Study of 18F-FFNP Breast PET/MRI

Last updated: September 25, 2025
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

FDA-approved gadolinium-based intravenous contrast agent

Positron Emissions Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Blood Sampling

Clinical Study ID

NCT06086704
2023-1114
UW23020
SMPH/RADIOLOGY/RADIOLOGY
Protocol Version 7/13/2023
Protocol Version 7/30/2024
1R01CA272571-01
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

This clinical trial will investigate an estrogen-regulated parameter as an early measure of endocrine therapy response: progesterone receptor (PR) protein with a progestin-based radioligand, 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (18F-FFNP). The overall purpose of this research is to test the efficacy of 18F-FFNP PET/MRI for predicting response to presurgical endocrine therapy and to determine the quantitative reliability of 18F-FFNP breast PET/MRI in patients with newly diagnosed PR+ primary breast cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal status defined by either

  • prior bilateral oophorectomy

  • age greater than or equal to 60 years of age

  • age less than 60 years of age and amenorrheic for 12 or more months in theabsence of prior chemotherapy, tamoxifen, toremifene or ovarian suppression andFSH and estradiol in the postmenopausal range per local normal range (Group 2only)

  • Diagnosis of biopsy-proven invasive breast cancer measuring at least 1.0 cm indiameter by any imaging modality

  • Biopsy-proven PR-positive invasive breast cancer

  • Breast MRI planned or performed before surgery

  • Definitive surgical excision of the primary tumor planned without neoadjuvanttherapy; defined as therapy (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy orendocrine therapy) given to decrease the size of the tumor prior to planned surgery.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent to the study

  • HER2-positive breast cancer, as defined by immunohistochemical staining 3+ ORpositive by in situ hybridization (Group 2 only)

  • PR and Ki67 IHC slides or FFPE tissue blocks from clinical breast biopsy notavailable

  • Patients who have completed neoadjuvant chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targetedtherapy, surgical resection, or radiation for the current biopsy-proven malignancy

  • Patients who are planning to undergo anastrozole as standard of care neoadjuvanttherapy

  • Patients who are currently taking aromatase inhibitors or ER antagonists (tamoxifen,raloxifene)

  • Patients with breast expanders

  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating

  • Patients with a contraindication to gadolinium-based contrast agents, includingallergy or impaired renal function (per UW Health Guidelines)

  • Patients with a history of allergic reaction attributable to compounds of similarchemical or biologic composition to 18F-FFNP

  • Patients with history of allergic reaction to anastrozole (Group 2 only)

  • Patients in liver failure as judged by the patient's physician

  • Patients with standard contraindications to MRI (per UW Health Guidelines)

  • Patients requiring conscious sedation for imaging are not eligible; patientsrequiring mild, oral anxiolytics for the clinical MRI scan will be allowed toparticipate as long as the following criteria are met:

  • The patient has their own prescription for the medication

  • The informed consent process is conducted prior to the self-administration ofthe medication.

  • The patient comes to the research visit with a driver.

  • Patients unable to lie prone for 45 minutes for imaging

  • Patients taking hormone replacement therapy or over-the-counterproducts/supplements/herbal preparation with potential estrogenic effects who areunwilling to discontinue these agents during the timeframe of the study untilsurgery.

Study Design

Total Participants: 53
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: FDA-approved gadolinium-based intravenous contrast agent
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
September 25, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2030

Study Description

Primary Objective

• Determine the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FFNP PET/MRI for predicting response to presurgical endocrine therapy.

Secondary Objectives

  • Determine the repeatability of quantitative assessment of tumor 18F-FFNP uptake.

  • Determine the intra- and inter-observer variability of quantitative assessment of tumor 18F-FFNP uptake.

  • Assess the safety and tolerability of 18F-FFNP.

Exploratory Objectives

  • Define the parent and metabolite fractions of 18F-FFNP over the time course of the scan.

  • Assess the association between tumor 18F-FFNP uptake with serum progesterone, estradiol, and corticosteroid binding globulin levels.

  • Compare changes in 18F-FFNP breast PET/MRI parameters with changes in PR immunohistochemistry in therapy responders and non-responders.

  • Assess the association between tumor 18F-FFNP uptake with disease recurrence.

  • Determine whether MRI parameters improve the predictive value of FFNP PET alone.

Connect with a study center

  • UW Carbone Cancer Center

    Madison, Wisconsin 53792
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UW Carbone Cancer Center

    Madison 5261457, Wisconsin 5279468 53792
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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