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2025-12-24 @ 2:52 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:52 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT07212959
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2025-10-08
First Post:
2025-10-02
Is Possible Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
As Part of a Pilot Study, Visualization of Inflammatory Activity in Systemic Sclerosis Using CXCR4 PET/CT
Sponsor:
Wuerzburg University Hospital
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
CXCR4-PET/CT for the Detection of Inflammatory Activity in Systemic Sclerosis
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2025-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous clinical picture consisting of inflammatory, vasculopathic, and fibrotic changes.
Initially, inflammatory changes usually occur, which result in fibrosis over time.
This affects various organ systems such as the lungs, skin, heart, and gastrointestinal tract. Early detection of inflammatory activity is therefore important in order to prevent consequential damage, in particular irreversible fibrosis. Since the inflammatory foci can spread throughout the entire body, there is a need to be able to detect inflammatory activity over a large area. The 68Ga-Pentiafor-based imaging of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor, which is expressed on immune system cells such as lymphocytes and macrophages, among others, offers a useful approach here, as it allows specific inflammatory cells that migrate to inflammatory lesions via the corresponding ligand (CXCL12) and are involved in the pathogenesis of SSc. To date, only chest CT has been used to diagnose and monitor the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in SSc. This non-functional imaging makes it virtually impossible to draw conclusions about inflammatory activity.
Initially, inflammatory changes usually occur, which result in fibrosis over time.
This affects various organ systems such as the lungs, skin, heart, and gastrointestinal tract. Early detection of inflammatory activity is therefore important in order to prevent consequential damage, in particular irreversible fibrosis. Since the inflammatory foci can spread throughout the entire body, there is a need to be able to detect inflammatory activity over a large area. The 68Ga-Pentiafor-based imaging of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor, which is expressed on immune system cells such as lymphocytes and macrophages, among others, offers a useful approach here, as it allows specific inflammatory cells that migrate to inflammatory lesions via the corresponding ligand (CXCL12) and are involved in the pathogenesis of SSc. To date, only chest CT has been used to diagnose and monitor the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in SSc. This non-functional imaging makes it virtually impossible to draw conclusions about inflammatory activity.
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: