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PSMA PET for the Staging and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Description

This prospective, single-center study evaluates the clinical utility of F18-Piflufolastat (PSMA) PET/CT when added to conventional cross-sectional imaging for patients with suspected or confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study aims to determine whether PSMA PET/CT improves diagnostic accuracy for indeterminate liver lesions (LI-RADS 3 and 4), enhances staging precision in treatment-naïve patients, and provides more accurate assessment of treatment response in patients undergoing locoregional therapy (LRT). The goal is to assess how PSMA PET/CT may impact clinical decision-making, staging, and management of HCC across multiple stages of disease.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This prospective, single-center study evaluates the clinical utility of F18-Piflufolastat (PSMA) PET/CT when added to conventional cross-sectional imaging for patients with suspected or confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study aims to determine whether PSMA PET/CT improves diagnostic accuracy for indeterminate liver lesions (LI-RADS 3 and 4), enhances staging precision in treatment-naïve patients, and provides more accurate assessment of treatment response in patients undergoing locoregional therapy (LRT). The goal is to assess how PSMA PET/CT may impact clinical decision-making, staging, and management of HCC across multiple stages of disease.

Addition of F18-Piflufolastat PET/CT to Cross-Sectional Imaging for the Staging and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

PSMA PET for the Staging and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Condition
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Miami

Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, Florida, United States, 33125

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 1. adult patients age\>18 years from the VA medical system; 2. Treatment-naïve patients with HCC with BCLC B or C disease.
  • * 1. Patients with renal dysfunction or contrast allergy that precludes contrast enhanced cross sectional imaging; 2. Patients with presence of active primary malignancy other than HCC and non-melanoma skin cancer in the past 3 years.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Miami VA Healthcare System,

Binu John, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Miami VA Healthcare System

Study Record Dates

2028-09-30