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18F-FluorThanatrace PET/CT for Detection of PARP-1 in Patients with Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial evaluates a radioactive tracer, a type of imaging drug that is injected into the body to help see PARP-1 activity using an imaging procedure called positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (tumor that forms in the center of the adrenal gland [gland located above the kidney]). Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 is also called PARP-1, is a protein in the body that helps with many cell processes. PARP-1 has been studied for a number of years in cancer treatment as PARP inhibitor drugs. 18fluorine-fluorthanatrace ([18F]-FTT) is a specialized radioactive imaging drug used to create pictures or images of areas where doctors think tumor is from, pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma, that might have PARP-1 activity. This study may help researchers learn whether test 18F-FTT can show PARP-1 activity in patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.