{"title":"First-in-Humans PET Imaging of <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> Mutation Status in Non-Small Cell Lung and Colorectal Cancer Patients Using [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD.","authors":"Xiang Li, Jiajun Ye, Jingyi Wang, Zhiyong Quan, Guiyu Li, Wenhui Ma, Mingru Zhang, Weidong Yang, Junling Wang, Taoqi Ma, Fei Kang, Jing Wang","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265715","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kirsten rat sarcoma (<i>KRAS</i>) mutations are an important marker for tumor-targeted therapy. In this study, we sought to develop a KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> oncoprotein-targeted PET tracer and to evaluate its translational potential for noninvasive imaging of the <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. <b>Methods:</b> [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD was synthesized on the basis of AMG510 (sotorasib) by attaching a polyethylene glycol chain to the quinazolinone structure. The binding selectivity and imaging potential of [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD were verified by cellular uptake, internalization, and blocking (H358: <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation; A549: non-<i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation) studies, as well as by a small-animal PET/CT imaging study on tumor-bearing mice. Five healthy volunteers were enrolled to assess the safety, biodistribution, and dosimetry of [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD. Subsequently, 14 NSCLC or CRC patients with or without the <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation underwent [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD and [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG PET/CT imaging. The SUV<sub>max</sub> of tumor uptake of [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD was measured and compared between patients with and without the <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation. <b>Results:</b> [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD was obtained with a high radiochemical yield, radiochemical purity, and stability. The protein-binding assay showed that [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD selectively binds to the KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> protein. [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD uptake was significantly higher in H358 than in A549 and was decreased by pretreatment with AMG510 (H358 vs. A549: 3.22% ± 0.28% vs. 2.50% ± 0.25%, <i>P</i> < 0.05; block: 2.06% ± 0.13%, <i>P</i> < 0.01). Similar results were observed in tumor-bearing mice on PET imaging (H358 vs. A549: 3.93% ± 0.24% vs. 2.47% ± 0.26% injected dose/g, <i>P</i> < 0.01; block: 2.89% ± 0.29% injected dose/g; <i>P</i> < 0.05). [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD was safe in humans and was excreted primarily by the gallbladder and intestines. The whole-body effective dose was comparable to that of [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG. The accumulation of [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD in <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation tumors was significantly higher than that in non-<i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation tumors (SUV<sub>max</sub>: 3.73 ± 0.58 vs. 2.39 ± 0.22, <i>P</i> < 0.01) in NSCLC and CRC patients. <b>Conclusion:</b> [<sup>18</sup>F]PFPMD is a safe and promising PET tracer for noninvasive screening of the <i>KRAS<sup>G12C</sup></i> mutation status in NSCLC and CRC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1880-1888"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41203745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan Herington, Melissa D McCradden, Kathleen Creel, Ronald Boellaard, Elizabeth C Jones, Abhinav K Jha, Arman Rahmim, Peter J H Scott, John J Sunderland, Richard L Wahl, Sven Zuehlsdorff, Babak Saboury
{"title":"Ethical Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Data Collection, Development, and Evaluation.","authors":"Jonathan Herington, Melissa D McCradden, Kathleen Creel, Ronald Boellaard, Elizabeth C Jones, Abhinav K Jha, Arman Rahmim, Peter J H Scott, John J Sunderland, Richard L Wahl, Sven Zuehlsdorff, Babak Saboury","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266080","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of artificial intelligence (AI) within nuclear imaging involves several ethically fraught components at different stages of the machine learning pipeline, including during data collection, model training and validation, and clinical use. Drawing on the traditional principles of medical and research ethics, and highlighting the need to ensure health justice, the AI task force of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has identified 4 major ethical risks: privacy of data subjects, data quality and model efficacy, fairness toward marginalized populations, and transparency of clinical performance. We provide preliminary recommendations to developers of AI-driven medical devices for mitigating the impact of these risks on patients and populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1848-1854"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690124/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41203744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shefali Saini, Jennifer L Bartels, Jean-Pierre K Appiah, Jason H Rider, Nicholas Baumhover, Michael K Schultz, Suzanne E Lapi
{"title":"Optimized Methods for the Production of High-Purity <sup>203</sup>Pb Using Electroplated Thallium Targets.","authors":"Shefali Saini, Jennifer L Bartels, Jean-Pierre K Appiah, Jason H Rider, Nicholas Baumhover, Michael K Schultz, Suzanne E Lapi","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265976","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><sup>203</sup>Pb is a surrogate imaging match for <sup>212</sup>Pb. This elementally matched pair is emerging as a suitable pair for imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy in cancer care. Because of the half-life (51.9 h) and low-energy γ-rays emitted, <sup>203</sup>Pb is suitable for the development of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals. The aim of this work was to optimize the production and separation of high-specific-activity <sup>203</sup>Pb using electroplated thallium targets. We further investigated the radiochemistry optimization using a suitable chelator, tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid (DO3A), and targeting vector, VMT-α-NET (lead-specific chelator conjugated to tyr3-octreotide via a polyethylene glycol linker). <b>Methods:</b> Targets were prepared by electroplating of natural or enriched (<sup>205</sup>Tl) thallium metal. Scanning electron microscopy was performed to determine the structure and elemental composition of electroplated targets. Targets were irradiated with 24-MeV protons with varying current and beam time to investigate target durability. <sup>203</sup>Pb was purified from the thallium target material using an extraction resin (lead resin) column followed by a second column using a weak cation-exchange resin to elute the lead isotope as [<sup>203</sup>Pb]PbCl<sub>2</sub> Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry studies were used to further characterize the separation for trace metal contaminants. Radiolabeling efficiency was also investigated for DO3A chelator and VMT-α-NET (a peptide-based targeting conjugate). <b>Results:</b> Electroplated targets were prepared at a high plating density of 76-114 mg/cm<sup>2</sup> using a plating time of 5 h. A reproducible separation method was established with a final elution in HCl (400 μL, 1 M) suitable for radiolabeling. Greater than 90% recovery yields were achieved, with an average specific activity of 37.7 ± 5.4 GBq/μmol (1.1 ± 0.1 Ci/μmol). <b>Conclusion:</b> An efficient electroplating method was developed to prepare thallium targets suitable for cyclotron irradiation. A simple and fast separation method was developed for routine <sup>203</sup>Pb production with high recovery yields and purity.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1791-1797"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10307670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Milan Grkovski, Joseph A O'Donoghue, Brandon S Imber, George Andl, Cheng Tu, Daniel Lafontaine, Jazmin Schwartz, Maria Thor, Michael J Zelefsky, John L Humm, Lisa Bodei
{"title":"Lesion Dosimetry for [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Combined with Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients with Oligometastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer.","authors":"Milan Grkovski, Joseph A O'Donoghue, Brandon S Imber, George Andl, Cheng Tu, Daniel Lafontaine, Jazmin Schwartz, Maria Thor, Michael J Zelefsky, John L Humm, Lisa Bodei","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265763","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A single-institution prospective pilot clinical trial was performed to demonstrate the feasibility of combining [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. <b>Methods:</b> Six patients with 9 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive oligometastases received 2 cycles of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 RPT followed by SBRT. After the first intravenous infusion of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (7.46 ± 0.15 GBq), patients underwent SPECT/CT at 3.2 ± 0.5, 23.9 ± 0.4, and 87.4 ± 12.0 h. Voxel-based dosimetry was performed with calibration factors (11.7 counts per second/MBq) and recovery coefficients derived from in-house phantom experiments. Lesions were segmented on baseline PSMA PET/CT (50% SUV<sub>max</sub>). After a second cycle of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (44 ± 3 d; 7.50 ± 0.10 GBq) and an interim PSMA PET/CT scan, SBRT (27 Gy in 3 fractions) was delivered to all PSMA-avid oligometastatic sites, followed by post-PSMA PET/CT. RPT and SBRT voxelwise dose maps were scaled (α/β = 3 Gy; repair half-time, 1.5 h) to calculate the biologically effective dose (BED). <b>Results:</b> All patients completed the combination therapy without complications. No grade 3+ toxicities were noted. The median of the lesion SUV<sub>max</sub> as measured on PSMA PET was 16.8 (interquartile range [IQR], 11.6) (baseline), 6.2 (IQR, 2.7) (interim), and 2.9 (IQR, 1.4) (post). PET-derived lesion volumes were 0.4-1.7 cm<sup>3</sup> The median lesion-absorbed dose (AD) from the first cycle of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 RPT (AD<sub>RPT</sub>) was 27.7 Gy (range, 8.3-58.2 Gy; corresponding to 3.7 Gy/GBq, range, 1.1-7.7 Gy/GBq), whereas the median lesion AD from SBRT was 28.1 Gy (range, 26.7-28.8 Gy). Spearman rank correlation, ρ, was 0.90 between the baseline lesion PET SUV<sub>max</sub> and SPECT SUV<sub>max</sub> (<i>P</i> = 0.005), 0.74 (<i>P</i> = 0.046) between the baseline PET SUV<sub>max</sub> and the lesion AD<sub>RPT</sub>, and -0.81 (<i>P</i> = 0.022) between the lesion AD<sub>RPT</sub> and the percent change in PET SUV<sub>max</sub> (baseline to interim). The median for the lesion BED from RPT and SBRT was 159 Gy (range, 124-219 Gy). ρ between the BED from RPT and SBRT and the percent change in PET SUV<sub>max</sub> (baseline to post) was -0.88 (<i>P</i> = 0.007). Two cycles of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 RPT contributed approximately 40% to the maximum BED from RPT and SBRT. <b>Conclusion:</b> Lesional dosimetry in patients with oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer undergoing [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 RPT followed by SBRT is feasible. Combined RPT and SBRT may provide an efficient method to maximize the delivery of meaningful doses to oligometastatic disease while addressing potential microscopic disease reservoirs and limiting the dose exposure to normal tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1779-1787"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626375/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10483760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan A Koerber, Manuel Röhrich, Leon Walkenbach, Jakob Liermann, Peter L Choyke, Christoph Fink, Cathrin Schroeter, Anna-Maria Spektor, Klaus Herfarth, Thomas Walle, Jeremie Calais, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Dirk Jaeger, Juergen Debus, Uwe Haberkorn, Frederik L Giesel
{"title":"Impact of <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT on Staging and Oncologic Management in a Cohort of 226 Patients with Various Cancers.","authors":"Stefan A Koerber, Manuel Röhrich, Leon Walkenbach, Jakob Liermann, Peter L Choyke, Christoph Fink, Cathrin Schroeter, Anna-Maria Spektor, Klaus Herfarth, Thomas Walle, Jeremie Calais, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Dirk Jaeger, Juergen Debus, Uwe Haberkorn, Frederik L Giesel","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266046","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the development of fibroblast activation protein-targeted radiopharmaceuticals, <sup>68</sup>Ga-fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT has been found to be suitable for detecting primary and metastatic lesions in many types of tumors. However, there is currently a lack of reliable data regarding the clinical impact of this family of probes. To address this gap, the present study aimed to analyze the clinical impact of <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT by examining a large cohort of patients with various tumors. <b>Methods:</b> In total, 226 patients (137 male and 89 female) were included in this retrospective analysis. Pancreatic cancer and head and neck cancers were the most common tumor types in this cohort. TNM stage and oncologic management were initially determined with gold standard imaging, and these results were compared with <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT. Changes were classified as major and minor. <b>Results:</b> For 42% of all patients, TNM stage was changed by <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT results. Most of these changes resulted in upstaging. A change in clinical management occurred in 117 of 226 patients. Although a major change in management occurred in only 12% of patients, there was a significant improvement in the ability to accurately plan radiation therapy. In general, the highest clinical impact of <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging was found in patients with lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and head and neck tumors. <b>Conclusion:</b> <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT is a promising imaging probe that has a significant impact on TNM stage and clinical management. <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT promises to be a crucial new technology that will improve on conventional radiologic imaging methods such as contrast-enhanced CT and contrast-enhanced MRI typically acquired for cancer staging.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1712-1720"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10552816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michal Eifer, Ramin Alipour, Michael S Hofman, Aravind S Ravi Kumar
{"title":"Out with the Old, in with the New: Can We Bridge the Gap Between Clinical Trial Results Based on Bone Scans and the Era of Modern Prostate Cancer Imaging?","authors":"Michal Eifer, Ramin Alipour, Michael S Hofman, Aravind S Ravi Kumar","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266025","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1748-1749"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10018204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Versus Docetaxel in Chemotherapy-Naïve Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Final Survival Analysis of a Phase 2 Randomized, Controlled Trial.","authors":"Swayamjeet Satapathy, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Ashwani Sood, Chandan Krushna Das, Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru, Shikha Goyal, Jaya Shukla, Shrawan Kumar Singh","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266141","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.266141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitor [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 has been previously demonstrated to be noninferior to docetaxel in achieving a biochemical response in chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients. Here, we report the final analysis of overall survival (OS) for a phase 2 randomized, controlled trial. <b>Methods:</b> Forty chemotherapy-naïve, PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients were randomly assigned to [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (<i>n</i> = 20) or docetaxel (<i>n</i> = 20). Thirty-five patients received treatment per the protocol. Survival analysis was done using Kaplan-Meier curves and the Cox regression model. <b>Results:</b> The mean follow-up duration was 33.4 mo. In intention-to-treat analysis, the median OS for the [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and docetaxel arms was 15.0 mo (95% CI, 9.5-20.5 mo) and 15.0 mo (95% CI, 8.1-21.9 mo), respectively (<i>P</i> = 0.905). In per-protocol analysis, the median OS was 19.0 mo (95% CI, 12.3-25.7 mo) versus 15.0 mo (95% CI, 8.1-21.9 mo), respectively (<i>P</i> = 0.712). No significant difference in OS was observed between the 2 arms across the analyzed subgroups. <b>Conclusion:</b> Long-term outcomes with [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 administered earlier in the prechemotherapy setting are comparable to those with docetaxel.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1726-1729"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10246119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maeve A Hennessy, Jeffrey P Leal, Chiung-Yu Huang, Lilja B Solnes, Rita Denbow, Vandana G Abramson, Lisa A Carey, Minetta C Liu, Mothaffar Rimawi, Jennifer Specht, Anna Maria Storniolo, Vicente Valero, Christos Vaklavas, Eric P Winer, Ian E Krop, Antonio C Wolff, Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Richard L Wahl, Vered Stearns, Roisin M Connolly
{"title":"Correlation of SUV on Early Interim PET with Recurrence-Free Survival and Overall Survival in Primary Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (the TBCRC026 Trial).","authors":"Maeve A Hennessy, Jeffrey P Leal, Chiung-Yu Huang, Lilja B Solnes, Rita Denbow, Vandana G Abramson, Lisa A Carey, Minetta C Liu, Mothaffar Rimawi, Jennifer Specht, Anna Maria Storniolo, Vicente Valero, Christos Vaklavas, Eric P Winer, Ian E Krop, Antonio C Wolff, Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Richard L Wahl, Vered Stearns, Roisin M Connolly","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265853","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Predictive biomarkers of response to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed therapy are essential to inform treatment decisions. The TBCRC026 trial reported that early declines in tumor SUVs corrected for lean body mass (SUL<sub>max</sub>) on <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT predicted a pathologic complete response (pCR) to HER2 therapy with neoadjuvant trastuzumab and pertuzumab (HP) without chemotherapy in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer. We hypothesized that <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT SUL<sub>max</sub> parameters would predict recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). <b>Methods:</b> Patients with stage II/III ER-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer received neoadjuvant HP (<i>n</i> = 88). pCR after HP alone was 22% (18/83), additional nonstudy neoadjuvant therapy was administered in 28% (25/88), and the majority received adjuvant therapy per physician discretion. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT was performed at baseline and at cycle 1, day 15 (C1D15). RFS and OS were summarized using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared between subgroups using logrank tests. Associations between <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT (≥40% decline in SUL<sub>max</sub> between baseline and C1D15, or C1D15 SUL<sub>max</sub> ≤ 3) and pCR were evaluated using Cox regressions, where likelihood ratio CIs were reported because of the small numbers of events. <b>Results:</b> Median follow-up was 53.7 mo (83/88 evaluable), with 6 deaths and 14 RFS events. Estimated RFS and OS at 3 y was 84% (95% CI, 76%-92%) and 92% (95% CI, 87%-98%), respectively. A C1D15 SUL<sub>max</sub> of 3 or less was associated with improved RFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.36; 95% CI, 0.11-1.05; <i>P</i> = 0.06) and OS (HR, 0.14; 95% CI, 0.01-0.85; <i>P</i> = 0.03), the latter statistically significant. The association of an SUL<sub>max</sub> decline of at least 40% (achieved in 59%) with RFS and OS did not reach statistical significance. pCR was associated with improved RFS (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.01-1.24; <i>P</i> = 0.10) but did not reach statistical significance. <b>Conclusion:</b> For the first time, we report a potential association between a C1D15 SUL<sub>max</sub> of 3 or less on <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT and RFS and OS outcomes in patients with ER-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant HP alone. If confirmed in future studies, this imaging-based biomarker may facilitate early individualization of therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1690-1696"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10483762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johannes Lohmeier, Helena Radbruch, Winfried Brenner, Bernd Hamm, Anna Tietze, Marcus R Makowski
{"title":"Predictive IDH Genotyping Based on the Evaluation of Spatial Metabolic Heterogeneity by Compartmental Uptake Characteristics in Preoperative Glioma Using <sup>18</sup>F-FET PET.","authors":"Johannes Lohmeier, Helena Radbruch, Winfried Brenner, Bernd Hamm, Anna Tietze, Marcus R Makowski","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265642","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecular markers are of increasing importance for classifying, treating, and determining the prognosis for central nervous system tumors. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is a critical regulator of glucose and amino acid metabolism. Our objective was to investigate metabolic reprogramming of glioma using compartmental uptake (CU) characteristics in <i>O</i>-(2-<sup>18</sup>F-fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (FET) PET and to evaluate its diagnostic potential for IDH genotyping. <b>Methods:</b> Between 2017 and 2022, patients with confirmed glioma were preoperatively investigated using static <sup>18</sup>F-FET PET. Metabolic tumor volume (MTV), MTV for 60%-100% uptake (MTV<sub>60</sub>), and T2-weighted and contrast-enhancing lesion volumes were automatically segmented using U-Net neural architecture and isocontouring. Volume intersections were determined using the Dice coefficient. Uptake characteristics were determined for metabolically defined compartments (central [80%-100%] and peripheral [60%-75%] areas of <sup>18</sup>F-FET uptake). CU ratio was defined as the fraction between the peripheral and central compartments. Mean target-to-background ratio was calculated. Comparisons were performed using parametric and nonparametric tests. Receiver-operating-characteristic curves, regression, and correlation were used for statistical analysis. <b>Results:</b> In total, 52 participants (male, 27, female, 25; mean age ± SD, 51 ± 16 y) were evaluated. MTV<sub>60</sub> was greater and distinct from contrast-enhancing lesion volume (<i>P</i> = 0.046). IDH-mutated tumors presented a greater volumetric CU ratio and SUV CU ratio than IDH wild-type tumors (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Volumetric CU ratio determined IDH genotype with excellent diagnostic performance (area under the curve [AUC], 0.88; <i>P</i> < 0.001) at more than 5.49 (sensitivity, 86%, specificity, 90%), because IDH-mutated tumors presented a greater peripheral metabolic compartment than IDH wild-type tumors (<i>P</i> = 0.045). MTV<sub>60</sub> and MTV were not suitable for IDH classification (<i>P</i> > 0.05). SUV CU ratio (AUC, 0.72; <i>P</i> = 0.005) and target-to-background ratio (AUC, 0.68; <i>P</i> = 0.016) achieved modest diagnostic performance-inferior to the volumetric CU ratio. Furthermore, the classification of loss of heterozygosity of chromosomes 1p and 19q (AUC, 0.75; <i>P</i> = 0.019), MGMT promoter methylation (AUC, 0.70; <i>P</i> = 0.011), and ATRX loss (AUC, 0.73; <i>P</i> = 0.004) by amino acid PET was evaluated. <b>Conclusion:</b> We proposed parametric <sup>18</sup>F-FET PET as a noninvasive metabolic biomarker for the evaluation of CU characteristics, which differentiated IDH genotype with excellent diagnostic performance, establishing a critical association between spatial metabolic heterogeneity, mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid cycle, and genomic features with critical implications for clinical management and the diagnostic workup of patients with central nervous system cancer.</","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1683-1689"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10185216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amir Karimzadeh, Paula Soeiro, Benedikt Feuerecker, Charlotte-Sophie Hecker, Karina Knorr, Matthias M Heck, Robert Tauber, Calogero D'Alessandria, Wolfgang A Weber, Matthias Eiber, Isabel Rauscher
{"title":"Improved Quality of Life in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Consecutive Cycles of <sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA I&T.","authors":"Amir Karimzadeh, Paula Soeiro, Benedikt Feuerecker, Charlotte-Sophie Hecker, Karina Knorr, Matthias M Heck, Robert Tauber, Calogero D'Alessandria, Wolfgang A Weber, Matthias Eiber, Isabel Rauscher","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265878","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.123.265878","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) receiving consecutive cycles of <sup>177</sup>Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radioligand therapy (RLT) using the reliable and validated European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer core quality-of-life (QoL) questionnaire. In addition, differences in HRQoL between patients with early discontinuation of treatment because of disease progression and patients who were defined as eligible for treatment continuation were analyzed. <b>Methods:</b> In total, 60 mCRPC patients were included in this analysis. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer core QoL questionnaire was completed at baseline, before each treatment cycle up to the sixth treatment cycle, and at the time of PSMA-ligand PET/CT scans after the second and fourth treatment cycles. QoL assessment included global health status, functional scales, and symptom burden during treatment. <b>Results:</b> Global health was significantly improved at the second and fourth cycles of <sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA RLT (<i>P</i> = 0.014 and <i>P</i> = 0.039, respectively). In line with this, role and emotional functioning showed significant improvements at the second and fourth treatment cycles (role functioning, <i>P</i> = 0.045 and <i>P</i> = 0.048, respectively, and emotional functioning, <i>P</i> = 0.035 and <i>P</i> = 0.007, respectively). In addition, compared with baseline, fatigue and pain were significantly alleviated at the second and fourth treatment cycles (pain, <i>P</i> = 0.035 and <i>P</i> = 0.034, respectively, and fatigue, <i>P</i> = 0.042 and <i>P</i> = 0.041, respectively). Other aspects of HRQoL, even if not significantly improved, remained stable over time, except for deterioration of fatigue at the study's end (<i>P</i> = 0.014) and reduction of dyspnea at the second treatment cycle (<i>P</i> = 0.012). Patients with early discontinuation of treatment showed a concordant decline in HRQoL. <b>Conclusion:</b> mCRPC patients showed significant improvement in HRQoL in the course of treatment with <sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA RLT. Furthermore, patients with early discontinuation of treatment showed an analogous decline in HRQoL.</p>","PeriodicalId":16758,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1765-1771"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10552812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}