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A Study of 68Gallium PSMA-PET/CT Scans in Patients with Metastatic Bladder Cancer or Melanoma

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial compares gallium Ga 68 gozetotide prostate specific membrane antigen-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (68Gallium PSMA-PET/CT) scan and FDG-PET/CT scan for the detection of sites of cancer in patients with urothelial cancer or melanoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). PSMA is a protein found in tumor cells and some normal cells. PSMA protein is present in prostate cancer but has been found in other cancers like bladder cancer or skin cancer. 68Gallium PSMA is a substance that gives off a small amount of radioactivity (also called radioactive tracer or radiotracer) and targets cells that carry PSMA. FDG-PET/CT scan is usually used for imaging of bladder cancer or skin cancer. The PET/CT scanner detects the radioactivity from radiotracers and takes images of the cancer. This study may help to determine if 68Gallium PSMA-PET/CT scan may better locate and provide better imaging of metastatic bladder cancer or melanoma than a standard FDG-PET/CT scan.