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PYLARIFY PET-CT for Detection of Metastasis in Pancreatic, Liver, or Breast Cancer

Trial Status: active

This clinical trial investigates PYLARIFY (piflufolastat F18) PET-CT scan in detecting cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastasis) in patients with pancreatic, liver, or breast cancer. PYLARIFY (piflufolastat F18) is a radioactive diagnostic agent that is used in PET-CT scans of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer. PSMA is expressed not only on the membrane of prostate tumor cells. PSMA is also highly expressed in several non-prostate cancers and tumor-related blood vessel cells (neovascular endothelia cells). This suggests that a PSMA-based imaging agent, such as piflufolastat F18, may be useful in imaging scans of these other tumors. The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if piflufolastat F18 can be used in imaging scans for patients with breast, liver, or pancreatic cancer.