Monte Carlo simulation of radiation transport and dose deposition from locally released gold nanoparticles labeled with 111In, 177Lu or 90Y incorporated into tissue implantable depots

Phys Med Biol. 2017 Oct 27;62(22):8581-8599. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa9106. ABSTRACT Permanent seed implantation (PSI) brachytherapy is a highly conformal form of radiation therapy but is challenged with dose inhomogeneity due to its utilization of low energy radiation sources. Gold nanoparticles (AuNP)…

Treatment of Orthotopic U251 Human Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors in NRG Mice by Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Gold Nanoparticles Labeled with the β-Particle-Emitting Radionuclide, 177Lu

Mol Pharm. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):582-592. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00815. Epub 2022 Dec 14. ABSTRACT In this study, we investigated convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of 23 ± 3 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) labeled with the β-particle-emitting radionuclide 177Lu (177Lu-AuNPs) for treatment of orthotopic U251-Luc…

The association between lesion tracer uptake on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET with morphological response to 177Lu-DOTATATE therapy in patients with progressive metastatic neuroendocrine tumors

Nucl Med Commun. 2022 Jan 1;43(1):73-77. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001488. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To determine in a group of patients with progressive metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (PM-NETs) treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE whether a correlation exists between somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-2 expression in various tumors on baseline…

The role of [18F]-DCFPyL PET/MRI radiomics for pathological grade group prediction in prostate cancer

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s00259-023-06136-0. Online ahead of print. 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.…

The role of [18F]-DCFPyL PET/MRI radiomics for pathological grade group prediction in prostate cancer

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s00259-023-06136-0. Online ahead of print. 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.…

18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer: A prospective pilot study

Front Oncol. 2022 Oct 13;12:1025475. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1025475. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Glutamate carboxypeptidase-II (GCP-II), a zinc metalloenzyme that resides in cell membrane, has been reported as overexpressed in the neovasculature of ovarian cancers. The study objective was to determine whether…

18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer: A prospective pilot study

Front Oncol. 2022 Oct 13;12:1025475. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1025475. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Glutamate carboxypeptidase-II (GCP-II), a zinc metalloenzyme that resides in cell membrane, has been reported as overexpressed in the neovasculature of ovarian cancers. The study objective was to determine whether…

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 Aug 25:S0360-3016(22)00644-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.06.080. Online ahead of print. 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…

Quantitative 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT Parameters for the Prediction of Therapy Response in Patients with Progressive Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE

J Nucl Med. 2021 Oct;62(10):1406-1414. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.256727. Epub 2021 Feb 12. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine whether quantitative PET parameters on baseline 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and interim PET (iPET) performed before the second cycle of therapy are…

68Ga PET Imaging in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Nov;43(11):802-810. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002276. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to assess the role of Ga PET imaging in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The literature was searched using…