18 and older, any sex, with Brain Metastases. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Positive Percent Agreement (PPA) and Negative Percent Agreement (NPA) Subject LevelPrimary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Subject-level PPA and NPA (equivalent to sensitivity and specificity, respectively) of 18F-fluciclovinePET in detecting recurrent brain metastases.
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
23.8
12.1 – 39.5
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
34.1
20.1 – 50.6
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
36.6
22.1 – 53.1
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
82.6
74.1 – 89.2
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
70.9
61.5 – 79.2
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
70.9
61.5 – 79.2
Subject Level Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV)Secondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Subject-level PPV and NPV of 18F-fluciclovine PET for detecting recurrent brain metastases
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
34.5
17.9 – 54.3
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
30.4
17.7 – 45.8
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
31.9
19.1 – 47.1
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
73.8
65.0 – 81.3
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
74.3
64.8 – 82.5
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
75.0
65.6 – 83.0
Lesion-level Positive Percent Agreement (PPA) and Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)Secondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
To assess lesion-level PPA \& NPA diagnostic performance of 18F-fluciclovine PET in detecting recurrent brain metastases.
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
18.4
7.3 – 29.4
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
28.6
15.8 – 41.4
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (PPA)
30.6
17.7 – 43.5
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
84.1
77.4 – 90.7
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
74.6
66.6 – 82.7
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
73.2
65.0 – 81.4
Lesion-level Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV)Secondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
To assess lesion-level PPV \& NPV diagnostic performance of 18F-fluciclovine PET in detecting recurrent brain metastases.
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
29.0
12.1 – 45.9
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
28.6
15.2 – 42.0
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
28.8
15.3 – 42.4
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
74.4
65.5 – 83.2
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
74.6
65.4 – 83.9
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
74.8
65.8 – 83.8
Subject-level Positive Percent Agreement (PPA) & Negative Percent Agreement (NPA) Diagnostic Performance of Fluciclovine (18F) PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases in Different Clinical Settings - Tumor TypeSecondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Sub-group analyses of subject-level PPA \& NPA of fluciclovine (18F) PET, according to primary tumor type.
Melanoma
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
50.0
1.3 – 98.7
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
50.0
1.3 – 98.7
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
0.0
0.0 – 84.2
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
83.3
58.6 – 96.4
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
72.2
46.5 – 90.3
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
66.7
41.0 – 86.7
Breast
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
10.0
0.3 – 44.5
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
30.0
6.7 – 65.3
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
40.0
12.2 – 73.8
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
78.3
56.3 – 92.5
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
65.2
42.7 – 83.6
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
73.9
51.6 – 89.8
Lung Cancer
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
29.2
12.6 – 51.1
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
39.1
19.7 – 61.5
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
43.5
23.2 – 65.5
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
85.4
72.2 – 93.9
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
69.4
54.6 – 81.8
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
67.3
52.5 – 80.1
Non Lung/Breast/Melanoma
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
80.0
56.3 – 94.3
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
80.0
56.3 – 94.3
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
80.0
56.3 – 94.3
Subject-level Positive Predictive Value (PPV) & Negative Predictive Value (NPV) Diagnostic Performance of Fluciclovine (18F) PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases in Different Clinical Settings - Tumor TypeSecondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Sub-group analyses of subject-level PPV \& NPV of fluciclovine (18F) PET, according to primary tumor type.
Melanoma
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
25.0
0.6 – 80.6
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
0.0
0.0 – 45.9
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
93.8
69.8 – 99.8
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
92.9
66.1 – 99.8
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
85.7
57.2 – 98.2
Breast
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
27.3
6.0 – 61.0
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
40.0
12.2 – 73.8
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
66.7
46.0 – 83.5
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
68.2
45.1 – 86.1
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
73.9
51.6 – 89.8
Lung Cancer
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
50.0
23.0 – 77.0
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
37.5
18.8 – 59.4
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
38.5
20.2 – 59.4
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
70.7
57.3 – 81.9
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
70.8
55.9 – 83.1
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
71.7
56.5 – 84.0
Non Lung/Breast/Melanoma
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
20.0
0.5 – 71.6
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
20.0
0.5 – 71.6
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
20.0
0.5 – 71.6
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
76.2
52.8 – 91.8
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
76.2
52.8 – 91.8
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
76.2
52.8 – 91.8
Subject-level Positive Percent Agreement (NPA) & Negative Percent Agreement (NPA) Diagnostic Performance of Fluciclovine (18F) PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases in Different Clinical Settings - Concurrent ImmunotherapySecondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Sub-group analyses of subject-level PPA \& NPA of fluciclovine (18F) PET, according to concurrent immunotherapy.
Received Concurrent Immunotherapy
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
0.0
0.0 – 45.9
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
16.7
0.4 – 64.1
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
100.0
88.4 – 100.0
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
86.7
69.3 – 96.2
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
90.0
73.5 – 97.9
Did Not Receive Concurrent Immunotherapy
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
27.8
14.2 – 45.2
Reader 2 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
37.1
21.5 – 55.1
Reader 3 - Positive Percent Agreement (NPA)
40.0
23.9 – 57.9
Reader 1 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
75.9
65.0 – 84.9
Reader 2 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
65.0
53.5 – 75.3
Reader 3 - Negative Percent Agreement (NPA)
63.8
52.2 – 74.2
Subject-level Positive Predictive Value (PPV) & Negative Predictive Value (NPV) Diagnostic Performance of Fluciclovine (18F) PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases in Different Clinical Settings - Concurrent ImmunotherapySecondary· MRI for anatomical correlation within 3 days of IMP and PET scan, followed by surgical intervention (if applicable) post-PET scan and follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Sub-group analyses of subject-level PPV \& NPV of fluciclovine (18F) PET, according to Concurrent Immunotherapy.
Received Concurrent Immunotherapy
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
20.0
0.5 – 71.6
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
25.0
0.6 – 80.6
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
83.3
67.2 – 93.6
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
83.9
66.3 – 94.6
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
84.4
67.2 – 94.7
Did Not Receive Concurrent Immunotherapy
Group
Value
95% CI
Reader 1 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
34.5
17.9 – 54.3
Reader 2 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
31.7
18.1 – 48.1
Reader 3 - Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
32.6
19.1 – 48.5
Reader 1 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
69.8
58.9 – 79.2
Reader 2 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
70.3
58.5 – 80.3
Reader 3 - Negative Predictive Value (NPV)
70.8
58.9 – 81.0
Clinical UsefulnessSecondary· Follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Number of days taken by the site to establish presence/absence of metastasis by clinical follow-up.
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
112
77.0 – 142.0
Clinical UsefulnessSecondary· Follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Proportion of subjects with additional metastases identified on fluciclovine (18F) PET in addition to SoC brain MRI
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
1.3
0.2 – 4.7
Clinical UsefulnessSecondary· Follow up through 6 months after PET scan.
Proportion of subjects whose prospective diagnostic management plan changed following fluciclovine (18F) PET.
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
26.5
19.7 – 34.3
Inter-reader ReproducibilitySecondary· PET Scan Day 1
Pairwise comparisons of the central reads for the 3 readers (i.e. Reader 1 vs Reader 2, Reader 1 vs Reader 3, and Reader 2 vs Reader 3) at the subject-level. The percentage of results in agreement (i.e. Positive \[1st reader\] / Positive \[2nd reader\], Negative/Negative) is presented.
Reader 1 vs Reader 2
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
86.1
Reader 1 vs Reader 3
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
84.1
Reader 2 vs Reader 3
Group
Value
95% CI
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
91.4
Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Time frame: Treatment emerging AEs were captured within 48 hours..
Reporting threshold: 0%.
Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.
Subjects Receiving Single IV Administration of 18F Fluciclovine for PET Scan
Serious: 2/151 (1%)
Deaths: 0/151
Serious adverse events (2 terms)
Reaction
System
Subjects Receiving Single …
Seizure
Nervous system disorders
—
Metastases to central nervous system
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
—
Other adverse events (16 terms — click to expand)
Reaction
System
Subjects Receiving Single …
Fatigue
General disorders
—
Dizziness
Nervous system disorders
—
Nausea
Gastrointestinal disorders
—
Infusion site bruising
General disorders
—
Injection site reaction
General disorders
—
Headache
Nervous system disorders
—
Paraesthesia
Nervous system disorders
—
Seizure
Nervous system disorders
—
Vomiting
Gastrointestinal disorders
—
Hordeolum
Infections and infestations
—
Arthralgia
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
—
Metastases to central nervous system
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
An open-label, single dose, single arm, prospective, multicenter Phase 3 study to establish the diagnostic performance of 18F fluciclovine positron emission tomography (PET) in detecting recurrent brain metastases after radiation therapy
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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· Phase 2
· completed
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