Imaging Using the Novel Radiotracer [18F] FluorThanaTrace([18F]FTT) by PET/CT in Patients With Breast Cancer
This phase II trial tests whether \[18F\]FluorThanatrace by positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) can improve imaging techniques in patients with breast cancer undergoing a standard of care biopsy or surgery. \[18F\]FluorThanatrace is a new radioactive tracer, which is a type of imaging agent that is labeled with a radioactive tag and injected into the body to help with imaging scans. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of radioactivity attached to very minimal amounts of tracer, in the case of this research, \[18F\]FluorThanatrace. Because some cancers take up \[18F\]FluorThanatrace it can be seen with PET. CT utilizes x-rays that traverse body from the outside. CT images provide an exact outline of organs and potential inflammatory tissue where it occurs in patient's body. \[18F\]FluorThanatrace by PET/CT may help detect the activity of a certain enzyme in the body that may be related to cancer growth in patients with breast cancer.
• Participants will be \>= 18 years of age
• Known primary breast cancer. For subjects with primary breast cancer we will target lesion size of 1.0 cm or greater on at least one type of standard clinical imaging (e.g. mammogram, ultrasound, breast magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\])
• A candidate for primary breast surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy)
• Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and provide written informed consent, in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study-specific procedures