Clinical Investigation
Detection value of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT in the recurrence of prostate cancer at low serum prostate specific antigen level
Tian Rongrong, Zhao Ming, Zhou Jie, Bo Yunfen, Zhang Hongyu, Hao Hailong, Yuan Ling, Xing Jun
Published 2020-10-25
Cite as Chin J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2020, 40(10): 589-594. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn321828-20190930-00215
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of 18F-prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-1007 PET/CT in the detection of prostate cancer recurrence at low serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level.
MethodsFrom July 2018 to June 2019, 45 patients (age: 59-74 years) with suspected biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer with low PSA level (<2.0 μg/L) who underwent18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT examinations in Shanxi Tumor Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Four patients with PSA<0.2 μg/L were not included in the statistical analysis due to the small sample. Among the remaining 41 patients with 0.2 μg/L≤PSA<2.0 μg/L, 10 were with 0.2 μg/L≤PSA<0.5 μg/L, 14 were with 0.5 μg/L≤PSA<1.0 μg/L, 17 were with 1.0 μg/L≤PSA<2.0 μg/L. PET/CT imaging were performed within 2 weeks after the examination of serum PSA. All patients were divided into low-moderate-risk group (n=12) and high-risk group (n=29) according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. χ2 test, Fisher′s exact test and Spearman rank correlation were used to analyze the data.
ResultsPatients were followed up for 7 (4-15) months, and all 45 patients were confirmed by pathology or follow-up. There were 31 patients with recurrence and 14 patients without recurrence. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 100%(31/31), 13/14, 97.78%(44/45)respectively. One patient with PSA<0.2 μg/L presented retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Among 41 patients with 0.2 μg/L≤PSA<2.0 μg/L, 31(75.61%) were with at least one recurrent lesion by18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT. There were 20 cases of local recurrence, 13 cases of lymph node metastasis, 14 cases of bone metastasis. The detection efficacies of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT were 5/10 for patients with 0.2 μg/L≤PSA<0.5 μg/L, 11/14 for those with 0.5 μg/L≤PSA<1.0 μg/L, and 15/17 for those with 1.0 μg/L≤PSA<2.0 μg/L ( χ2=4.641, P>0.05). The positive results of18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT were positively correlated with serum PSA value and risk group (r values: 0.394, 0.384, both P<0.05).
Conclusion18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT is a valuable tool for detecting biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer with low PSA level.
Key words:
Prostatic neoplasms; Recurrence; Prostate-specific antigen; Prostate-specific membrane antigen; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed
Contributor Information
Tian Rongrong
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Zhao Ming
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Zhou Jie
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Bo Yunfen
Department of Pathology, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Zhang Hongyu
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Hao Hailong
Department of Urology, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Yuan Ling
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
Xing Jun
Department of PET/CT Center, Shanxi Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China