BJU Int. 2023 Dec;132(6):664-670. doi: 10.1111/bju.16123. Epub 2023 Jul 20. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and predictors of mesorectal lymph node (MLN) metastases on prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-based positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate…
Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) of [64Cu]Cu and [177Lu]Lu-NOTA-panitumumab F (ab’)2 radioimmunotherapeutic agents vs. γ-radiation for decreasing the clonogenic survival in vitro of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells
Nucl Med Biol. 2023 Jul-Aug;122-123:108367. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2023.108367. Epub 2023 Jul 17. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Our objective was to compare Cu-NOTA-panitumumab F(ab’)2 and Lu-NOTA-panitumumab F(ab’)2 radioimmunotherapy (RIT) agents for decreasing the clonogenic survival fraction (SF) in vitro of EGFR-positive human pancreatic ductal…
Evaluation of MR anatomically-guided PET reconstruction using a convolutional neural network in PSMA patients
Phys Med Biol. 2023 Sep 12;68(18). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/acf439. ABSTRACT Background. Recently, approaches have utilized the superior anatomical information provided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide the reconstruction of positron emission tomography (PET). One of those approaches is the Bowsher’s…
Impact of 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI in Selecting Men With Low-/Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer for Focal Ablative Therapies
Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Oct 1;48(10):e462-e467. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004819. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of multiparametric (mp) MRI to 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI for detecting clinically significant (cs) prostate cancer (PCa) in men with low-/intermediate-risk PCa being considered for focal ablative…
The role of [18F]-DCFPyL PET/MRI radiomics for pathological grade group prediction in prostate cancer
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 Jun;50(7):2167-2176. doi: 10.1007/s00259-023-06136-0. Epub 2023 Feb 21. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of -DCFPyL PET/MRI radiomics for the prediction of pathological grade group in prostate cancer (PCa) in therapy-naïve patients. METHODS:…
Extended Results and Independent Validation of a Phase 2 Trial of Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Molecularly Defined Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Nov 15;114(4):693-704. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.06.080. Epub 2022 Aug 27. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The role of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) in molecularly defined oligorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa) remains irresolute. We present extended follow-up and an independent validation…
Impact of 18F-DCFPyL PET on Staging and Treatment of Unfavorable Intermediate or High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Radiology. 2022 Sep;304(3):600-608. doi: 10.1148/radiol.211836. Epub 2022 May 24. ABSTRACT Background Data regarding 2-(3-{1-carboxy-5-fluoro-pyridine 3-carbonyl)-amino]-pentyl}-ureido)-pentanedioic acid (18F-DCFPyL) PET in primary staging of prostate cancer (PCa) are limited. Purpose To compare the performance of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT or PET/MRI (PET) with bone…
Effect of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT on the Management of Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Registry Trial
Radiology. 2022 May;303(2):414-422. doi: 10.1148/radiol.211824. Epub 2022 Jan 25. ABSTRACT Background The high positivity rate of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET in the setting of biochemical failure (BCF), even when conventional imaging is negative, is promising. Purpose To assess the…
18F-DCFPyL (PSMA) PET in the Management of Men with Biochemical Failure after Primary Therapy: Initial Clinical Experience of an Academic Cancer Center
Curr Oncol. 2021 Aug 25;28(5):3251-3258. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28050282. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To describe the initial experience of an academic center using 18F-DCFPyL PET in managing men with recurrent prostate cancer. MATERIALS & METHODS: This prospective, single-arm IRB-approved study included men with biochemical…
Detection of clinically significant prostate cancer with 18F-DCFPyL PET/multiparametric MR
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Oct;48(11):3702-3711. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05355-7. Epub 2021 Apr 12. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To assess whether 18F-DCFPyL PET/multiparametric (mp)MR contributes to the diagnosis of clinically significant (cs) prostate cancer (PCa) compared to mpMR in patients with suspicion…
