Gary A Ulaner1,2, Debra A Goldman3, Adriana Corben4, Serge K Lyashchenko5,6, Mithat Gönen3, Jason S Lewis5,2,6,7, Maura Dickler8. 1. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York ulanerg@mskcc.org. 2. Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 4. Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. 5. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 6. Radiochemistry and Molecular Imaging Probes Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 7. Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; and. 8. Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Abstract
18F-labeled 1-amino-3-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (18F-fluciclovine) is a leucine analog radiotracer that depicts amino acid transport into cells. 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT visualizes malignancy, including prostate cancer, invasive ductal breast cancer, and invasive lobular breast cancer. Whether changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity reflect changes in tumor burden resulting from treatment has not been shown. In this prospective clinical trial (clinical trials.gov: NCT01864083), changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity after neoadjuvant therapy were compared to breast cancer therapy response, as determined by residual tumor burden on pathology, were evaluated. Methods: Twenty-four women with a new diagnosis of locally advanced invasive ductal breast cancer (n = 18) or invasive lobular breast cancer (n = 6) underwent 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT before and after the completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy. SUVmax, SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion avidity were obtained for the primary breast tumor, axillary lymph nodes, and extraaxillary lymph nodes on each examination and corrected for background 18F-fluciclovine avidity. The relationship between changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity and the percentage of reduction of tumor on pathology was assessed with the Spearman rank correlation. Results: The median decrease in the corrected SUVmax of the primary breast lesions was 99% (range, 33%-100%). The median reduction of tumor on pathology was 92% (range, 10%-100%). Changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity were strongly correlated with the percentage of reduction of tumor on pathology (Spearman ρ, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.56-0.90; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity strongly correlated with the tumor response on pathology in this pilot study.
18F-labeled 1-amino-3-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (18F-fluciclovine) is a leucine analog radiotracer that depicts amino acid transport into cells. 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT visualizes malignancy, including prostate cancer, invasive ductal breast cancer, and invasive lobular breast cancer. Whether changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity reflect changes in tumor burden resulting from treatment has not been shown. In this prospective clinical trial (clinical trials.gov: NCT01864083), changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity after neoadjuvant therapy were compared to breast cancer therapy response, as determined by residual tumor burden on pathology, were evaluated. Methods: Twenty-four women with a new diagnosis of locally advanced invasive ductal breast cancer (n = 18) or invasive lobular breast cancer (n = 6) underwent 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT before and after the completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy. SUVmax, SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion avidity were obtained for the primary breast tumor, axillary lymph nodes, and extraaxillary lymph nodes on each examination and corrected for background 18F-fluciclovine avidity. The relationship between changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity and the percentage of reduction of tumor on pathology was assessed with the Spearman rank correlation. Results: The median decrease in the corrected SUVmax of the primary breast lesions was 99% (range, 33%-100%). The median reduction of tumor on pathology was 92% (range, 10%-100%). Changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity were strongly correlated with the percentage of reduction of tumor on pathology (Spearman ρ, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.56-0.90; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Changes in 18F-fluciclovine avidity strongly correlated with the tumor response on pathology in this pilot study.
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