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Fludeoxyglucose F-18 and Fluorine F18 FDHT Positon Emission Tomography in Treating Patients with Progressive Prostate Cancer or Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancer

Trial Status: active

This clinical trial studies how well fludeoxyglucose F-18 (18FDG) and fluorine F18 16-beta-fluoro-5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (18FDHT) positron emission tomography (PET) works in treating patients with prostate cancer that is growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive) and salivary gland cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced), that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). A PET scan is a procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (radiotracer) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is taken up. Because tumor cells often take up more glucose than normal cells, the pictures can be used to find tumor cells in the body. A radiotracer is a drug that carries a small amount of radiation that can be seen on the scan. Two radiotracer drugs will be used in this study. The first is a drug called FDG. It is a sugar that many living cells need for energy. The second is a radiotracer called FDHT that targets a protein called the “androgen receptor,” which is present in prostate cancer and other cells. FDG and FDHT PET may help locate tumor cells and learn what they use to grow to improve treatment in patients with progressive prostate cancer or locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic salivary gland cancer.