Serial Ultrasound of Solid Tumor Lesions to Detect Early Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

Description

Primary objective is to assess whether changes in quantitative tumor perfusion parameters after 3 weeks of treatment, as measured by CEUS, can predict initial objective response to therapy, defined by current standard-of-care Secondary objectives are to evaluate if there is an optimal ultrasound imaging modality (CEUS or conventional power Doppler or LEAD ultrasound) or optimal time point to predict initial objective response and to assess the correlation of tumor perfusion parameters with change in overall tumor burden, change in diameter on a per-lesion basis, and with 12-month progression-free survival (PFS).

Conditions

Solid Tumor

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Primary objective is to assess whether changes in quantitative tumor perfusion parameters after 3 weeks of treatment, as measured by CEUS, can predict initial objective response to therapy, defined by current standard-of-care Secondary objectives are to evaluate if there is an optimal ultrasound imaging modality (CEUS or conventional power Doppler or LEAD ultrasound) or optimal time point to predict initial objective response and to assess the correlation of tumor perfusion parameters with change in overall tumor burden, change in diameter on a per-lesion basis, and with 12-month progression-free survival (PFS).

Serial Ultrasound of Solid Tumor Lesions to Detect Early Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

Serial Ultrasound of Solid Tumor Lesions to Detect Early Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

Condition
Solid Tumor
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Palo Alto

Stanford, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * pathology-confirmed diagnosis of cancer
  • * at least one solid tumor lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter (primary tumor and/or at metastatic site), amenable to ultrasound imaging
  • * planned to be treated with ICI therapy (single agent or in combination with any other drug)
  • * written informed consent.
  • * prior use of any ICI is not necessarily excluded, and patients may be included with the approval of the Protocol Director
  • * known hypersensitivity to sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere or its components, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG)
  • * any comorbid condition\*\* that, in the opinion of the treating provider or the Protocol Directors, compromises the participant's ability to participate in the study

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Stanford University,

Alice C. Fan, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Jeremy Dahl, Ph.D, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Aya Kamaya, M.D, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Study Record Dates

2026-02-28