Aim <p>The sensitivity of PSMA-PET/CT for the detection of recurrent prostate cancer (rPC) is good at low PSA values and rapidly rises to &gt; 80% in patients with PSA &gt; 1.5 ng/mL. Currently, there are no general rules on how to manage PSMA-PET-negative patients with rPC and PSA levels at which a pathological PSMA-PET must be considered very likely. The aim of this evaluation was to assess the value of a choline-PET/CT in such a clinical context.</p> Materials and methods <p>We conducted a retrospective analysis incorporating data from 01/2017–09/2023 from two Swiss institutions. Eligible patients included those with rPC following radical prostatectomy (RP) who had a negative or equivocal [<sup>6 8</sup> Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 or [<sup>1 8</sup> F]F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT despite a PSA level ≥1.5 ng/mL, and were subsequently referred for [<sup>18</sup>F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT within two months. Two experienced nuclear medicine physicians reviewed both scans (choline and PSMA-PET/CTs) in a blinded consensus read.</p> Results <p>Eleven patients met all inclusion criteria. The median PSA level was 2.8 ng/mL (range: 1.7–16.0). Following [<sup>18</sup>F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT 6 out of 11 patients (54.5%) demonstrated pathologic choline positive findings indicative of rPC: 4 patients with local recurrence, 1 with distant metastasis only, and 1 with concomitant pelvic lymph node and distant metastases.</p> Conclusion <p>More than 50% of patients with a negative or equivocal PSMA-PET/CT showed pathologic [<sup>18</sup>F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT. These results indicate that [<sup>18</sup>F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT may serve as a valuable complementary imaging modality in patients with rPC after RP who present with a negative PSMA-PET/CT at PSA levels ≥1.5 ng/mL.</p>

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The role of Choline-PET/CT in patients with recurrent prostate cancer and a negative PSMA-PET/CT

  • Nasir Gözlügöl,
  • Wolfram A. Bosbach,
  • Mohamed Shelan,
  • Hasan Sari,
  • Arion Bucher,
  • Irene A. Burger,
  • Klaus Strobel,
  • Ali Afshar-Oromieh

摘要

Aim

The sensitivity of PSMA-PET/CT for the detection of recurrent prostate cancer (rPC) is good at low PSA values and rapidly rises to > 80% in patients with PSA > 1.5 ng/mL. Currently, there are no general rules on how to manage PSMA-PET-negative patients with rPC and PSA levels at which a pathological PSMA-PET must be considered very likely. The aim of this evaluation was to assess the value of a choline-PET/CT in such a clinical context.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis incorporating data from 01/2017–09/2023 from two Swiss institutions. Eligible patients included those with rPC following radical prostatectomy (RP) who had a negative or equivocal [6 8 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 or [1 8 F]F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT despite a PSA level ≥1.5 ng/mL, and were subsequently referred for [18F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT within two months. Two experienced nuclear medicine physicians reviewed both scans (choline and PSMA-PET/CTs) in a blinded consensus read.

Results

Eleven patients met all inclusion criteria. The median PSA level was 2.8 ng/mL (range: 1.7–16.0). Following [18F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT 6 out of 11 patients (54.5%) demonstrated pathologic choline positive findings indicative of rPC: 4 patients with local recurrence, 1 with distant metastasis only, and 1 with concomitant pelvic lymph node and distant metastases.

Conclusion

More than 50% of patients with a negative or equivocal PSMA-PET/CT showed pathologic [18F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT. These results indicate that [18F]F-Fluorocholine-PET/CT may serve as a valuable complementary imaging modality in patients with rPC after RP who present with a negative PSMA-PET/CT at PSA levels ≥1.5 ng/mL.