A Study Comparing Cancer Imaging Approaches in People With Lobular Breast Cancer (NCT06557148)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study to compare two types of cancer imaging scans to see which is better at detecting and monitoring metastatic ILC. This study will compare PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scans using the radiotracer fluorine 18 (18F)-fluoroestradiol (FES) with a standard imaging approach for detecting and monitoring ILC, PET/CT scans using the radiotracer 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). These scans will be referred to as FES PET/CT scans and FDG PET/CT scans.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (5 items).
Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Low ER expression defined as ER \<10% of tumor cells by IHC
- Patients who have been on adjuvant ER-blocking endocrine therapy with SERM or SERD without an 8- and 24-weeks washout, respectively. (The use of aromatase inhibitors or ovarian suppression is permitted given that they do not block estrogen receptors).
- Pregnancy or lactation or parturient or nursing mother
- Patient presents with any other clinically active, serious, life-threatening disease, medical, or psychiatric condition, and/or who has a life expectancy of \<12 months, or for whom study participation may compromise their management; and/or a patient who the investigator judges to be unsuitable for participation in the study for any reason.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (7 Sites)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (All protocol activity) — Commack, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities) — Harrison, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites) — Rockville Centre, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.