Translational Oncology (Jan 2022)

Evaluation of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT in prostate cancer patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy

  • Xing Zhou,
  • Xiao Jiang,
  • Luzhou Liu,
  • Xiaoxiong Wang,
  • Chuan Li,
  • Yutang Yao,
  • Ying Kou,
  • Jiaqi Shen,
  • Taipeng Shen,
  • Zeng Li,
  • Shengke Yang,
  • Shukui Zhou,
  • Hong Liao,
  • Zhifu Luo,
  • Xiaoai Wu,
  • Shirong Chen,
  • Zhuzhong Cheng

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
p. 101292

Abstract

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Purpose: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligands targeting has shown promising results in staging of prostate cancer (PCa). The aim of present study was to evaluate the value of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT in PCa patients with biochemical recurrence. Methods: 71 patients with PCa after radical prostatectomy (RP) were included in the present study. Median prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was 1.27 ng/mL (range 0.01–67.40 ng/mL, n = 69). All patients underwent whole-body PET/CT imaging after injection of 333±38 MBq 18F-PSMA-1007. The distribution of PSMA-positive lesions was assessed. The influence of PSA level, androgen deprivation therapy and primary Gleason score on PSMA-positive finding and uptake of 18F-PSMA-1007 were evaluated. Results: 56 (79%) patients showed at least one pathological finding on 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT. The rates of positive scans were 50%, 80%, 100%, 100% among patients with PSA levels ≤0.5, 0.51–1.0, 1.1–2.0 and >2.0 ng/mL, respectively. The median Gleason score was 8 (range 7–10), and higher Gleason score (≤7 vs. ≥8) leads to higher detection rates (58.3% (14/24) vs. 88.9% (32/36), P = 0.006). The median SUVmax of positive findings in patients with PSA levels ≤0.5, 0.51–1.0, 1.1–2.0 and >2.0 ng/mL were 4.51, 4.27, 11.50 and 14.08, respectively. The median SUVmax in patients with PSA level >2.0 ng/mL was significantly higher than that in patients with PSA ≤2.0 ng/mL (14.08 vs. 6.13, P<0.001). Conclusion: 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT demonstrated a high detection rate for patients with a raised PSA level after radical prostatectomy even in patients with extremely low PSA level (eg. PSA level ≤0.5 ng/mL), which was essential for further clinical management for PCa patients.

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