Sodium Fluoride (NaF) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) in Patients With Metastatic Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) With Microtubule Directed Chemo or AR-directed Therapy

NaF PET/CT Repeatability, Responsiveness, and Response Assessment in Patients With Metastatic Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer to Bone Treated With Either an Antimicrotubule Directed Agent or Androgen Receptor (AR)-Directed Therapies

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a newer imaging technique, called 18F-Sodium Fluoride (NaF) positron emission tomography (PET). NaF is a tracer (dye) that is very sensitive for changes in bone. By using this tracer with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging, our ability to evaluate and measure changes in bone lesions could be greatly improved.

The study will look at how repeatable the NaF PET scans are before treatment. Scans will also be performed after standard chemotherapy or hormone-directed treatment. This will allow evaluation of how the NaF PET scans change with the chemotherapy or hormone-directed therapy. In addition, NaF PET scans will be compared with standard computed tomography (CT) and bone scans, as well as prostate specific antigen (PSA). This information could be used to develop better ways to measure prostate cancer bone lesions. In turn, this could be used to better evaluate treatment effects of standard chemotherapy and other new drugs being developed to treat prostate cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
• Identifiable prostate cancer-related bone metastases on bone scan in the spine, pelvis or other bone
• Patients must be starting a microtubule directed chemotherapy regimen for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer OR
• Patients must be starting a AR-directed regimen (e.g. Abiraterone, MDV-3100, TAK-700, etc) for treatment of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concurrent treatment with any other agent that is being used with the expressed purpose of treating of prostate cancer outside of the planned treatment regimen
• Patients who have received radiotherapy less than 4 weeks prior to registration.
• Patients who have received prior Strontium-89, Samarium-153, or other radioisotope.
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to sodium fluoride F-18 (NaF).