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SynthesisEuropean radiology2024

Performance of fibroblast activating protein inhibitor PET imaging for pancreatic neoplasms assessment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ranbie Tang, Mengna Liu, Qiaoqiao Shu, Xi Chen, Liang Cai

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Synthesis in European radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Clinical Evaluation of [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Triple-tracer PET (Scientific reports · 2026
    Article
  4. Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitor (FAPI)-Based Theranostics.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  5. First Clinical Experience ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ranbie TangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping St, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China.
Mengna LiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping St, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China.
Qiaoqiao ShuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping St, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China.
Xi ChenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping St, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China.
Liang CaiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, No. 25, Taiping St, 646000, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China. cllc131420@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-4284

Funding

Luzhou Science and Technology Bureau No.2021CDLZ-9Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department No.2022NSFSC0827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have shown the potential of fibroblast activating protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET imaging for pancreatic cancer assessment. PURPOSE: This article is dedicated to comparing the diagnostic efficacy of FAPI PET and [

methodsIn this review, we conducted a systematic search of studies published in PubMed and Web of Science databases up to September 18, 2023. All included studies used radionuclide labeled FAPI and FDG as PET diagnostic tracers to evaluate their applicability in patients with pancreatic cancer.

resultsThe FAPI PET imaging group showed significantly higher sensitivity in the detection of primary lesions (1.000, [95% CI: 0.999-1.000]), lymph node metastases (0.624 [95% CI: 0.391-0.834]) and distant metastatic (0.965 [95% CI: 0.804-1.000]) in pancreatic cancer compared to the FDG PET imaging group (0.889 [95% CI: 0.788-0.966], 0.373 [95% CI: 0.163-0.606] and 0.889 [95% CI: 0.689-0.999], respectively). Furthermore, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in FAPI PET imaging is significantly higher than that in FDG imaging for primary lesions (mean difference (MD) = 7.51, 95% CI: 5.34-9.67).

conclusionCompared with [ CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Fibroblast activating protein inhibitor PET may be a better alternative to [ KEY POINTS: Fibroblast activating protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET is compared with FDG PET for evaluating pancreatic cancer. Multiple radiolabeled FAPI variants have shown promising results in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. FAPI PET imaging effectively helps clinicians diagnose and stage pancreatic cancer.

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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18Pancreatic NeoplasmsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsHumansLymphatic MetastasisPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySensitivity and SpecificityFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsDiagnostic efficacyFAPIMeta-analysisPancreatic cancerPET

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