The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate if 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT or 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT can be used for detection and staging of PSMA-expressing non-prostate tumor.
Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a unique membrane bound glycoprotein, which is over-expressed many fold on prostate cancer cells and other types of cancer. Since PSMA is a new target for molecular therapy, PSMA PET/CT allows assessment for therapy in addition to characterization of tumors and staging. Given the success of PSMA PET/CT for prostate cancer and the increasing number of case reports on PSMA uptake in non-prostate cancer, the aim of this project is to fill this literature gap by documenting the avidity of tumors (by means of SUVmax) based on their PSMA immunostaining (by the pathologist) or based on literature report (peer-reviewed article confirming PSMA expression in a tumor type).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3
For 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT: Approximately 9 mCi (333MBq) of 18F-DCFPyL is injected intravenously. Approximately 60-90 minutes following 18F-DCFPyL injection, CT and PET images are consecutively acquired from the base of the skull to the toes. For 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT: Approximately 2.5 MBq/kg (0.068 mCi/kg) of 68Ga-PSMA, up to a maximum of 300 MBq (8 mCi), is injected intravenously. Approximately 60 minutes following 68Ga-PSMA injection, CT and PET images are consecutively acquired from the base of the skull to toes.
Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Confirm PSMA PET uptake in tumors studied
1\. To confirm 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT or 68Ga-PSMA-11 uptake in the known tumor or other lesions found on PSMA PET/CT. The threshold for a positive lesion is a semi-quantitative measurement of activity: SUVmax \> 4 in lesions larger than 1.5 cm (so as to offset PET partial volume effect or "camera limitations"). IF SUVmax \> 4, the tumor is positive for PSMA PET/CT; If not, the tumor is negative for PSMA PET/CT.
Time frame: Immediate
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