Clinical Trial: New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome

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This trial will determine if a new imaging technique will be able to localize the source of ectopic ACTH production.

New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome

Study Type: Observational

Age/Gender Requirements: 18-70 years (male/female)

Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Purpose: To determine “whether [18-F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) or use of a higher dose of [111In-DTPA-D-Phe]-pentetreotide can be used to successfully localize the source of ectopic ACTH production.”

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