Multiparametric Imaging in Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Multiple Myeloma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma with symptomatic bone or soft tissue disease
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group status 0 to 2
- Life expectance >= 12 weeks
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign informed consent
- Tissue sampling with genotype data planned within 3 months of C11 positron emission tomography (PET) imaging
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breast feeding
- Claustrophobic reactions and unable to lie still on a bed inside the PET scanner for 60 minutes
- Research related radiation exposure exceeding 50 millisieverts
Sites / Locations
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Intervention
C11 Methionine positron emission tomography (PET/CT) studies will be performed as hybrid PET/CT examinations for attenuation correction and lesion localization. A bolus of 10 millicuries of C11 Methionine will be injected intravenously. Approximately 60 minutes following tracer injection, the patient will be positioned on a Siemens Biograph PET/CT scanner. A low milliampere CT of from the mid skull to mid thigh will be acquired first with while the patient is free breathing. PET will be acquired at 3 minutes per bed position using the 3D mode, approximately 6-7 bed positions. C11 Methionine PET/CT imaging will take less than 60 minutes.