Sean C Dougherty, William L Flowers, Elizabeth M Gaughan
{"title":"Precision Oncology in Melanoma: Changing Practices.","authors":"Sean C Dougherty, William L Flowers, Elizabeth M Gaughan","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.267781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.267781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the last 2 decades, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the genomics, tumor immune microenvironment, and immunogenicity of malignant melanoma. Historically, the prognosis for metastatic melanoma was poor because of limited treatment options. However, after multiple landmark clinical trials displaying the efficacy of combined <i>BRAF/MEK</i> inhibition for <i>BRAF</i>-mutant melanoma and the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the programmed death-1, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4, and lymphocyte activation gene-3 molecules, overall survival rates have dramatically improved. The role of immune checkpoint inhibition has since expanded to the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings with multiple regimens in routine use. Personalized therapies, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes that are extracted from a patient's melanoma and eventually reinfused into the patient, and messenger RNA vaccines used to target neoantigens unique to a patient's tumor, show promise. Improvements in accompanying imaging modalities, particularly within the field of nuclear medicine, have allowed for more accurate staging of disease and assessment of treatment response. Continued growth in the role of nuclear medicine in the evaluation of melanoma, including the incorporation of artificial intelligence into image interpretation and use of radiolabeled tracers allowing for intricate imaging of the tumor immune microenvironment, is expected in the coming years.</p>","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142635205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changed Regulation Enables Pragmatic Solution for Cancer Patients.","authors":"Uwe Holzwarth","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268945","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Federico Zagni, Luigia Vetrone, Andrea Farolfi, Maria Vadalà, Elisa Lodi Rizzini, Arber Golemi, Lidia Strigari, Stefano Fanti
{"title":"Feasibility of <sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA Administration as Outpatient Procedure for Prostate Cancer.","authors":"Federico Zagni, Luigia Vetrone, Andrea Farolfi, Maria Vadalà, Elisa Lodi Rizzini, Arber Golemi, Lidia Strigari, Stefano Fanti","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert J H Miller, Mark Lemley, Aakash Shanbhag, Giselle Ramirez, Joanna X Liang, Valerie Builoff, Paul Kavanagh, Tali Sharir, M Timothy Hauser, Terrence D Ruddy, Mathews B Fish, Timothy M Bateman, Wanda Acampa, Andrew J Einstein, Sharmila Dorbala, Marcelo F Di Carli, Attila Feher, Edward J Miller, Albert J Sinusas, Julian Halcox, Monica Martins, Philipp A Kaufmann, Damini Dey, Daniel S Berman, Piotr J Slomka
{"title":"The Updated Registry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Next-Generation SPECT (REFINE SPECT 2.0).","authors":"Robert J H Miller, Mark Lemley, Aakash Shanbhag, Giselle Ramirez, Joanna X Liang, Valerie Builoff, Paul Kavanagh, Tali Sharir, M Timothy Hauser, Terrence D Ruddy, Mathews B Fish, Timothy M Bateman, Wanda Acampa, Andrew J Einstein, Sharmila Dorbala, Marcelo F Di Carli, Attila Feher, Edward J Miller, Albert J Sinusas, Julian Halcox, Monica Martins, Philipp A Kaufmann, Damini Dey, Daniel S Berman, Piotr J Slomka","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268292","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Registry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Next-Generation SPECT (REFINE SPECT) has been expanded to include more patients and CT attenuation correction imaging. We present the design and initial results from the updated registry. <b>Methods:</b> The updated REFINE SPECT is a multicenter, international registry with clinical data and image files. SPECT images were processed by quantitative software and CT images by deep learning software detecting coronary artery calcium (CAC). Patients were followed for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) (death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, late revascularization). <b>Results:</b> The registry included scans from 45,252 patients from 13 centers (55.9% male, 64.7 ± 11.8 y). Correlating invasive coronary angiography was available for 3,786 (8.4%) patients. CT attenuation correction imaging was available for 13,405 patients. MACEs occurred in 6,514 (14.4%) patients during a median follow-up of 3.6 y (interquartile range, 2.5-4.8 y). Patients with a stress total perfusion deficit of 5% to less than 10% (unadjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.42; 95% CI, 2.23-2.62) and a stress total perfusion deficit of at least 10% (unadjusted HR, 3.85; 95% CI, 3.56-4.16) were more likely to experience MACEs. Patients with a deep learning CAC score of 101-400 (unadjusted HR, 3.09; 95% CI, 2.57-3.72) and a CAC of more than 400 (unadjusted HR, 5.17; 95% CI, 4.41-6.05) were at increased risk of MACEs. <b>Conclusion:</b> The REFINE SPECT registry contains a comprehensive set of imaging and clinical variables. It will aid in understanding the value of SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, leverage hybrid imaging, and facilitate validation of new artificial intelligence tools for improving prediction of adverse outcomes incorporating multimodality imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1795-1801"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11533915/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masatoshi Hotta, Grace Hyun J Kim, Vilasinee Rerkpichaisuth, Pang Yu Teng, Wesley R Armstrong, Giuseppe Carlucci, Magnus Dahlbom, Fereidoun Abtin, Shahrzad M Lari, Gregory A Fishbein, Johannes Czernin, Elizabeth R Volkmann, S Sam Weigt, Jeremie Calais
{"title":"Correlation of FAPI PET Uptake with Immunohistochemistry in Explanted Lungs from Patients with Advanced Interstitial Lung Disease.","authors":"Masatoshi Hotta, Grace Hyun J Kim, Vilasinee Rerkpichaisuth, Pang Yu Teng, Wesley R Armstrong, Giuseppe Carlucci, Magnus Dahlbom, Fereidoun Abtin, Shahrzad M Lari, Gregory A Fishbein, Johannes Czernin, Elizabeth R Volkmann, S Sam Weigt, Jeremie Calais","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268351","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent studies have demonstrated promising results of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) inhibitor (FAPI) PET in prognosticating and monitoring interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). As a first step toward successful translation, our primary aim was to validate the FAPI PET uptake through immunohistochemistry in patients with advanced ILD who underwent lung transplantation after a FAPI PET scan. <b>Methods:</b> This is a preliminary analysis of a single-center, open-label, single-arm, prospective exploratory biodistribution study of <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI-46 PET imaging in patients with ILD (NCT05365802). Patients with ILD confirmed by high-resolution CT and scheduled for lung transplant were included. Tissue samples of explanted lungs were obtained from both the central and peripheral lung parenchyma of each lobe. Additional samples were obtained from areas of the lung corresponding to regions of FAPI PET activity. Immunohistochemical staining was performed with an anti-FAP antibody. Percentages of FAP immunohistochemistry-positive area were measured semiautomatically using QuPath software. SUVs in the areas of pathologic samples were measured on FAPI PET/CT by referencing the gross photomap of the explanted lung. A Spearman correlation coefficient test was used to assess the relationship between FAPI PET uptake and FAP immunohistochemical expression in each specimen. <b>Results:</b> Four patients with advanced ILD who underwent FAPI PET/CT before lung transplantation were included. The types of ILD were idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (<i>n</i> = 2), rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD (<i>n</i> = 1), and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (<i>n</i> = 1). FAPI uptake was visualized mainly in the fibrotic area on CT. Twenty-nine surgical pathology samples from 3 patients were analyzed. FAP staining was predominantly positive in fibroblastic foci. FAPI PET SUV<sub>max</sub> and SUV<sub>mean</sub> showed a positive correlation with the immunohistochemical FAP expression score (SUV<sub>max</sub>: <i>r</i> = 0.57, <i>P</i> = 0.001; SUV<sub>mean</sub>: <i>r</i> = 0.54, <i>P</i> = 0.002). <b>Conclusion:</b> In this analysis conducted in patients who underwent lung transplantation after a FAPI PET scan, FAPI PET uptake was positively correlated with FAP immunohistochemistry. These findings provide a rationale for further investigation of FAPI PET as a potential imaging biomarker for ILD.</p>","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1789-1794"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Harshad R Kulkarni, Kevin A Maupin, Tina Brennan, Jens Forsberg, Dan Rogers, Mark Olson, Brandon R Mancini, Anthony Chang, Sreenivasa R Chandana, Ryohei Kobayashi
{"title":"First-in-Human Total-Body PET/CT Imaging Using <sup>89</sup>Zr-Labeled MUC5AC Antibody in a Patient with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Harshad R Kulkarni, Kevin A Maupin, Tina Brennan, Jens Forsberg, Dan Rogers, Mark Olson, Brandon R Mancini, Anthony Chang, Sreenivasa R Chandana, Ryohei Kobayashi","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268074","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268074","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1815"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giusi Pisano, Matthias N van Oosterom, Anne-Claire Berrens, Leon J Slof, Daphne D D Rietbergen, Henk G van der Poel, Pim J van Leeuwen, Fijs W B van Leeuwen
{"title":"Freehand SPECT Combined with 3-Dimensional Light Detection and Ranging as Alternative Means of Specimen Scanning During Prostate Cancer Surgery.","authors":"Giusi Pisano, Matthias N van Oosterom, Anne-Claire Berrens, Leon J Slof, Daphne D D Rietbergen, Henk G van der Poel, Pim J van Leeuwen, Fijs W B van Leeuwen","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268256","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268256","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1816-1817"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Molecular Imaging in Precision Oncology.","authors":"James R Bading, Joanne E Mortimer","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268036","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1818"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11533918/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No In Vivo Evidence for Estrogen Receptor Density Changes in Human Neuroendocrine Aging or Their Relationship to Cognition and Menopausal Symptoms.","authors":"Anat Biegon, William Jagust, David A Mankoff","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268782","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":"65 11","pages":"1818-1819"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142565403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Helena Koniar, Luke Wharton, Aidan Ingham, Ana Paulina Morales Oliver, Helen Merkens, Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Peter Kunz, Valery Radchenko, Hua Yang, Arman Rahmim, Carlos Uribe, Paul Schaffer
{"title":"Preclinical Evaluation of <sup>226</sup>Ac as a Theranostic Agent: Imaging, Dosimetry, and Therapy.","authors":"Helena Koniar, Luke Wharton, Aidan Ingham, Ana Paulina Morales Oliver, Helen Merkens, Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Peter Kunz, Valery Radchenko, Hua Yang, Arman Rahmim, Carlos Uribe, Paul Schaffer","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.267999","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.267999","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><sup>226</sup>Ac (t<sub>½</sub> = 29.37 h) has been proposed as a theranostic radioisotope leveraging both its diagnostic γ-emissions and therapeutic α-emissions. <sup>226</sup>Ac emits 158 and 230 keV γ-photons ideal for quantitative SPECT imaging and acts as an in vivo generator of 4 high-energy α-particles. Because of these nuclear decay properties, <sup>226</sup>Ac has potential to act as a standalone theranostic isotope. In this proof-of-concept study, we evaluated a preclinical <sup>226</sup>Ac-radiopharmaceutical for its theranostic efficacy and present the first <sup>226</sup>Ac-targeted α-therapy study. <b>Methods:</b> <sup>226</sup>Ac was produced at TRIUMF and labeled with the chelator-peptide bioconjugate crown-TATE. [<sup>226</sup>Ac]Ac-crown-TATE was selected to target neuroendocrine tumors in male NRG mice bearing AR42J tumor xenografts for SPECT imaging, biodistribution, and therapy studies. A preclinical SPECT/CT scanner acquired quantitative images reconstructed from both the 158 and the 230 keV emissions. Mice in the biodistribution study were euthanized at 1, 3, 5, 24, and 48 h after injection, and internal radiation dosimetry was derived for the tumor and organs of interest to establish appropriate therapeutic activity levels. Mice in the therapy study were administered 125, 250, or 375 kBq treatments and were monitored for tumor size and body condition. <b>Results:</b> We present quantitative SPECT images of the in vivo biodistribution of [<sup>226</sup>Ac]Ac-crown-TATE, which showed agreement with ex vivo measurements. Biodistribution studies demonstrated high uptake (>30%IA/g at 5 h after injection) and retention in the tumor, with an estimated mean absorbed dose coefficient of 222 mGy/kBq. [<sup>226</sup>Ac]Ac-crown-TATE treatments significantly extended the median survival from 7 d in the control groups to 16, 24, and 27 d in the 125, 250, and 375 kBq treatment groups, respectively. Survival was prolonged by slowing tumor growth, and no weight loss or toxicities were observed. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study highlights the theranostic potential of <sup>226</sup>Ac as a standalone therapeutic isotope in addition to its demonstrated diagnostic capabilities to assess dosimetry in matched <sup>225</sup>Ac-radiopharmaceuticals. Future studies will investigate maximum dose and toxicity to further explore the therapeutic potential of <sup>226</sup>Ac-radiopharmaceuticals.</p>","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1762-1768"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}