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Radiotracer (64Cu-GRIP B) Targeting Granzyme B with PET Imaging for the Detection of Tumors in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

Trial Status: active

This phase I/II clinical trial evaluates if using a radiotracer called 64 Cu-GRIP B with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can be safe and useful for detecting granzyme B (GrB) in patients with solid tumor cancers that have spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (advanced) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Granzyme B (GrB) is a biomarker produced by immune cells in response to immunotherapy, which may highlight tumors that are more likely to respond to treatment. The study population is focused on GU malignancies, including renal cell and urothelial cancer, two tumor types with high mutational burden and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes compared to other tumor types, and have a predictable response rate at the population level to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The information gained from this trial may allow researchers to develop future trials where 64Cu-GRIP B PET may serve as a biomarker to monitor early response to immunomodulatory therapies which are used to stimulate or suppress the immune system and may help the body fight cancer.