This pilot study will evaluate a new imaging method called PET-enabled dual-energy CT for measuring bone and soft-tissue composition in bone marrow. The study will enroll adults with multiple myeloma who are scheduled to receive CAR T-cell therapy and healthy adult participants.
All participants will undergo research imaging with dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT and X-ray dual-energy CT. Participants with multiple myeloma will have imaging before CAR T-cell therapy and again after therapy. Healthy participants will have one imaging visit.
The main goal is to compare bone and soft-tissue fraction measurements from PET-enabled dual-energy CT with measurements from standard X-ray dual-energy CT. The study will also explore whether corrected PET measurements are associated with bone marrow measurable residual disease, treatment response, and CAR T-cell therapy toxicities in participants with multiple myeloma.
This study is not expected to provide direct medical benefit to participants. The information learned may help improve future PET/CT imaging methods for cancer evaluation.