| Autor: |
Maria Breun, Camelia M. Monoranu, Almuth F. Kessler, Cordula Matthies, Mario Löhr, Carsten Hagemann, Andreas Schirbel, Steven P. Rowe, Martin G. Pomper, Andreas K. Buck, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus, Constantin Lapa |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 9 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2234-943X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fonc.2019.00503 |
| Popis: |
We have recently demonstrated CXCR4 overexpression in vestibular schwannomas (VS). This study investigated the feasibility of CXCR4-directed positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of VS using the radiolabeled chemokine ligand [68Ga]Pentixafor.Methods: 4 patients with 6 primarily diagnosed or pre-treated/observed VS were enrolled. All subjects underwent [68Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT prior to surgical resection. Images were analyzed visually and semi-quantitatively for CXCR4 expression including calculation of tumor-to-background ratios (TBR). Immunohistochemistry served as standard of reference in three patients.Results: [68Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT was visually positive in all cases. SUVmean and SUVmax were 3.0 ± 0.3 and 3.8 ± 0.4 and TBRmean and TBRmax were 4.0 ± 1.4 and 5.0 ± 1.7, respectively. Histological analysis confirmed CXCR4 expression in tumors.Conclusion: Non-invasive imaging of CXCR4 expression using [68Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT of VS is feasible and could prove useful for in vivo assessment of CXCR4 expression. |
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