Monitor Response to Treatment in Neuroblastoma Using 3&Apos;-Deoxy-3&Apos;-Fluorothymidine- Positron Emission Tomography (FLT-PET)
Neuroblastoma
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Neuroblastoma focused on measuring Neuroblastoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients with neuroblastoma or suspected neuroblastoma seen at Children's Hospital of Michigan (CHM). Patients need to be 2 years or older to be eligible for the initial study
- Patients must be 1 day to 21 years old, there is no gender limit.
- Diagnosis: All patients with neuroblastoma or suspected neuroblastoma, including newly diagnosed and relapsed patients, are eligible for Objective 1. To be eligible for Objective 2, patients must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma verified by histology or demonstration of clumps of tumor cells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamine metabolites, and have measurable disease after the initial surgery
- Female adolescent patients must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of first imaging and should not be pregnant
- Patients must be able to lie still for the tests, or have no contraindication for sedation
- Patients or their legal guardian must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study
- A total number of 40-50 patients will be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not have a histology diagnosis of neuroblastoma are not eligible for the study
- Patients whose definite diagnosis after surgery is not consistent with the diagnosis of neuroblastoma will be included in the Objective 1 but excluded for Objective 2.
Sites / Locations
- Children's Hospital of MichiganRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
FLT-PET
Patients will be managed per COG protocol ANBL00B1 (low risk, LR), ANBL0521 (intermediate risk, IR), ANBL0531 (high risk, HR) or other future neuroblastoma studies according to their risk group (risk assignment, treatment schema and protocols are available in COG website). The following is a brief description of the treatment. Low risk patients: observation only. Intermediate risk patients: chemotherapy stratified according to risk sub-groups followed by surgical resection. High risk patients: 6 courses of induction chemotherapy, surgical resection and high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant (SCT), involved field radiation and 6 months of Isotrenitoin. PET scan will be conducted at diagnosis, at the end of the first cycle of treatment and prior to the surgical procedure (resection).