Samira M Sadowski1, Corina Millo2, Vladimir Neychev1, Rachel Aufforth1, Xavier Keutgen1, Joanne Glanville1, Meghna Alimchandani3, Naris Nilubol1, Peter Herscovitch2, Martha Quezado3, Electron Kebebew4. 1. Endocrine Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. 2. Positron Emission Tomography Department, Warren Grant Magnusson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. 3. Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. 4. Endocrine Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. kebebewe@mail.nih.gov.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgery is the only definitive therapy for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEPNETs), and achieving complete tumor resection is an important prognostic factor. Radiopharmaceuticals such as (68)Ga-DOTA peptides have been developed that offer superior accuracy for localization of GEPNETs. The study aim was to determine the feasibility of radio-guided surgery (RGS) using (68)Ga-DOTATATE in patients with primary and recurrent GEPNETs. METHODS: Fourteen patients with GEPNETs were enrolled onto a prospective study to determine the feasibility of RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE. Findings from preoperative imaging, intraoperative exploration, RGS, and pathology were analyzed. RESULTS: The median decay corrected target count rate was 172.6 (range 28.15-2341) for tumors, with a tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) of 4.46 (range 1.6-43.56). The median lesion size was 1.55 (range 0.5-15) cm. There was no significant correlation between preoperative imaging maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the lesions and TBR (Spearman r = - 0.01, p = 0.9), TBR and tumor size (Spearman r = 0.29, p = 0.14), and SUVmax and tumor size (Spearman r = 0.22, p = 0.28). The probe showed correct identification for gastric and small intestine neuroendocrine tumor (NET), including lymph node metastasis in 17 (81.0 %) of 21 cases, with a median TBR of 3.5 (1.6-40.2). For pancreatic NETs and lymph node metastasis, 16 (66.7 %) of 24 were correctly identified by RGS. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE is feasible and correctly confirms bowel NETs and metastatic mesenteric lymph nodes. Further studies are needed to determine the benefit of RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE.
BACKGROUND: Surgery is the only definitive therapy for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEPNETs), and achieving complete tumor resection is an important prognostic factor. Radiopharmaceuticals such as (68)Ga-DOTA peptides have been developed that offer superior accuracy for localization of GEPNETs. The study aim was to determine the feasibility of radio-guided surgery (RGS) using (68)Ga-DOTATATE in patients with primary and recurrent GEPNETs. METHODS: Fourteen patients with GEPNETs were enrolled onto a prospective study to determine the feasibility of RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE. Findings from preoperative imaging, intraoperative exploration, RGS, and pathology were analyzed. RESULTS: The median decay corrected target count rate was 172.6 (range 28.15-2341) for tumors, with a tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) of 4.46 (range 1.6-43.56). The median lesion size was 1.55 (range 0.5-15) cm. There was no significant correlation between preoperative imaging maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the lesions and TBR (Spearman r = - 0.01, p = 0.9), TBR and tumor size (Spearman r = 0.29, p = 0.14), and SUVmax and tumor size (Spearman r = 0.22, p = 0.28). The probe showed correct identification for gastric and small intestine neuroendocrine tumor (NET), including lymph node metastasis in 17 (81.0 %) of 21 cases, with a median TBR of 3.5 (1.6-40.2). For pancreatic NETs and lymph node metastasis, 16 (66.7 %) of 24 were correctly identified by RGS. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE is feasible and correctly confirms bowel NETs and metastatic mesenteric lymph nodes. Further studies are needed to determine the benefit of RGS with (68)Ga-DOTATATE.
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