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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2022

Radiotherapy treatment modification for prostate cancer patients based on PSMA-PET/CT.

Vasileios Karagiannis, Viktor Wichmann, Juha Saarinen, Natalja Eigeliene, Heidi Andersen, Antti Jekunen

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. PSMA PET-CT in the Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vasileios KaragiannisDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland.
Viktor WichmannDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland. wichmann.viktor@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-8947
Juha SaarinenDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland.
Natalja EigelieneDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland.
Heidi AndersenDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland.
Antti JekunenDepartment of Oncology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Hietalahdenkatu 2-4, 65130, Vaasa, Finland.
University of Turku · FIKarolinska University Hospital · SEVaasa Central Hospital · FI

Funding

Turun Yliopisto EVO
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstate cancer is the most common cancer among men, and its diagnosis and treatment are improving. Our study evaluated how PSMA-PET/CT prior to treatment planning might improve the optimal management of prostate cancer radiotherapy.

methodsThis retrospective pilot study included 43 prostate cancer (PCa) patients referred to our radiation oncologist department, from the urology department, for radiation therapy. 18F-PSMA-PET/CT was ordered by the radiation oncologists mainly due to the lack of resent image staging. The patients were divided into three different groups according to their initially planned treatments: radical radiation therapy (RT) (newly diagnosed PCa patients), salvage RT (patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy), or oligometastatic RT (oligometastatic PCa patients with good response after systemic treatment).

resultsFollowing PSMA-PET/CT, the initially planned RT was changed for 60.5% of the patients due to new findings (metastases and/or recurrent disease). The final treatment choice was effected by PSMA-PET/CT outcome in 60.5% (26/43) of the patients, and in 50% (16/32) of patients, the radiation treatment plan changed following PSMA-PET/CT. Only 39.5% (17/43) of the patients who underwent PSMA-PET/CT were treated according to their initial treatment plans.

conclusionsOur results indicate that PSMA-PET/CT impacts treatment decisions and the selection of RT as well as adjuvant treatment protocols in the management of prostate cancer.

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Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, SurfaceGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapyRetrospective StudiesAntigens, SurfaceFOLH1 protein, humanGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIDecision-making in treatment planningProstate cancerPSMA-PET/CTRadiation therapy

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PMID35093103
PMCPMC8800353
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