Digestive System Neoplasm

Standard treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer consists of a long course of (CRT) followed by surgical resection. Although the aim of neoadjuvant treatment in these patients is not organ preservation, but rather to provide improved local control, in the tumour disappears completely. Studies from Maastricht, the UK and Brazil have shown that in selected patients with a clinical complete response after CRT, a "wait-and-see" policy without any surgery could be a safe alternative with comparable long-term outcome and better functional outcome compared to patients who had surgery. The main objective of the study is to provide short and long term oncological and functional outcome data on organ preserving treatment in good responders after a standard indication for neoadjuvant (chemo)radiation. Additional aims are: to set up a national network with expertise centres in the 'wait-and-see' treatment of rectal cancer; to set up a national registry for organ preservation treatment that will generate more evidence on the management and oncological outcome of patients evaluated and treated with organ preservation and \[3\] to offer through this network to all patients who are considered good candidates this 'wait-and-see' approach using the most up to date tools for selection and follow-up. Study design: multicenter prospective observational cohort study and implementation study. Study population: The population will consist of patients, aged 18 years or older, with rectal cancer who after a long course of CRT or a short course of radiation with a long waiting interval have a clinical complete response (ycT0N0). The main study endpoint is 2-year non-regrowth disease-free survival. Secondary endpoints are \[1\] the number of fully operational centres who can deliver high quality organ preserving care in rectal cancer in the Netherlands, \[2\] 2-year regrowth rate, \[3\] 2-year local control, \[4\] 2-year overall survival, \[5\] determination of the optimal follow-up schedule and \[6\] quality of life. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: In the majority of patients who participate in the study, major surgery and the associated morbidity can be avoided. Although scientific proof shows "wait-and-see" only comes with a small risk with adequate selection and follow up, the exact risk is not yet well established and needs to be confirmed by this study. The benefit-risk ratio for this study is regarded as favourable.

The purpose of this study is to establish the safety profile, biodistribution, pharmacokinetics (pk), and radiation dosimetry of 177Lu-BetaBart, to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D), and to evaluate preliminary anti-tumor activity in select patient populations. The study is divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 is the dose escalation phase to establish the safety profile of 177Lu-BetaBart and to determine the MTD and/or RP2D of 177Lu-BetaBart using a Bayesian Optimal Interval (BOIN) design. Phase 2a is the dose expansion phase at the RP2D to confirm the safety of the MTD and/or RP2D and to evaluate preliminary anti-tumor activity of 177Lu-BetaBart in select patient populations using a probability of success design for the objective response rate (ORR) based on a Bayesian beta-binomial design. Participants ≥ 18 years of age with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), or esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who have documented disease progression during or after their most recent line of anticancer therapy will be eligible to enroll. CRC will be capped at 33% of enrollment per cohort. Each phase consists of a Screening Period, a Treatment and Imaging Period, and a Safety and Long-term Follow-up Period.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the effect of 2 versus 6-hour oxaliplatin infusion time on the difference in severity of sensory neuropathy as measured by patient reported outcome (PRO) scores on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN-20) scale at the initiation of cycle 4. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Pharmacokinetic parameters of maximum concentration (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC), time of maximum concentration (tmax), clearance, and half life (t1/2) of platinum ultra-filtrate. II. CIPN-20 sensory score changes over the duration of therapy as measured by a cumulative area-under-the curve score. III. Clinical outcomes including duration of therapy, oxaliplatin dose reductions, delays in therapy, and overall dose intensity and delivery of oxaliplatin. IV. Relationship between oxaliplatin Cmax, patient-reported acute neurotoxicity, and chronic neurotoxicity by CIPN-20 scores. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. 2-hour infusion group: Patients receive oxaliplatin intravenously (IV) and leucovorin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Patients also receive a lower dose of fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes followed by a higher dose IV continuous over 4-6 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. 6-hour infusion group: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Patients also receive leucovorin and fluorouracil as in the 2-hour infusion group. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Localized resectable GISTs can be cured with surgical resection, but no effective therapy had been established for patients with unresectable and/or metastatic GISTs and their prognosis was extremely poor before the advent of imatinib. Imatinib mesylate is an oral tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) with activity against KIT, PDGFRA, ABL, and DDR. The efficacy of imatinib was first shown in the pivotal B2222 trial and confirmed by two subsequent randomized phase III trials. The standard dose of imatinib was established as a 400mg once daily dose upfront high-dose imatinib treatment with a 800mg daily dose showed a higher efficacy in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with GISTs harboring KIT exon 9 mutations but also higher toxicity. The median time-to-progression (TTP) with imatinib was about 2 years in the extended follow-up results of the B2222 trial. Imatinib efficacy correlates with primary KIT mutations and patients with KIT exon 9 mutations had worse survival outcomes than those with KIT exon 11 mutations. Surgical resection is the mainstay of the treatment of localized GIST. However, in a proportion of patients, a high recurrence rate was observed, which prompted the investigation of the clinical efficacy of adjuvant imatinib treatment. The ACOSSOG Z9001 study showed that one year of adjuvant imatinib treatment after surgical resection in patients with a tumor size of 3cm of larger improved recurrence-free survival compared to placebo. This study was the first to demonstrate the efficacy of adjuvant imatinib treatment. Subsequently, SSG XVIII/AIO study showed that 3 years of adjuvant imatinib improved recurrence-free survival and overall survival compared to one year of adjuvant imatinib in High risk patients defined by modified NIH criteria. Based on this study in patients classified as high risk by the modified NIH criteria, 3 years adjuvant imatinib is the standard of care. However, given that a substantial proportion of such patients show disease recurrence, the PERSIST5 study recently showed that 5 years of imatinib treatment may further reduce the recurrence. In addition, clinical outcomes of the patients classified as high risk by the modified NIH criteria are heterogeneous, and some of these patients show particularly poor clinical outcomes. The investigators analyzed the clinical outcomes of 222 high risk GIST patients who received 3 years of adjuvant imatinib treatment following surgical resection. Among these, patients with tumor rupture defined by Nishida classification or those with a tumor size 10cm or larger and a mitotic index of 10/50HPFs or higher had poor clinical outcomes with a 5-year recurrence-free survival of 50%. In this study, the investigators aim to investigate the efficacy and safety of 5 years of adjuvant imatinib treatment in patients with tumor rupture defined by Nishida classification or those with a tumor size 10cm or larger and a mitotic index of 10/50HPFs or higher.

Part 1 will determine the biodistribution, dosimetry, optimal dose (radioactivity) and imaging time window of 64Cu-LNTH-1363S in 6 evaluable patients with supposed FAP-expressing solid tumors (metastatic sarcomas). All six patients will receive 8 ± 1 mCi (\~90 μg mass dose) in this study. All images will undergo analysis by blinded central readers. Optimal radioactivity and timing window will be determined based on image quality scores and measured tumor-to-background ratio. Part 1 of the study will last approximately 3 weeks for each patient and includes a Screening Period (up to 14 days), a 1-day Intervention Period and a Safety Follow-up Period (7 days post dose). Part 2 will evaluate 64Cu-LNTH-1363S correlation with FAP expression measured by IHC (SUVmax and SUVmean vs IHC score) in 20 evaluable patients with non-metastatic, operable, supposed FAP-expressing solid tumors (sarcomas, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, colorectal) planned for surgery within 60 days (from study imaging). If the optimal radioactivity determined from Part 1 is less than 8 ± 1 mCi, the first 6 patients in Part 2 will be used to validate this optimal radioactivity. Part 2 of the study will last approximately 10 to 11 weeks and includes: a Screening Period (up to 14 days), a 1-day Intervention Period, a 1 day Safety Followup Period (Day 2) and a Scheduled Surgery IHC Sample Collection Period (from Day 2 to Day 60). Both Part 1 and Part 2 of the study will also monitor cardiac safety by detecting changes in HR, T wave, ST segment and other ECG parameters and characterizing the concentration-response relationship of 64Cu-LNTH-1363S for QT and corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation.

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that arise from the endocrine cells of the gastroenteropancreatic tract. The diagnostic work-up of these tumours include Computed Tomography (CT), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The majority of these tumours express somatostatin receptors on their surface. For this reason, in addition to traditional imaging exams, diagnostic work-up of GEP-NETs should include a Positron Emission Tomography/CT with 68Ga labeled somatostatin analogues targeting somatostatin receptors with high sensitivity and specificity. 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT scan is a corner stone to assess GEP- NET patients at different stage of disease and it is the standard functional imaging modality to study well-differentiated Pan-NETs, as reported in the being also included in the guidelines of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). Moreover, quantitative parameters extracted from 68Ga- DOTA-peptides PET imaging have demonstrated their prognostic utility as markers for progression-free survival and disease specific mortality in patients affected by NET. Additionally, 18F-FDG PET can be used for evaluating the possible presence ofa high-grade component within the tumour itself. The accurate morphofunctional characterization is of utmost importance in the field of GEP-NET. the advent of new hybrid scanners, namely PET/MRI, opens the way to an innovative diagnostic work- up that can be applied to GEP-NETs. In fact, MRI plays a role as morphological imaging modalities for a better characterization of soft-tissue and liver parenchyma compared to CT; moreover, the low radiation exposure related to MRI, makes this imaging modality more suitable for patients requiring several imaging during follow-up. Patients requiring 68Ga-DOTA peptides (68Ga-DOTATOC) PET scan and eventually MRI scan, can be studied in a single session examination, by using 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/MRI. Considering the rarity of GEP\_NETs, it is quite difficult to collect a sufficient number of patients in order to investigate the accuracy, predictive and prognostic value of the currently available imaging technique in this scenario. Based on these considerations, the possibility to analyze PET images deriving from both PET/CT and PET/MRI scans of patients affected by GEP-NET is of fundamental relevance in order to provide answers to the currently unmet clinical needs.

The purpose of the current study will be to evaluate the usefulness of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE compared to current standard anatomical imaging including CT, MRI, 111 In-pentetreotide Scans, 18F-FDG PET/CT, as available. Specifically, we aim to assess the utility of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE in primary workup of neuroendocrine tumours, including suspected neuroendocrine tumours that do not have a cross-sectional imaging correlate. An additional aim is to assess the role of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE in surveillance of completely resected neuroendocrine tumours, which is a point of disagreement amongst current society guidelines . Finally, we will assess utility of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE for localization of functioning neuroendocrine tumors including insulinoma and gastrinoma.

Background: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are a major health problem in Canada. At the metastatic stage, options are limited (usually chemotherapy, immunotherapy, personalized therapies under research protocols). These options are not applicable to all patients and may have significant toxicities. Endoradiotherapy (ERT) using a radioisotope coupled with a localization vector specifically targeting tumor cells to deliver a localized dose of radiation therapy is a promising avenue as it can treat disseminated neoplastic disease in a specific manner sparing healthy tissue with minimal side effects. 177Lu-PSMA would be a potentially usable ERT agent for upper GI cancers. Initially developed for prostate cancer, for which it has been successfully proven, it targets the PSMA protein found on tumor cells or their microenvironment. Its localization is usually confirmed by imaging with 68Ga-PSMA, which is the other component of its theranostic pair. There are many case reports showing significant accumulation of 68Ga-PSMA in upper GI cancers, but there are no prospective studies to determine with certainty whether these are isolated cases or whether these tumors consistently uptake this agent; the same uptake that determines whether 177Lu-PSMA ERT has potential efficacy for these patients. We believe that 177Lu-PSMA ERT could provide an effective radiation dose to treat metastatic high-grade GI cancers without exceeding acceptable dose limits to healthy tissue, providing a new therapeutic avenue for this patient group. Objective: 1. To confirm that patients with upper gastric cancers would be eligible for 177Lu-PSMA treatment by using 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT assessment, according to the criteria suggested by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) (tumor uptake 1.5 times higher than the liver) 2. Determine tumor heterogeneity (proportion of tumor lesions identified by computed tomography (CT) that capture 68Ga-PSMA) in each patient; 3. Determine the proportion of patients with lesions that do not accumulate 68Ga-PSMA; 4. Calculate the pharmacokinetics of 68Ga-PSMA by serial PET imaging; 5. Calculate dosimetry of healthy and tumor tissues; Study population: Adults with upper metastatic gastric cancer (adenocarcinomas of the esophagus, stomach, bile ducts and pancreas) Procedure and Follow-up: Patient will undergo 68Ga-PSMA PET imaging at different post-injection times (total visit duration of approximately half a day). Clinical data will be collected from this imaging and from the participant's medical record (demographic, treatment, medication, pathology, lab test results) for a 2-year follow-up period.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new type of scan, FAPI-PET/CT, can help find metastases of gastric cancer. We want to know how well this scan works for this purpose and whether it is less burdensome for patients compared to the methods we currently use to find metastases. The main questions it aims to answer are: * In how many patients can FAPI-PET/CT find metastases, which leads to a change in their treatment plan as decided by their medical team, such as avoiding unnecessary surgeries and changing from treatment meant to cure the disease to treatment focused on comfort (palliative treatment)? * In how many patients does FAPI-PET/CT change the diagnostic process as decided by their medical team, like more biopsies or imaging, or changing the type (extent) of surgery needed? Apart from the usual care gastric cancer patients receive, participants will: * Undergo one additional scan, which will take approximately 2 hours in total (excluding travel time) * Complete a number of questionnaires, which will take approximately 4 hours in total

This is a multi-center, open-label, single-arm, Phase 1/2 study designed to evaluate the safety, radiation dosimetry, and preliminary diagnostic performance of \[18F\]FPyQCP in detecting colorectal cancer (CRC), gastric cancer (GC), pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC), and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).