[(11)C]choline uptake with PET/CT for the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer: relation to PSA levels, tumour stage and anti-androgenic therapy.
In: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Jg. 35 (2008-06-01), Heft 6, S. 1065-73
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Purpose: The accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET)/CT with [(11)C]choline for the detection of prostate cancer is not well established. We assessed the dependence of [(11)C]choline maximum standardized uptake values (SUV(max)) in the prostate gland on cell malignancy, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, Gleason score, tumour stage and anti-androgenic hormonal therapy.
Methods: In this prospective study, PET/CT with [(11)C]choline was performed in 19 prostate cancer patients who subsequently underwent prostatectomy with histologic sextant analysis (group A) and in six prostate cancer patients before and after anti-androgenic hormonal therapy (bicalutamide 150 mg/day; median treatment of 4 months; group B).
Results: In group A, based on a sextant analysis with a [(11)C]choline SUV(max) cutoff of 2.5 (as derived from a receiver-operating characteristic analysis), PET/CT showed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of 72, 43, 64, 51 and 60%, respectively. In the patient-by-patient analysis, no significant correlation was detected between SUV(max) and PSA levels, Gleason score or pathological stage. On the contrary, a significant (P < 0.05) negative correlation was detected between SUV(max) and anti-androgenic therapy both in univariate (r (2) = 0.24) and multivariate (r (2) = 0.48) analyses. Prostate [(11)C]choline uptake after bicalutamide therapy significantly (P < 0.05) decreased compared to baseline (6.4 +/- 4.6 and 11.8 +/- 5.3, respectively; group B).
Conclusion: PET/CT with [(11)C]choline is not suitable for the initial diagnosis and local staging of prostate cancer. PET/CT with [(11)C]choline could be used to monitor the response to anti-androgenic therapy.
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[(11)C]choline uptake with PET/CT for the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer: relation to PSA levels, tumour stage and anti-androgenic therapy.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Giovacchini, G ; Picchio, M ; Coradeschi, E ; Scattoni, V ; Bettinardi, V ; Cozzarini, C ; Freschi, M ; Fazio, F ; Messa, C |
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Zeitschrift: | European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Jg. 35 (2008-06-01), Heft 6, S. 1065-73 |
Veröffentlichung: | Berlin : Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2002-, 2008 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1619-7070 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00259-008-0716-2 |
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