68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT improves diagnostic staging and radiotherapy planning of adenoid cystic carcinomas – Imaging analysis and histological validation
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68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT improves diagnostic staging and radiotherapy planning of adenoid cystic carcinomas – Imaging analysis and histological validation. / Röhrich, Manuel; Syed, Mustafa; Liew, Dawn P.; Giesel, Frederik L.; Liermann, Jakob; Choyke, Peter L.; Wefers, Annika K.; Ritz, Thomas; Szymbara, Marina; Schillings, Lisa; Heger, Ulrike; Rathke, Hendrik; Kratochwil, Clemens; Huber, Peter E.; Deimling, Andreas von; Debus, Jürgen; Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich; Haberkorn, Uwe; Adeberg, Sebastian.
in: RADIOTHER ONCOL, Jahrgang 160, 07.2021, S. 192-201.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT improves diagnostic staging and radiotherapy planning of adenoid cystic carcinomas – Imaging analysis and histological validation
AU - Röhrich, Manuel
AU - Syed, Mustafa
AU - Liew, Dawn P.
AU - Giesel, Frederik L.
AU - Liermann, Jakob
AU - Choyke, Peter L.
AU - Wefers, Annika K.
AU - Ritz, Thomas
AU - Szymbara, Marina
AU - Schillings, Lisa
AU - Heger, Ulrike
AU - Rathke, Hendrik
AU - Kratochwil, Clemens
AU - Huber, Peter E.
AU - Deimling, Andreas von
AU - Debus, Jürgen
AU - Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich
AU - Haberkorn, Uwe
AU - Adeberg, Sebastian
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - BackgroundAdenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) are rare epithelial tumors mostly situated in the head and neck region and characterized by infiltrative growth. The tumor stroma of ACCs includes cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) expressing Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), a new target for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Here we describe the value of PET/ computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging using 68Ga-labelled FAP-Inhibitors (68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT) and their clinical potential for staging and radiotherapy planning in 12 ACC patients (7 primary, 5 recurrent).Patients and methodsPatients underwent contrast enhanced staging CT (ceCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (ceMRI) before 68Ga-FAPI - PET/CT. PET-scans were acquired 10, 60 and 180 minutes after administration of 150–250 MBq of 68Ga-labelled FAPI tracers. SUVmax and SUVmean values of ACCs and healthy organs were obtained using a 60% of maximum iso-contour. FAP and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) immunohistochemistry was performed in 13 cases (3 with and 10 without 68Ga FAPI-PET/CT). Staging and radiotherapy planning based on 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT versus ceCT/MRI alone were compared.ResultsWe observed elevated tracer uptake in all ACCs. Immunohistochemistry showed FAP-expressing CAFs in the tumor. Compared to conventional staging, 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT led to upstaging in 2/12 patients and to detection of additional metastases in 3 patients, thus in total 42% of patients had their staging altered. Moreover, 68Ga-FAPI PET improved the accuracy of target volume delineation for radiotherapy, as compared to CT and MRI.Conclusion68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT is a promising imaging modality for ACC, increasing the accuracy of staging exams and radiotherapy planning volumes, as compared conventional to CT and MRI.
AB - BackgroundAdenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) are rare epithelial tumors mostly situated in the head and neck region and characterized by infiltrative growth. The tumor stroma of ACCs includes cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) expressing Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), a new target for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Here we describe the value of PET/ computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging using 68Ga-labelled FAP-Inhibitors (68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT) and their clinical potential for staging and radiotherapy planning in 12 ACC patients (7 primary, 5 recurrent).Patients and methodsPatients underwent contrast enhanced staging CT (ceCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (ceMRI) before 68Ga-FAPI - PET/CT. PET-scans were acquired 10, 60 and 180 minutes after administration of 150–250 MBq of 68Ga-labelled FAPI tracers. SUVmax and SUVmean values of ACCs and healthy organs were obtained using a 60% of maximum iso-contour. FAP and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) immunohistochemistry was performed in 13 cases (3 with and 10 without 68Ga FAPI-PET/CT). Staging and radiotherapy planning based on 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT versus ceCT/MRI alone were compared.ResultsWe observed elevated tracer uptake in all ACCs. Immunohistochemistry showed FAP-expressing CAFs in the tumor. Compared to conventional staging, 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT led to upstaging in 2/12 patients and to detection of additional metastases in 3 patients, thus in total 42% of patients had their staging altered. Moreover, 68Ga-FAPI PET improved the accuracy of target volume delineation for radiotherapy, as compared to CT and MRI.Conclusion68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT is a promising imaging modality for ACC, increasing the accuracy of staging exams and radiotherapy planning volumes, as compared conventional to CT and MRI.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2021.04.016
U2 - 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.04.016
DO - 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.04.016
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 160
SP - 192
EP - 201
JO - RADIOTHER ONCOL
JF - RADIOTHER ONCOL
SN - 0167-8140
ER -