Association of PET index quantifying skeletal uptake in NaF PET/CT images with overall survival in prostate cancer patients.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 178-178
Author(s):  
Sarah Lindgren Belal ◽  
May Sadik ◽  
Reza Kaboteh ◽  
Nezar Hasani ◽  
Olof Enqvist ◽  
...  

178 Background: Bone Scan Index (BSI) derived from 2D whole-body bone scans is considered an imaging biomarker of bone metastases burden carrying prognostic information. Sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT is more sensitive than bone scan in detecting bone changes due to metastases. We aimed to develop a semi-quantitative PET index similar to the BSI for NaF PET/CT imaging and to study its relationship to BSI and overall survival in patients with prostate cancer. Methods: NaF PET/CT and bone scans were analyzed in 48 patients (aged 53-92 years) with prostate cancer. Thoracic and lumbar spines, sacrum, pelvis, ribs, scapulae, clavicles, and sternum were automatically segmented from the CT images, representing approximately 1/3 of the total skeletal volume. Hotspots in the PET images, within the segmented parts in the CT images, were visually classified and hotspots interpreted as metastases were included in the analysis. The PET index was defined as the quotient obtained as the hotspot volume from the PET images divided by the segmented bone tissue volume from the CT images. BSI was automatically calculated using EXINIboneBSI. Results: The correlation between the PET index and BSI was r2= 0.54. The median BSI was 0.39 (IQR 0.08-2.05). The patients with a BSI ≥ 0.39 had a significantly shorter median survival time than patients with a BSI < 0.39 (2.3 years vs. not reached after 5 years). BSI was significantly associated with overall survival (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.41; p < 0.001), and the C-index was 0.68. The median PET index was 0.53 (IQR 0.02-2.62). The patients with a PET index ≥ 0.53 had a significantly shorter median survival time than patients with a PET index < 0.53 (2.5 years vs. not reached after 5 years). The PET index was significantly associated with overall survival (HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.30; p < 0.001) and C-index was 0.68. Conclusions: PET index based on NaF PET/CT images was correlated to BSI and significantly associated with overall survival in patients with prostate cancer. Further studies are needed to evaluate the clinical value of this novel 3D PET index as a possible future imaging biomarker.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17507-e17507
Author(s):  
Vipal P. Durkal ◽  
Nicholas George Nickols ◽  
Matthew Rettig

e17507 Background: Prostate cancer commonly metastasizes to the bone and is associated with reduced survival, pathologic fractures and bone pain. The assessment of bone lesions is made with the technetium Tc99m(99mTc) bone scan, which relies on the subjective interpretation of radiologists and has a wide interobserver variability. There is an unmet need for a more objective and quantifiable measurement tool. Progenics Pharmaceuticals has introduced an automated bone scan index (aBSI), which employs artificial intelligence to quantify skeletal tumor burden. The automated bone scan index has been prospectively validated and is reproducible in large Phase III studies. The aBSI was validated by our study in the Veteran population at the West LA VA Medical Center. Methods: The first positive technetium 99 Tc99m bone scans of veterans diagnosed with metastatic, castration-sensitive prostate cancer were evaluated. Since 2011, a total of 107 evaluable patient bone scans were studied (n = 107). Patients with visceral metastases were excluded to evaluate only those with skeletal metastases. An automated bone scan index (aBSI) was generated for each scan using the Progenics Pharmaceuticals’ artificial intelligence platform. Multivariate analysis of aBSI with overall survival, prostate cancer specific survival, time from diagnosis to first positive bone scan, age at diagnosis, ethnicity, and Gleason score was assessed. Results: The study demonstrated a wide range of aBSI values (Range 0-16.84). Values calculated above the Median aBSI value (1.0) were prognostic for Overall Survival (p = 0.0009) and Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival (p = 0.0011). Patients in the highest quartile of aBSI values (range 5.2-16.84) showed a statistically significant Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality (p = 0.0300) when compared to the lowest two quartiles (Range 0-1.07). The time from diagnosis to the first positive Tc99m bone scan statistically correlated with aBSI values (p = 0.0016). Multivariate analysis using Cox regression was utilized in the final statistical analysis of prostate cancer-specific mortality and overall survival. Conclusions: The automated Bone Scan Index provides a quantifiable and validated artificial intelligence biomarker to address an unmet need among metastatic prostate cancer patients. This tool was validated among Veterans, a pertinent population that is commonly affected by metastatic prostate cancer.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lindgren Belal ◽  
May Sadik ◽  
Reza Kaboteh ◽  
Nezar Hasani ◽  
Olof Enqvist ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 254-254
Author(s):  
Kazumi Kamoi ◽  
Koji Okihara ◽  
Natsuki Takaha ◽  
Tsuyoshi Iwata ◽  
Akihiro Kawauchi ◽  
...  

254 Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze prognostic factors to predict overall survival in patients with castration-refractory prostate cancer (CRPC). Methods: A total of 68 patients with CRPC treated by secondary hormonal therapy (dexamethasone) and/or chemotherapy including docetaxel were analyzed. Primary endpoint was survival after PSA relapse. PSA relapse was defined as 3 consecutive PSA increase and serum PSA more than 4 ng/ml. Factors analyzed to predict survival were initial PSA value, initial clinical stage, pathological tumor grade (WHO grade), time to PSA relapse, nadir PSA value, time to nadir PSA, age at PSA relapse, PSA value at relapse, radiographic progression revealed by bone scan or CT scan, and bone pain. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed using Cox regression hazard model. Results: Univariate analysis revealed nadir PSA value, time to nadir PSA, PSA value at relapse, radiographic progression revealed by bone scan or CT scan, and bone pain were significant predictors (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed only radiographic progression was the independent predictor for survival after PSA relapse (p=0.039). Median survival time was 63.5 and 23.5 months in patients with (n=39) and without (n=29) radiographic progression, respectively (log-rank p=0.0002). Median survival time in 39 patients with radiographic progression in bone (n=31), lymph nodes (n=6), visceral lesion (n=3), and local lesion (n=4) were 23.5, 5, 2, and 12.5 months, respectively. Conclusions: For patients with PSA relapse after hormonal therapy, the finding of radiographic progression was the only independent factor to predict overall survival.


Author(s):  
Emine Acar ◽  
Recep Bekiş ◽  
Berna Polack

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare images from Tc-99m MDP bone scan (BS) and Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT of patients with prostate cancer in terms of bone metastases. Methods: Overall, 34 patients exhibited a mean age of 66 ± 9.5 (50-88) years, mean PSA of 51 ± 159ng/ml (0-912), and mean Gleason score of 8 (6-9). BS and Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT were applied to 34 patients within 30 days, and the results were evaluated, retrospectively. In both tests, radiopharmaceutical uptake in bones were compared. Results: In 7 patients (20.5%), uptake was not significant on BS and Ga-68 PSMA PET / CT images, which is related to metastasis. In 14 (41%) patients, bone metastases were observed in both examinations. However, more metastatic lesions were observed in the Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT of 3 patients and in the bone scintigraphy of 2 patients. PSMA expression was not observed on Ga-68 PSMA PET / CT in 13 (38%) patients with increased activity in bone scintigraphy. Two (6%) of these patients were thought to be metastatic, 2 (6%) were suspicious for metastasis, and 9 (26%) had no metastasis. When a lesion-based evaluation was performed, a total of 480 activities were evaluated: increased activity uptake was found in 305 BS, and 427 PSMA expression activity was detected. Furthermore, 435 of these activities were evaluated as metastatic. Conclusion: Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT provides an additional contribution to the BS evaluation of activity areas because of the presence of PSMA expression and anatomical lesions. In 6% of the patients, activity on BS and metastatic appearance in CT images were observed and the presence of lesions in the absence of PSMA was determined. This suggests that bone metastases without PSMA expression may also be present.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lindgren Belal ◽  
May Sadik ◽  
Reza Kaboteh ◽  
Nezar Hasani ◽  
Olof Enqvist ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Derwael ◽  
Olivier Lavergne ◽  
Pierre Lovinfosse ◽  
Vlad Nechifor ◽  
Mallory Salvé ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Mu Hu ◽  
Xiao Yu Nie ◽  
Kai Lun Xu ◽  
Yin Wang ◽  
Feng Tang ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose: Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), H3K27M mutant is a new entity that has become widely recognized. However, studies concerning DMG in adult patients remains rare. We did a retrospective study covering the largest amount of patients to date to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of DMG in adult. Methods: We reviewed 117 cases of adult DMG, collected their clinical and imaging data along with pathological results including H3K27M. Summarized their features and the connection with overall survival in different age groups.Results: Among 117 cases, most tumors were located at the thalamus, 39 patients had H3K27M mutation, of whom 38 demonstrated down regulation of H3K27me3. The average overall survival of H3K27M-mutant gliomas was 13 months, while that of 78 H3K27M wild-type gliomas were 11.8 months. For young patients (age<35), The median survival time of the H3K27M-mutant was 20.1 months, while that of the H3K27M wild-type was 39.5 months. For older patients (age≥35), the median survival time of the H3K27M-mutant was 22.3 months, while that of the H3K27M wild-type was 17.1 months. The OS of patients who received biopsies, subtotal resections, and total resections were 15.8, 17.6, and 11.6 months respectively. Conclusion: The DMG in adults mainly occurred in the thalamus. H3K27M mutations tend to happen more frequently in young adults, and this genetic alteration results in a worse outcome only in young patients. For old patients, age and the approach of surgery are independent prognostic factors. Patients received biopsy instead of total resection had a better prognosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilo Jimenez ◽  
Bennett B Chin ◽  
Richard B Noto ◽  
Joseph Stephen Dillon ◽  
Lilja B Solnes ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors with a 5-yr survival rate as low as 12%. There is a high unmet medical need for effective treatment options for patients with advanced disease. AZEDRA®, a high-specific-activity iodine-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine (HSA I-131-MIBG), is the first and only FDA-approved therapeutic radiopharmaceutical agent indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with iobenguane scan positive, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic PPGL who require systemic anticancer therapy. Methods: Patients with advanced PPGL who were heavily pre-treated and were ineligible for curative surgery or chemotherapy received a dosimetric dose followed by up to two therapeutic doses (each at 296 MBq/kg to a max of 18.5 GBq). The primary endpoint, defined as the proportion of patients with at least 50% reduction of all antihypertensive medication(s) lasting ≥6 months, was met and previously reported. Updated secondary endpoints including overall survival (OS) and safety are reported. Results: A dosimetric dose of HSA I-131-MIBG was administered to 74 patients. Of those, 68 patients received one therapeutic dose and 50 received two doses of HSA I-131-MIBG. Clinical benefit rates (objective tumor responses defined by RECIST 1.0 and stable disease) were observed in 71.4% and 98.0% of patients receiving one and two therapeutic doses, respectively. As of October 10, 2019, median survival time for all patients was 43.2 months (95% CI 31.4, &gt;60). Median survival time was 19.3 months (95% CI 4.5, 32.4) and 49.1 months (95% CI 36.9, &gt;60) in patients receiving one and two doses, respectively. The overall survival was 73.8% at 2 yrs, 47.5% at 4 yrs and 41.5% at 5 yrs. The most common (≥50%) adverse events were nausea, fatigue, and myelosuppression. Myelosuppressive events resolved within 4-8 wks without requiring stem cell transplantation. Late radiation toxicity included 7 patients with secondary malignancies (myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), colon cancer, and lung carcinoma) of which MDS, ALL and AML were considered related to I-131 radiotherapy. Conclusions: Results from this pivotal phase 2 study suggest that HSA I-131-MIBG is an efficacious and safe treatment for advanced PPGL.


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