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Using 64Cu-DOTATATE PET/CT for Treatment Planning of 177Lu-DOTATATE for Patients with Neuroendocrine Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase II studies whether 64 Copper (Cu)-DOTATATE (Detectnet) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) can be used to make 177 lutetium (Lu)-DOTATATE (Lutathera) therapy safer for patients with neuroendocrine cancer. Detectnet is an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved PET scan tracer used to diagnose neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Lutathera is a treatment for neuroendocrine cancer that is currently administered to patients in a "one size fits all" manner, so some patients unfortunately experience side effects from Lutathera which can be caused by too much radiation being delivered to healthy organs. This study will help determine if Lutathera can be administered more safely with the help of 64Cu-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging for patients with neuroendocrine cancer.