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Clinical Application of Fibroblast Activation Protein PET/MRI in Liver Fibrosis

NCT04605939 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-02-14

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Summary

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) provides a valuable tool for the diagnosis and staging of liver fibrosis. Activation of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) is a key link in the pathophysiological development of liver fibrosis. In human liver tissue, fibroblast activation protein (FAP) was only expressed in active HSCs and fibroblasts, but not in static HSCs. Therefore, FAP has become an excellent target for diagnosis and treatment of liver fibrosis. Recently, radionuclide-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitors (FAPI) as a new novel positron tracer has shown to be effective to detect various cancers. In this prospective study, the investigators will use the most advanced imaging equipments, integrated PET/MR, and PET/CT with gallium-68 (68Ga) -FAPI to image patients with or suspected of liver fibrosis, the aim is to explore the value of 68Ga-FAPI hybrid PET/MR and PET/CT in liver fibrosis.

Conditions

  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Positron Emission Tomography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Interventions

DEVICE

PET/MR

Each subject undergoes PET/MR imaging within 40-60 minutes after injection.

DEVICE

PET/CT

Each subject undergoes PET/CT imaging within 40-60 minutes after injection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xiaoli Lan, PhD · Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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