99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT Versus 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in the Evaluation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Fallahi, Babak; Khademi, Niloufar; Karamzade-Ziarati, Najme; Fard-Esfahani, Armaghan; Emami-Ardekani, Alireza; Farzanefar, Saeed; Eftekhari, Mohammad; Beiki, Davood

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“…The prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane protein and highly expressed in PC cells [1,4]. Radioligands targeting PSMA are promising agents for the imaging and treatment of PC patients [1,[5][6][7].…”

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Factors predicting biochemical response and survival benefits following radioligand therapy with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a review

Manafi‐Farid

Harsini

Saidi

et al. 2021

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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Background Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common cancers in men. Although the overall prognosis is favorable, the management of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients is challenging. Usually, mCRPC patients with progressive disease are considered for radioligand therapy (RLT) after exhaustion of other standard treatments. The prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) labeled with Lutetium-177 ([177Lu]Lu-PSMA) has been widely used, showing favorable and successful results in reducing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, increasing quality of life, and decreasing pain, in a multitude of studies. Nevertheless, approximately thirty percent of patients do not respond to [177Lu]Lu-PSMA RLT. Here, we only reviewed and reported the evaluated factors and their impact on survival or biochemical response to treatment to have an overview of the potentialprognostic parameters in [177Lu]Lu-PSMA RLT. Methods Studies were retrieved by searching MEDLINE/PubMed and GoogleScholar. The search keywords were as follows: {(“177Lu-PSMA”) AND (“radioligand”) AND (“prognosis”) OR (“predict”)}. Studies discussing one or more factors which may be prognostic or predictive of response to [177Lu]Lu-PSMA RLT, that is PSA response and survival parameters, were included. Results Several demographic, histological, biochemical, and imaging factors have been assessed as predictive parameters for the response to thistreatment; however, the evaluated factors were diverse, and the results mostly were divergent, except for the PSA level reduction after treatment, which unanimously predicted prolonged survival. Conclusion Several studies have investigated a multitude of factors to detect those predicting response to [177Lu]Lu-PSMA RLT. The results wereinconsistent regarding some factors, and some were evaluated in only a few studies. Future prospective randomized trials are required to detect theindependent prognostic factors, and to further determine the clinical and survival benefits of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA RLT.

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Factors predicting biochemical response and survival benefits following radioligand therapy with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a review

Manafi‐Farid

Harsini

Saidi

et al. 2021

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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“…Further to this, studies comparing 99m Tc-PSMA SPECT/CT to 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT have demonstrated how 99m Tc-PSMA SPECT/CT could be a potential substitute for 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT. 9 , 40 …”

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Comparing 99mTc-PSMA to 99mTc-MDP in Prostate Cancer Staging of the Skeletal System

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Purpose This prospective study was aimed at assessing the ability of 99m Tc-PSMA scan to detect bone metastases in prostate cancer (PCa) against 99m Tc-MDP scan as a standard and assess the correlation of these modalities in PCa staging of bone involvement. Patients and Methods Forty-one patients (41) with histologically confirmed PCa were scanned using both methods. Planar imaging was performed with additional regional SPECT/CT 3 to 4 hours posttracer injection. Scans were reported as positive, negative, or equivocal. In the case of positive scans, lesions were quantified by each of the 3 reporters separately. Planar and SPECT/CT images were reported together to obtain the final report on each scan. Results Our preliminary results showed no significant difference in the detection of bone metastases between the 2 scans. 99m Tc-PSMA detected 52 of the 55 bone lesions detected on 99m Tc-MDP. However, 99m Tc-PSMA provided extra information by reporting lymph nodal metastases in 7 patients and residual disease in the prostate in 2 patients with biochemical progression after radical therapy. In 1 patient, the PSMA scan resulted in change in management with patient now on 177 Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy. Equivocal findings were reported in 4 patients on 99m Tc-MDP and none on 99m Tc-PSMA. Conclusions 99m Tc-PSMA was comparable to 99m Tc-MDP in detection of bone metastases and demonstrated an additional benefit of providing information on visceral disease. 99m Tc-PSMA may be a better alternative to 99m Tc-MDP in staging, restaging, and assessment of patients with biochemical progression after radical therapy of PCa in a resource-limited setup like ours while also assisting to detect patients eligible for PSMA-labeled radioligand therapy.

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“…Therefore, different PSMA inhibitors were labeled with 99m Tc [ 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 ]. [ 99m Tc]Tc-PSMA scintigraphy has been investigated for different purposes, such as biochemical recurrence, primary staging, and radio-guided surgery [ 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 ].…”

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Molecular Imaging in Primary Staging of Prostate Cancer Patients: Current Aspects and Future Trends

Manafi‐Farid

Ranjbar

Araghi

et al. 2021

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Accurate primary staging is the cornerstone in all malignancies. Different morphological imaging modalities are employed in the evaluation of prostate cancer (PCa). Regardless of all developments in imaging, invasive histopathologic evaluation is still the standard method for the detection and staging of the primary PCa. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) play crucial roles; however, functional imaging provides additional valuable information, and it is gaining ever-growing acceptance in the management of PCa. Targeted imaging with different radiotracers has remarkably evolved in the past two decades. [111In]In-capromab pendetide scintigraphy was a new approach in the management of PCa. Afterwards, positron emission tomography (PET) tracers such as [11C/18F]choline and [11C]acetate were developed. Nevertheless, none found a role in the primary staging. By introduction of the highly sensitive small molecule prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT, as well as recent developments in MRI and hybrid PET/MRI systems, non-invasive staging of PCa is being contemplated. Several studies investigated the role of these sophisticated modalities in the primary staging of PCa, showing promising results. Here, we recapitulate the role of targeted functional imaging. We briefly mention the most popular radiotracers, their diagnostic accuracy in the primary staging of PCa, and impact on patient management.

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99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT Versus 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in the Evaluation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Cited by 37 publications

References 23 publications

Factors predicting biochemical response and survival benefits following radioligand therapy with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a review

Factors predicting biochemical response and survival benefits following radioligand therapy with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a review

Comparing 99mTc-PSMA to 99mTc-MDP in Prostate Cancer Staging of the Skeletal System

Molecular Imaging in Primary Staging of Prostate Cancer Patients: Current Aspects and Future Trends

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