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Diagnostic Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

RECRUITINGSponsored by University Hospital of Ferrara
Actively Recruiting
SponsorUniversity Hospital of Ferrara
Started2024-04-16
Est. completion2026-12
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

MIBC-PET is a prospective, monocentric, no-profit study with paired imaging comparison enrolling 60 patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed high-grade MIBC. All patients undergo baseline staging with \[18F\]FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT) of chest, abdomen, and pelvis. A second \[18F\]FDG PET/CT and CT are performed after two cycles of neoadjuvant therapy. \[18F\]FDG PET/CT includes both standard delayed imaging and an early dynamic pelvic acquisition to overcome urinary tracer interference. The primary endpoints are (1) diagnostic accuracy of \[18F\]FDG PET/CT versus ceCT for baseline staging, and (2) accuracy of \[18F\]FDG PET/CT in predicting pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Secondary endpoints include validation of early dynamic \[18F\]FDG PET/CT for local staging and radiomic/AI-based predictive modeling.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults aged 18 years or older Previously known oncological disease Histologically confirmed diagnosis of high-grade MIBC Non-muscle-invasive, or low-grade bladder cancer

Eligible for platinum-based neoadjuvant treatment on clinical evaluation:

* ECOG performance status of 0-1,
* creatinine clearance of at least 60 mL/min,
* absence of comorbidities that would contraindicate chemotherapy (such as grade ≥2 neuropathy, grade ≥2 hearing impairment, or significant cardiopathy) Impossibility to perform imaging procedures, including
* Claustrophobia
* history of iodinated contrast medium allergy precluding ceCT
* diabetes uncontrolled by medications Sign of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Adults aged 18 years or older Previously known oncological disease Histologically confirmed diagnosis of high-grade MIBC Non-muscle-invasive, or low-grade bladder cancer

Eligible for platinum-based neoadjuvant treatment on clinical evaluation:

* ECOG performance status of 0-1,
* creatinine clearance of at least 60 mL/min,
* absence of comorbidities that would contraindicate chemotherapy (such as grade ≥2 neuropathy, grade ≥2 hearing impairment, or significant cardiopathy) Impossibility to perform imaging procedures, including
* Claustrophobia
* history of iodinated contrast medium allergy precluding ceCT
* diabetes uncontrolled by medications

Conditions2

CancerMuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

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