scholarly journals The Value of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT Following Equivocal 18F-NaF PET/CT in Prostate Cancer Patients

Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Claus Madsen ◽  
Peter Østergren ◽  
Christian Haarmark
Keyword(s):  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Bone Lesions ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Bone Scans ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity ◽  
Specific Membrane ◽  
Inclusion Period

Background: Inconclusive bone scans are a challenge but there is no consensus about follow-up imaging. We evaluated the use of 68gallium-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen (68Ga-PSMA) PET/CT if 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) PET/CT was inconclusive. Methods: This retrospective study included patients with no previously known bone metastases who had one or more equivocal bone lesions on 18F-NaF PET/CT and underwent additional 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT. The bone lesions were deemed as true metastases or not based on follow-up by surveying supplemental imaging modalities and hospital records. A subgroup of patients with “most valid follow-up” was created, which included patients with unmeasurable PSA after prostatectomy or subsequent imaging (additional 18F-NaF PET/CT, 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT, CT, or MRI). Results: Of the 2918 patients referred for 18F-NaF PET/CT from the department of urology in the inclusion period, 51 (1.7%) were inconclusive regarding bone metastases and underwent additional 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT. Thirteen of these patients (25%) were ultimately diagnosed with bone metastases. Patient-based sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of additional 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT were 100%, 95%, and 96%, respectively. In patients with “most valid follow-up”, the same parameters were 100%, 93%, and 94%, respectively. Conclusion: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT is an excellent complementary modality in when 18F-NaF PET/CT is equivocal.

scholarly journals Nuclear Imaging for Bone Metastases in Prostate Cancer: The Emergence of Modern Techniques Using Novel Radiotracers

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Wietske I. Luining ◽  
Dennie Meijer ◽  
Max R. Dahele ◽  
André N. Vis ◽  
Daniela E. Oprea-Lager
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Bone Scintigraphy ◽  
Nuclear Imaging ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Conventional Imaging ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Specific Membrane

Accurate staging of prostate cancer (PCa) at initial diagnosis and at biochemical recurrence is important to determine prognosis and the optimal treatment strategy. To date, treatment of metastatic PCa has mostly been based on the results of conventional imaging with abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) and bone scintigraphy. However, these investigations have limited sensitivity and specificity which impairs their ability to accurately identify and quantify the true extent of active disease. Modern imaging modalities, such as those based on the detection of radioactively labeled tracers with combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning have been developed specifically for the detection of PCa. Novel radiotracers include 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF), 11C-/18F-fluorocholine (FCH), 18F-fluordihydrotestosterone (FDHT), 68Gallium and 18F-radiolabeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (e.g., 68Ga-PSMA-11, 18F-DCFPyL). PET/CT with these tracers outperforms conventional imaging. As a result of this, although their impact on outcome needs to be better defined in appropriate clinical trials, techniques like prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT have been rapidly adopted into clinical practice for (re)staging PCa. This review focuses on nuclear imaging for PCa bone metastases, summarizing the literature on conventional imaging (focusing on CT and bone scintigraphy—magnetic resonance imaging is not addressed in this review), highlighting the prognostic importance of high and low volume metastatic disease which serves as a driver for the development of better imaging techniques, and finally discussing modern nuclear imaging with novel radiotracers.

scholarly journals A comparison of prostate cancer bone metastases on 18F-Sodium Fluoride and Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (18F-PSMA) PET/CT: Discordant uptake in the same lesion

Oncotarget ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (102) ◽  
pp. 37676-37688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Harmon ◽  
Esther Mena ◽  
Joanna H. Shih ◽  
Stephen Adler ◽  
Yolanda McKinney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Sodium Fluoride ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Specific Membrane

Can 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT-derived prostate-specific membrane antigen expression parameters predict prostate-specific antigen response to enzalutamide treatment?

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Savaş Karyağar ◽  
Osman Güven ◽  
Sevda Sağlampinar Karyağar ◽  
Serdar Arici ◽  
Oğuzhan Selvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Antigen Expression ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Specific Membrane

Prediction of postoperative histology in patients with prostate cancer using preoperative Ga-68-PSMA-PET/CT.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 144-144
Author(s):  
Martin Boegemann ◽  
Axel Semjonow ◽  
Hans-Joerg Breyholz ◽  
Andres Jan Schrader ◽  
Laura-Maria Krabbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Standard Uptake Value ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Likelihood Ratios ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Detect Prostate Cancer ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity ◽  
Specific Membrane

144 Background: Recently developed 68Ga labeled prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligands were introduced as diagnostic tools to detect prostate cancer (PCa), PCa relapse and metastases with high accuracy. In this study we assessed the usability of preoperative PSMA-PET/CT information on congruency of spread of PCA compared with postoperative PCa-maps derived from radical prostatectomy (RPE) specimens. Methods: We referred 6 patients with biopsy proven high risk PCa to PSMA-PET/CT prior to RPE. Whole body PET/CT (Biograph mCT with 128 slice CT, Siemens) was performed 62±8 minutes after injection of 160±31 MBq [68Ga]-PSMA-HBED-CC (DKFZ-Ga-PSMA-11) as described by routine acquisition protocol. After RPE, prostate specimens were processed in the local pathology department. Topographical analysis of extension of PCa was reconstructed from representative slides on a schematic diagram resulting in a PCa-map of the prostate. After aligning the cutting planes of the PSMA-PET/CT to the PCa-map we defined 20 segments of the prostate and the seminal vesicles. We measured the maximum standard uptake value (SUV) of PSMA activity of the respective segments and compared the concordance of PSMA-positive and -negative areas with those of PCa and no PCa on the PCa-maps. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) taking available segments into account. Results: 106/112 segments were analyzed. 8 segments were excluded due to spillover of PSMA-activity in bladder urine. All but 3 segments with no PCa on the PCa-maps showed no uptake in PSMA-PET/CT (Specificity = 92%). The sensitivity of PSMA-PET/CT for showing PCa areas was equally 92%. The positive and negative LR for PSMA-PET/CT detecting or ruling out PCa was 11.5 and 0.09, respectively. Conclusions: This preliminary proof of concept study shows that prediction of later pathologic results in RPE-specimens could be estimated by preoperative PSMA-PET/CT. With optimized acquisition protocols it may be possible to improve our preliminary results. Perspectively PSMA-PET/CT may be helpful for identifying PCa suspicious lesions prior to prostate biopsy and support decision making prior to RPE or radiation therapy.

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET-CT guided radiotherapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 213-213
Author(s):  
Benedikt Engels ◽  
Ozan Cem Guler ◽  
Cem Onal ◽  
Mark De Ridder
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Pelvic Bone ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Ct Guided ◽  
Castration Resistant ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer ◽  
Specific Membrane

213 Background: Metastases-directed therapy by metastasectomy or radiotherapy (RT) might delay disease progression and postpone systemic treatment in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Here, we evaluated retrospectively the efficacy and toxicity of 68Ga prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET-CT guided radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of oligometastatic prostate cancer. Methods: A total of 23 prostate cancer patients with biochemical relapse, of which 13 castration-sensitive and 10 castration-resistant, were treated with intensity-modulated and image-guided RT (IMRT-IGRT) on ≤ 3 metastases detected by 68Ga PSMA PET-CT. Androgen deprivation therapy was continued in castration-resistant patients. Local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: A total of 38 metastases were treated. Involved sites were pelvic bone (n = 16), pelvic lymph nodes (n = 11), para-aortic lymph nodes (n = 6), ribs (n = 3) and vertebral body (n = 2). The median PSA prior to RT was 1.06 ng/ml (range 0.10 – 29.0 ng/ml). A median dose of 43.5 Gy (range, 30-64 Gy) was delivered by IMRT-IGRT in 12-27 fractions. At a median follow-up of 7 months (range, 2-17 months), 19 patients (83%) are in remission. Four patients (17%) developed distant recurrence. The actuarial 1-year LC, PFS and OS rates were 100%, 51% (95% CI 8-83%) and 100%. Castration-sensitive patients displayed a statistically significantly superior PFS on univariate analysis as compared to castration-resistant patients (1-year PFS 67% vs 0%, p < 0.01). One patient experienced grade 2 acute gastro-intestinal toxicity. No grade 3 or more toxic events were observed. Conclusions: By providing optimal LC, low toxicity and a promising PFS in castration-sensitive patients, the current retrospective study illustrated that 68Ga PSMA PET-CT guided RT may be an attractive treatment option in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Validation by randomized trials is eagerly awaited.

scholarly journals Expression of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) in Breast Cancer

2022 ◽  
Vol 82 (01) ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Clara Unger ◽  
Peter Bronsert ◽  
Kerstin Michalski ◽  
Anna Bicker ◽  
Ingolf Juhasz-Böss
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Tumor Progression ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Clinical Center ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Specific Membrane

Abstract Background Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a promising protein for breast cancer patients. It has not only been detected in prostate cancer but is also expressed by tumor cells and the endothelial cells of tumor vessels in breast cancer patients. PSMA plays a role in tumor progression and tumor angiogenesis. For this reason, a number of diagnostic and therapeutic methods to target PSMA have been developed. Method This paper provides a general structured overview of PSMA and its oncogenic potential, with a special focus on its role in breast cancer. This narrative review is based on a selective literature search carried out in PubMed and the library of Freiburg University Clinical Center. The following key words were used for the search: “PSMA”, “PSMA and breast cancer”, “PSMA PET/CT”, “PSMA tumor progression”. Relevant articles were explicitly read through, processed, and summarized. Conclusion PSMA could be a new diagnostic and therapeutic alternative, particularly for triple-negative breast cancer. It appears to be a potential predictive and prognostic marker.

scholarly journals Detection rates of recurrent prostate cancer: 68Gallium (Ga)-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen versus choline PET/CT scans. A systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 175628721881579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masood Moghul ◽  
Bhaskar Somani ◽  
Tim Lane ◽  
Nikhil Vasdev ◽  
Brian Chaplin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Ct Scans ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Recurrent Prostate Cancer ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Specific Membrane

Background: The aim of this work was to assess the use of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-labelled radiotracers in detecting the recurrence of prostate cancer. PSMA is thought to have higher detection rates when utilized in positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans, particularly at lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, compared with choline-based scans. Methods: A systematic review was conducted comparing choline and PSMA PET/CT scans in patients with recurrent prostate cancer following an initial curative attempt. The primary outcomes were overall detection rates, detection rates at low PSA thresholds, difference in detection rates and exclusive detection rates on a per-person analysis. Secondary outcome measures were total number of lesions, exclusive detection by each scan on a per-lesion basis and adverse side effects. Results: Overall detection rates were 79.8% for PSMA and 66.7% for choline. There was a statistically significant difference in detection rates favouring PSMA [OR (M–H, random, 95% confidence interval (CI)) 2.27 (1.06, 4.85), p = 0.04]. Direct comparison was limited to PSA < 2 ng/ml in two studies, with no statistically significant difference in detection rates between the scans [OR (M–H, random, 95% CI) 2.37 (0.61, 9.17) p = 0.21]. The difference in detection on the per-patient analysis was significantly higher in the PSMA scans ( p < 0.00001). All three studies reported higher lymph node, bone metastasis and locoregional recurrence rates in PSMA. Conclusions: PSMA PET/CT has a better performance compared with choline PET/CT in detecting recurrent disease both on per-patient and per-lesion analysis and should be the imaging modality of choice while deciding on salvage and nonsystematic metastasis-directed therapy strategies.

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET-CT imaging in the investigation and management of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 208-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fergus Keane ◽  
Yasser Ged ◽  
Megan Greally ◽  
Michael A. Maher ◽  
Kieran O'Malley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Disease ◽  
Biochemical Recurrence ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Ct Imaging ◽  
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ◽  
Psma Pet ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Specific Membrane

208 Background: It is estimated that within ten years of primary treatment for prostate cancer up to 40% of patients post radical prostatectomy, and up to 50% of patients post radiotherapy will develop disease recurrence. While monitoring of PSA levels is informative of biochemical recurrence, it may precede radiologically detectable recurrence by months to years, and cannot differentiate local/regional recurrence from systemic disease. This represents a management dilemma for treating physicians. The incorporation of PET probes targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) for prostate cancer shows promise for improving the management of patients with prostate cancer, when used alongside existing imaging techniques, like CT, MRI and bone scans. Methods: Retrospective review of all patients referred from our institution for PSMA imaging was carried out. Baseline clinical features were determined and we analyzed impact of PSMA imaging on management outcomes and survival data. Results: 33 patients referred for 68Ga-PSMA-PET imaging were identified. Median age at diagnosis was 65 years (51 -75). The indication for referral in all patients was biochemical recurrence in the absence of radiological evidence of disease by CT imaging and bone scan. Median PSA at time of referral for PSMA scan was 7.3ug/L (1.4ug/L to 87.7ug/L). 100% of patients (n = 33) were upstaged following PSMA imaging, and 30% (n = 10) had more than one site of metastatic disease identified. Most common sites of metastasis were lymph node and bone. Median number of sites of metastatic disease identified by PSMA imaging was one. These results led to a change in management for 96% patients (n = 32). All patients at the time of this review are alive with a median follow up of 13 months, and median progression-free survival of 11 months. Conclusions: PSMA PET-CT directly led to an alteration in the treatment of the majority of patients in this study. This real world data reflects the growing role of PSMA imaging in influencing clinical decisions for prostate cancer patients with biochemical recurrence. Prospective data from randomized studies are awaited to further validate the role of PSMA PET-CT in this patient cohort.

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