The impact of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT on management intent in prostate cancer: results of an Australian prospective multicenter study
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018•Soc Nuclear Med
68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scanning has been shown to be more sensitive than conventional
imaging techniques in patients with prostate cancer. This prospective Australian multicenter
study assessed whether 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT imaging affects management intent in patients
with primary or recurrent prostate cancer. Methods: Before undertaking 68Ga-PSMA PET
imaging, referring medical specialists completed a questionnaire detailing relevant
demographic and clinical data as well as their proposed management plan. A separate …
imaging techniques in patients with prostate cancer. This prospective Australian multicenter
study assessed whether 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT imaging affects management intent in patients
with primary or recurrent prostate cancer. Methods: Before undertaking 68Ga-PSMA PET
imaging, referring medical specialists completed a questionnaire detailing relevant
demographic and clinical data as well as their proposed management plan. A separate …
68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scanning has been shown to be more sensitive than conventional imaging techniques in patients with prostate cancer. This prospective Australian multicenter study assessed whether 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT imaging affects management intent in patients with primary or recurrent prostate cancer.
Methods
Before undertaking 68Ga-PSMA PET imaging, referring medical specialists completed a questionnaire detailing relevant demographic and clinical data as well as their proposed management plan. A separate follow-up questionnaire was completed after the 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan results were available to determine whether the management plan would change. Results
A total of 431 patients with prostate cancer from 4 Australian centers had pre– and post–68Ga-PSMA management plans completed. Scans were obtained for primary staging of intermediate- and high-risk disease in 25% of patients and for restaging/biochemical recurrence in 75% of patients. Overall, 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scanning led to a change in planned management in 51% of patients. The impact was greater in the group of patients with biochemical failure after definitive surgery or radiation treatment (62% change in management intent) than in patients undergoing primary staging (21% change). Imaging with 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT revealed unsuspected disease in the prostate bed in 27% of patients, locoregional lymph nodes in 39%, and distant metastatic disease in 16%. Conclusion
68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scans detect previously unsuspected disease and may influence planned clinical management in a high proportion of patients with prostate cancer. The impact was greater in patients with biochemical recurrence. These results demonstrate the potential clinical value of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in management of prostate cancer.Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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