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An Investigational Scan (Low-Count Quantitative SPECT) for the Imaging of Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer with Bone Metastases Receiving Treatment with Xofigo

Trial Status: approved

This clinical trial studies how well an investigational scan called low-count quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography (LC-QSPECT) works in imaging patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer that spread from where it first started (primary site) to the bones (bone metastases) and are receiving treatment with Xofigo. Xofigo (also known as radium-223 dichloride) is a radioactive treatment that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat bone metastases in people with prostate cancer, because it is able to target areas of increased bone turnover (which is what bone metastases are). Although Xofigo has been shown to be effective, it can be difficult to use standard imaging scans to find out where it is collecting in the body. The LC-QSPECT scan uses X-rays to create a picture of the bones and soft tissues in the body and single-photon emission computed tomography imaging using the Xofigo that has been injected as standard treatment.