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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2024

Diagnostic yield of FAP-guided positron emission tomography in thyroid cancer: a systematic review.

Alessio Rizzo, Domenico Albano, Francesco Dondi, Martina Cioffi, Barbara Muoio, Salvatore Annunziata, Manuela Racca, Francesco Bertagna, Arnoldo Piccardo, Giorgio Treglia

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessio RizzoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, Turin, Italy.
Domenico AlbanoDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Francesco DondiDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Martina CioffiNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Barbara MuoioClinic of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Salvatore AnnunziataUnità di Medicina Nucleare, GSTeP Radiopharmacy - TracerGLab, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Manuela RaccaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, Turin, Italy.
Francesco BertagnaDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Università degli Studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Arnoldo PiccardoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, E.O. "Ospedali Galliera," Genoa, Italy.
Giorgio TregliaClinic of Nuclear Medicine, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITCandiolo Cancer Institute · ITEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale · CHEnte Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera · ITIstituto Imaging della Svizzera ItalianaUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Several recent studies have proposed the possible application of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) administering radiolabelled fibroblast-activation protein (FAP) inhibitors for various forms of thyroid cancer (TC), including differentiated TC (DTC), and medullary TC (MTC). Methods: The authors conducted an extensive literature search of original studies examining the effectiveness of FAP-guided PET/CT in patients with TC. The papers included were original publications exploring the use of FAP-targeted molecular imaging in restaging metastatic DTC and MTC patients. Results: A total of 6 studies concerning the diagnostic yield of FAP-targeted PET/CT in TC (274 patients, of which 247 DTC and 27 MTC) were included in this systematic review. The included articles reported high values of FAP-targeted PET/CT detection rates in TC, ranging from 81 to 100% in different anatomical sites and overall superior to the comparative imaging method. Conclusion: Although there are promising results, the existing literature on the diagnostic accuracy of FAP-guided PET in this context is still quite limited. To thoroughly evaluate its potential significance in TC patients, it is needed to conduct prospective randomized multicentric trials.

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FAPInuclear medicineoncologyPETsystematic reviewthyroid cancer

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PMID38590320
PMCPMC10999586
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