68Ga-PSMA imaging of metastatic breast cancer

M Sathekge, M Modiselle, M Vorster, N Mokgoro… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
M Sathekge, M Modiselle, M Vorster, N Mokgoro, N Nyakale, B Mokaleng, T Ebenhan
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2015Springer
68Ga-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is rapidly emerging as a
significant step forward in the diagnosis of recurrent prostate cancer, based on the fact that
PSMA is a type II transmembrane protein with high expression in prostate carcinoma cells [1,
2]. Recently it has been demonstrated to accumulate in metastatic clear-cell renal cell
carcinoma [3] and interestingly several studies have provided evidence that PSMA is also
expressed in the tumour-associated vasculature of primary breast cancers and distant …
68Ga-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is rapidly emerging as a significant step forward in the diagnosis of recurrent prostate cancer, based on the fact that PSMA is a type II transmembrane protein with high expression in prostate carcinoma cells [1, 2]. Recently it has been demonstrated to accumulate in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma [3] and interestingly several studies have provided evidence that PSMA is also expressed in the tumour-associated vasculature of primary breast cancers and distant metastases [4, 5].
We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with metastatic breast carcinoma who underwent 68Ga-PSMA and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for restaging and evaluation of the most appropriate therapeutic option. Images demonstrated intense and extensive skeletal uptake in the axial and appendicular skeleton with liver metastases. Concordance of 68Ga-PSMA and 18 F-FDG lesions suggests that 68Ga-PSMA may provide helpful prognostic information. Furthermore, 68Ga-PSMA-avid metastatic sites may in future aid in selecting tumours with high PSMA expression for PSMA-directed therapy.
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