(11)C-choline PET/CT in recurrent prostate cancer: Retrospective analysis in a large U.S. patient series Journal Article
| Authors: | Michaud, L.; Touijer, K. A.; Mauguen, A.; Zelefsky, M. J.; Morris, M. J.; Lyashschenko, S. K.; Durack, J. C.; Humm, J. L.; Weber, W. A.; Schöder, H. |
| Article Title: | (11)C-choline PET/CT in recurrent prostate cancer: Retrospective analysis in a large U.S. patient series |
| Abstract: | Our purpose was to evaluate the performance of 11C-choline PET/CT in detecting biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) in a large non-European cohort (in the context of emerging evidence for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET in this setting) and to map patterns of PCa recurrence. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 11C-choline PET/CT scans from 287 patients who were enrolled in an imaging protocol based on rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels (mean, 3.43 ng/mL; median, 0.94 ng/mL; range, 0.15-89.91 ng/mL) and suspected recurrent PCa. A total of 187 patients had undergone primary radical prostatectomy (RP) (79/187 had secondary radiotherapy), 30 had undergone primary radiotherapy, and 70 had a persistent PSA elevation after receiving initial treatment (69 after RP, 1 after radiotherapy). The level of suspicion for recurrence on 11C-choline PET/CT was scored (0, negative; 1, equivocal; 2, positive) by 2 readers. The correlation between 11C-choline PET/CT positivity and initial treatment, Gleason score, National Comprehensive Cancer Network stage, PSA level, PSA doubling time, PSA velocity, and time between initial treatment and PET imaging was evaluated. Prostate Cancer Molecular Imaging Standardized Evaluation (PROMISE) criteria were used to map 11C-choline recurrence patterns. Results: Considering scores 1 and 2 as positives, consensus between the 2 readers deemed 66% of the 11C-choline PET/CT scans as positive. When sorted by PSA level, 45% of patients with a PSA of less than 0.5 ng/mL, 56% of patients with a PSA of 0.5-0.99 ng/mL, 70% of patients with a PSA of 1.0-1.99 ng/mL, and 90% of patients with a PSA of at least 2.0 ng/mL scored either 1 or 2 on 11C-choline PET/CT scans. When considering scores of 2 only, 11C-choline PET/CT positivity was 54% (28%, 46%, 62%, and 81%, respectively, for patients with PSA < 0.5 ng/mL, 0.5-0.99 ng/mL, 1.0-1.99 ng/mL, and ≥ 2.0 ng/mL). In multivariate analysis, only PSA level was significantly associated with scan positivity. Pattern analysis showed that pelvic lymph nodes were the most common site of recurrence, and 28% of patients had 11C-choline-positive suspected recurrences outside the initial treatment field. Conclusion:11C-choline PET/CT can detect PCa recurrence even among patients with low PSA levels when interpretation accounts for the clinical context, providing a certain pretest probability. Until prostate-specific membrane antigen agents are fully approved for PCa, choline PET/CT may provide clinical utility. © 2020 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. |
| Keywords: | recurrence; prostate cancer; prostate-specific antigen; psa relapse; 11c-choline pet/ct |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 61 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0161-5505 |
| Publisher: | Society of Nuclear Medicine |
| Date Published: | 2020-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 827 |
| End Page: | 833 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.2967/jnumed.119.233098 |
| PUBMED: | 31862801 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC7262219 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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