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Jiao J, Zhang J, Wen W, Qin W, Chen X. Prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted surgery in prostate cancer: Accurate identification, real-time diagnosis, and precise resection. Theranostics 2024; 14:2736-2756. [PMID: 38773975 PMCID: PMC11103491 DOI: 10.7150/thno.95039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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Radical prostatectomy (RP) combined with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is the first step in multimodal treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) without distant metastases. For a long time, the surgical resection range has been highly dependent on the surgeon's visualization and experience with preoperative imaging. With the rapid development of prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography (PSMA-PET and PSMA-SPECT), PSMA-targeted surgery has been introduced for a more accurate pathological diagnosis and complete resection of positive surgical margins (PSMs) and micro-lymph node metastases (LNMs). We reviewed PSMA-targeted surgeries, including PSMA-PET-guided prostatic biopsy (PSMA-TB), PSMA-targeted radio-guided surgery (PSMA-RGS), PSMA-targeted fluorescence-guided surgery (PSMA-FGS), and multi-modality/multi-targeted PSMA-targeted surgery. We also discuss the strengths and challenges of PSMA-targeted surgery, and propose that PSMA-targeted surgery could be a great addition to existing surgery protocols, thereby improving the accuracy and convenience of surgery for primary and recurrent PCa in the near future.
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- Jianhua Jiao
- Department of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Innovation Center for Tumor Immunocytology Therapy Technology, Xijing Innovation Research Institute, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Theranostics Center of Excellenece, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 11 Biopolis Way, Helios, Singapore 138667, Singapore
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Innovation Center for Tumor Immunocytology Therapy Technology, Xijing Innovation Research Institute, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, 138673, Singapore, Singapore
- Theranostics Center of Excellenece, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 11 Biopolis Way, Helios, Singapore 138667, Singapore
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Jiang Z, Fan J, Gan C, Dong X, Gao G, Wang Z, He D, Li L, Duan X, Wu K. Impact of non-regional lymph node metastases accurately revealed on 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT in the clinical management of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. EJNMMI Res 2023; 13:64. [PMID: 37410264 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-023-01009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-regional lymph node (NRLN) metastases has shown increasing importance in the prognosis evaluation and clinical management of primary metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Hence, this study aimed to investigate the concordance rates between 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and conventional imaging (CI) in revealing NRLN metastases, and explore the impact of NRLN metastases on the management of primary mHSPC. METHODS The medical records of 224 patients with primary mHSPC were retrospectively reviewed, including 101 patients (45.1%) only received CI for TNM classification, 24 patients (10.7%) only received 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT, and 99 patients (44.2%) received both 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and CI. Among patients who received 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and CI before initial treatment, the concordance rates between 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and CI were analyzed. The high-volume disease was defined as the presence of visceral metastases and/or ≥ 4 bone metastases (≥ 1 beyond the vertebral bodies or the pelvis) based on the findings of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and/or CI. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), and Cox regression analyses were performed to explore independent predictors of PFS. RESULTS A total of 99 patients (44.2%) received both 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and CI, the concordance rate in revealing NRLN metastases between 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT and CI was only 61.62%, and Cohen's kappa coefficient was as low as 0.092. Moreover, 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT detected an additional 37 of 94 (39.4%) patients with positive NRLNs who were negative on CI. Cox regression revealed that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), N1, high-volume, NRLN and visceral metastases were associated with worse PFS (all P < 0.05) in 224 patients. Furthermore, in patients with low-volume disease, the median PFS of patients with NRLN metastases was significantly shorter than that of patients without NRLN metastases (19.5 vs. 27.5 months, P = 0.01), while the difference between patients with low-volume plus NRLN metastases and high-volume disease was not significant (19.5 vs. 16.9 months, P = 0.55). Moreover, early docetaxel chemotherapy significantly prolonged the PFS of these patients compared with ADT alone (20.7 vs. 12.3 months, P = 0.008). CONCLUSION NRLN metastases could be accurately revealed by 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT, which should be considered a high-volume feature, especially concomitant with bone metastases. Furthermore, patients with low-volume plus NRLN metastases may be suitable for more intensive treatment, such as early docetaxel chemotherapy.
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- Zhangdong Jiang
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- Department of Urology, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of PET/CT Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of PET/CT Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, #277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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da Luz FAC, Nascimento CP, da Costa Marinho E, Felicidade PJ, Antonioli RM, de Araújo RA, Silva MJB. Analysis of the surgical approach in prostate cancer staging: results from the surveillance, epidemiology and end results program. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9949. [PMID: 37336940 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Surgery is not used as a criterion for staging prostate cancer, although there is evidence that the number of analyzed and affected lymph nodes have prognosis value. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are significant differences in staging criteria in patients who underwent prostatectomy compared to those who did not, and whether the number of affected and analyzed lymph nodes (LN) plays a prognostic role. In this retrospective study, a test cohort consisting of 404,210 newly diagnosed men with prostate cancer, between 2004 and 2010, was obtained from the 17 registries (Nov 2021 submission); a validation consisting of 147,719 newly diagnosed men with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2019 was obtained from the 8 registries (Nov 2021 submission). Prostate cancer-specific survival was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curves, survival tables and Cox regression; overall survival was analyzed only to compare Harrell's C-index between different staging criteria. In initial analyses, it was observed that the prognostic value of lymph node metastasis changes according to the type of staging (clinical or pathological), which is linked to the surgical approach (prostatectomy). Compared with T4/N0/M0 patients, which are also classified as stage IVA, N1/M0 patients had a shorter [adjusted HR: 1.767 (1429-2184), p < 0.0005] and a longer [adjusted HR: 0.832 (0.740-0.935), p = 0.002] specific survival when submitted to prostatectomy or not, respectively. Analyzing separately the patients who were submitted to prostatectomy and those who were not, it was possible to obtain new LN metastasis classifications (N1: 1 + LN; N2: 2 + LNs; N3: > 2 + LNs). This new (pathological) classification of N allowed the reclassification of patients based on T and Gleason grade groups, mainly those with T3 and T4 disease. In the validation group, this new staging criterion was proven to be superior [specific survival C-index: 0.908 (0.906-0.911); overall survival C-index: 0.788 (0.786-0.791)] compared to that currently used by the AJCC [8th edition; specific survival C-index: 0.892 (0.889-0.895); overall survival C-index: 0.744 (0.741-0.747)]. In addition, an adequate number of dissected lymph nodes results in a 39% reduction in death risk [adjusted HR: 0.610 (0.498-0.747), p < 0.0005]. As main conclusion, the surgery has a major impact on prostate cancer staging, mainly modifying the effect of N on survival, and enabling the stratification of pathological N according to the number of affected LN. Such a factor, when considered as staging criteria, improves the prognosis classification.
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- Felipe Andrés Cordero da Luz
- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology, Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av Pará nº 1720, Bloco 6T, Room 07, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑320, Brazil.
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- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil
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- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil
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- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil
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- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil
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- Center for Cancer Prevention and Research, Uberlandia Cancer Hospital, Av Amazonas nº 1996, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑302, Brazil
- Laboratory of Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology, Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av Pará nº 1720, Bloco 6T, Room 07, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.405‑320, Brazil
- Medical Faculty, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av Pará nº 1720, Bloco 2U, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.400‑902, Brazil
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- Medical Faculty, Federal University of Uberlandia, Av Pará nº 1720, Bloco 2U, Umuarama, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP: 38.400‑902, Brazil
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Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography in primary prostate cancer diagnosis: First-line imaging is afoot. Cancer Lett 2022; 548:215883. [PMID: 36027998 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET) is an excellent molecular imaging technique for prostate cancer. Currently, PSMA PET for patients with primary prostate cancer is supplementary to conventional imaging techniques, according to guidelines. This supplementary function of PSMA PET is due to a lack of systematic review of its strengths, limitations, and potential development direction. Thus, we review PSMA ligands, detection, T, N, and M staging, treatment management, and false results of PSMA PET in clinical studies. We also discuss the strengths and challenges of PSMA PET. PSMA PET can greatly increase the detection rate of prostate cancer and accuracy of T/N/M staging, which facilitates more appropriate treatment for primary prostate cancer. Lastly, we propose that PSMA PET could become the first-line imaging modality for primary prostate cancer, and we describe its potential expanded application.
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Mei R, Farolfi A, Morigi JJ, Fanti S. The role of prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/computed tomography in the management of prostate cancer patients: could we ask for more? Curr Opin Urol 2022; 32:269-276. [PMID: 35552308 PMCID: PMC10810346 DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000000982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Thanks to the development of novel PSMA-based peptides, molecular imaging, such as PET/CT paired with theranostic-based approaches have recently been proposed for treatment of prostate cancer. Patient selection, however, remains challenging because of the absence of strong prospective data to interpret and translate imaging scans into effective and well tolerated treatment regimens. RECENT FINDINGS In this review, we discuss the latest findings in PSMA imaging in prostate cancer patients. Particularly, we go into detail into the impact of PSMA imaging on the treatment management in primary staging, biochemical recurrence and in advanced prostate cancer. SUMMARY For primary prostate cancer staging, PSMA PET/CT seems crucial for primary therapy assessment, being able in some cases to detect lesions outside the surgical template, thus permitting a change in management. Moreover, N+ condition at PSMA has been correlated with a worse biochemical recurrence-free and therapy-free survival. The early detection of PSMA-positive findings in recurrent prostate cancer is associated with a better time to relapse survival. Similarly, for advanced prostate cancer patients, accurate restaging with PSMA imaging is gaining importance for early prediction of response to systemic therapies and to assure the best outcome possible. With regards to theranostics, appropriate selection of patients eligible for 177Lu-PSMA requires PSMA imaging, whereas the role of added FDG-PET for discriminating those with PSMA/FDG discordance needs to be further evaluated.
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- Riccardo Mei
- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
- DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
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- PET/CT Unit, Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
- DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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