PET and CT in a single machine. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of radioactivity attached to very minimal amounts of tracer, in the case of this trial, \[18F\]FTT, to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the tracer is used. CT utilizes x-rays that traverse body from the outside. CT images provide an exact outline of organs and potential inflammatory tissue where it occurs in the patient's body. \[18F\]FTT targets and binds to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1). Some cholangiocarcinoma tumor cells may express PARP1 which may make it easier to see them on PET/CT. Research has shown that tumor cells that express PARP1 may not respond well to GCD treatment. Researchers hope that by using \[18F\]FTT with PET/CT imaging they will be able to detect which patients have tumor cells that express PARP1, which may help predict treatment response in patients scheduled to receive GCD for newly diagnosed cholangiocarcinoma.
Patient must have histologically confirmed cholangiocarcinoma
Patient must be newly diagnosed and have not yet been treated
Patient planned to receive GCD per standard-of-care
Patient must have evaluable disease or at least one measurable lesion that can be assessed at baseline by CT (or MRI) per RECIST 1.1
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
Single group
Computed Tomography
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo PET/CT and/or CT
Fluorine F 18 Fluorthanatrace
RadiationGiven IV
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo MRI
Positron Emission Tomography
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo PET/CT
Relationship between standardized uptake value maximum (SUVmax) and overall response rate
Baseline SUVmax will be extracted from a region of interest (ROI) placed on the tumor lesion of interest using a 40% threshold. Will assess overall response rate at 24 ± 2 weeks after starting GCD by using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. Response will be analyzed as a binary outcome. Differences in baseline SUVmax between responders and non-responders will be evaluated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Logistic regression models will be used to estimate the direction and magnitude of association, with response as the dependent variable and SUVmax as the predictor. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals will be reported. Analysis will focus on estimation of effect sizes and the direction and magnitude of associations of the primary endpoints, overall response rate and SUVmax of the most avid lesion, rather than formal hypothesis testing alone. Boxplots will be used to visualize the distribution of SUVmax by responders group.
Relationship between standardized uptake value mean (SUVmean) and overall response rate
Will measure baseline SUVmean from an ROI placed on the tumor lesion of interest using a 40% threshold. Treatment response will be defined by RECIST 1.1 criteria at 24 ± 2 weeks following GCD treatment. Association between baseline SUVmean and treatment response will be evaluated using Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Logistic regression will be used to quantify the magnitude and direction of association between baseline SUVmean and response. Results will be summarized using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals, and boxplot to illustrate the distribution of baseline SUVmean between responders and non-responders.
Change in SUVmax and response
Will calculate the change of SUVmax from baseline to 12 ± 2 weeks after starting GCD. Due to the limited sample size, will use the nonparametric method Wilcoxon Rank Sum test to evaluate the difference in change between responders and non-responders. Effect sizes will be summarized using the median difference (Hodges-Lehmann estimator) in change between groups with 95% confidence intervals.
Change in SUVmean and response
Will calculate the change of SUVmean from baseline to 12 ± 2 weeks after starting GCD. Due to the limited sample size, will use the nonparametric method Wilcoxon Rank Sum test to evaluate the difference in change between responders and non-responders. Effect sizes will be summarized using the median difference (Hodges-Lehmann estimator) in change between groups with 95% confidence intervals.
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