Delineating biochemical failure with ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA-PET following definitive external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer

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• 作者：George Hruby^a ; ^e ; ^f ; ^{george.hruby@health.nsw.gov.au} ; Thomas Eade^a ; ^e ; ^f ; Andrew Kneebone^a ; ^e ; ^f ; Louise Emmett^d ; Lesley Guo^a ; Bao Ho^c ; ^d ; Ed Hsiao^b ; Geoff Schembri^b ; Julia Hunter^a ; Carol Kwong^a
• 关键词：PSMA-PET ; Biochemical failure ; Prostate cancer
• 刊名：Radiotherapy and Oncology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：122
• 期：1
• 页码：99-102
• 全文大小：253 K
• 卷排序：122

文摘

We investigated the role of 68Ga-PSMA-PET (PSMA) to determine the location of disease recurrence in those with a rising PSA following definitive external beam radiation treatment (EBRT).Materials and methods538 men were treated with image guided EBRT to a dose of 78 or 82 Gy between 2007 and 2014. Patients at least 24 months post EBRT with biochemical failure (nadir + 2) underwent PSMA scanning. Local recurrence (LR) was defined as increased uptake within the prostate or seminal vesicles. Distant disease included lymph node (LN), bone or visceral metastases.Results419 men formed the study cohort. Median follow-up was 50 months, 70 patients (17%) had biochemical failure (BF), 13 of whom have died. Of the 57 survivors, 5 had metastases detected on conventional scans; 2 were lost to follow up. 48 men (of 50 candidates) underwent PSMA; in all cases, the PSMA was unequivocally positive.Of the 48 positive scans, 25 patients (52%) failed beyond the prostate – 5 in bones, 16 LN, 3 in both, and 1 in the lungs. Fifteen men (31%) failed within the gland and in either LN (11), bones (3), or both (1). Eight (17%) had an isolated LR, which represents 2% of patients managed with definitive EBRT and followed for at least 2 years.ConclusionsPSMA was positive in all patients with BF. Site of failure following dose-escalated EBRT was generally distant. Isolated LR (on PSMA) occurred in only 8 of 419 patients post-EBRT.