{"title":"Oncologist, Business Leader, and Investor Arie S. Belldegrun Discusses a Career in Innovative Medical Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Ken Herrmann and Johannes Czernin.","authors":"Arie S Belldegrun, Ken Herrmann, Johannes Czernin","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268904","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268904","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1821-1823"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549807","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}
Mina Swiha, Sarennya Pathmanandavel, Nathan Papa, Zahra Sabahi, Sherrington Li, Alex Zheng, Sobia Khan, Maria Ayers, Shikha Sharma, Megan Crumbaker, Andrew Nguyen, Lyn Chan, Narjess Ayati, Louise Emmett
{"title":"Comparison of Posttherapy 4- and 24-Hour [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT and Pretherapy PSMA PET/CT in Assessment of Disease in Men with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.","authors":"Mina Swiha, Sarennya Pathmanandavel, Nathan Papa, Zahra Sabahi, Sherrington Li, Alex Zheng, Sobia Khan, Maria Ayers, Shikha Sharma, Megan Crumbaker, Andrew Nguyen, Lyn Chan, Narjess Ayati, Louise Emmett","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.267606","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.267606","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an effective treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT 24 h after injection has shown potential as a response biomarker for [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA therapy but is not convenient for patients. This study investigated 4-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT as an alternative to 24-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT for evaluation of treatment response. <b>Methods:</b> This prospective analysis enrolled 23 patients diagnosed with mCRPC commencing [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T therapy. Two patients were excluded because of incomplete imaging data. Posttherapy SPECT/CT was performed at 4 and 24 h after the first dose and 4 h after the second dose. Baseline [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 4- and 24-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT were analyzed both visually and semiquantitatively. Bland-Altman plots assessed agreement of semiquantitative parameters from the 4- and 24-h scans. Quantitative assessment of the change in the total tumor volume (TTV) on the 4-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT after the first and second doses was correlated to patient outcomes. <b>Results:</b> All patients had mCRPC previously treated with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, and 11 (52%) received prior taxane chemotherapy. Median age was 78 y, and median prostate-specific antigen level was 54 ng/mL. On visual analysis, disease distribution was unchanged among the 3 imaging methods. Eleven patients (52%) had a median of 1 lesion not identified on 4-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT compared with 24-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT. All missed lesions on the 4-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu SPECT/CT were smaller than 2 cm. Mean differences and agreement between 4- and 24-h SPECT/CT quantitative parameters were within acceptable bounds for lesion number, SUV<sub>max</sub>, and SUV<sub>mean</sub>, with higher variation observed for TTV. The change in TTV between dose 1 and 2 [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT predicted prostate-specific antigen progression-free survival. <b>Conclusion:</b> [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT at 4 h after injection appears a promising alternative to 24-h [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA SPECT/CT for treatment response assessment, with improved patient convenience.</p>","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1939-1944"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549802","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}
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":"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":"1838-1845"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11619585/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142635205","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}
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":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1848-1849"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11619580/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607135","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":"CT Enhancement of a Nasal Leech After Thrombectomy.","authors":"Kaiwu Meng, Dian He","doi":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268796","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnumed.124.268796","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94099,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1983"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549803","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}
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":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11927094/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373946","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}
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}
{"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}