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Filter by:Positron emission tomography (PET) is a diagnostic imaging technique that uses positron emission (e-) to image changes in diagnosed tissues. Detector systems are an important part of PET scanners. They can convert gamma photons into fluorescent photons to obtain information about energy, time and position, of the gamma photons obtained through the use of an appropriate positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical. Conventional PET scanners are expensive mostly because they require the use of LSO (lutetium oxyorthosilicate) or LYSO (lutetium yttrium oxyorthosilicate) scintillation crystals. Such crystal scintillators are very costly and difficult to obtain, which limits accessibility of the PET- scanners. The prototype J-PET scanner tested in this trial uses plastic scintillators in which different physical phenomena occur compared to crystal scintillators. In addition, the J-PET scanner prototype is equipped with unique software enabling three-photon imaging, based on the annihilation resulting from the formation of the orto-positronium (o-Ps) in diagnosed tissue. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the clinical acceptability of such scanners based on plastic scintillators, which can additionally collect and process information on the lifetime of o-Ps derived from routinely used radiopharmaceuticals. Additionally, the aim of this study is to demonstrate the use of the new diagnostic indicator "positronium biomarker" in a prospective study, compared to routine diagnostic scanning.
The results of the study suggest that an early change in CgA levels might serve as a prognostic factor in NET patients treated with PRRT.
68Ga-labelled [DOTA0,DGlu1,desGlu2-6,(N-Me)Nle11,1-Nal13]minigastrin (68Ga-DOTA-MGS5) is a novel radiopharmaceutical for intravenous administration for evaluation of the cholecystokinin receptor (CCK2R) status in patients with CCK2R-related malignancies. CCK2R is expressed at high incidence in medullary thyroid carcinomas (92%) and frequently expressed also in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NET, 22%). In this phase I/IIa study the safety of administration and the biodistribution of 68Ga-DOTA-MGS5 will be evaluated in patients with advanced MTC as well as gastroenteropancreatic and bronchopulmonary NET. In addition, the visualization of tumour lesions as well as the absorbed organ and tumour radiation dose will be evaluated. The new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging modality has the potential to improve the diagnostic accuracy in patients with advanced MTC as well as gastroenteropancreatic and bronchopulmonary NET. After successful application in diagnostic imaging, CCK2R targeting with therapeutic radionuclides bears high potential also to improve the therapeutic management of patients with advanced disease.
we evaluated all related clinical and pathologic data of rectal NET cases, including the resection margin status, NET grading, and lymphovascular invasion status. Finally, the present study was aimed at (1) determining the risk factors for LN and distant metastases in colorectal NETs (2) clarifying the clinical significance of the salvage treatment for colorectal neuroendocrine tumors following initial endoscopic resection with positive resection margin status and (3) compare different salvage treatment of this uncommon disease through conducting a large, multi-center cohort study.
Adjuvant therapy in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) after radical resection lacks evidence-based data and is controversial. Real-world data were clustered to validate whether the long-acting octreotide is a potential candidate for adjuvant therapy in high recurrence risk G2 pNET patients.
The main goal of the study is to expand cancer preclinical research results on the usefulness of SSTR2-Antagonist [99mTc]Tc-TECANT1 in clinical practice. Detection of NEN and monitoring of response to therapy is still challenging due to their cellular heterogeneity. Initial preclinical studies suggest that NEN imaging with the use of SSTR2-Antagonist may be advantageous in comparison to the widely used SSTR2-Agonists. Recently, novel radiopharmaceuticals, based on SSTR2-Antagonists, were shown to provide superior SSTR2 visualisation than currently used agonists. The need for molecular imaging of NEN is expected to grow significantly in the near future due to their increasing incidence and prevalence. Although a persistent trend to shift the molecular imaging of NEN from conventional SPECT/CT gamma cameras to PET/CT has been observed in the last decade, labelling the compound with Tc-99m offers significant advantages by its extremely wide availability, low cost and low radiation exposure to patients. Effective and accessible molecular imaging methods as an integral part of personalised patient management are needed to optimise selection and follow-up of available therapeutic modalities. The Tc-99m-labeled SSTR2-Antagonist [99mTc]Tc-TECANT1 is expected to be an effective, widely available compound for quantitative assessment of SSTR2 NEN status, allowing a personalised therapeutic approach.
This was a retrospective non-interventional study evaluating the medical records of patients with neuroendocrine tumor (NET) re-treated with lutetium-177 DOTATATE at a single United States institution - the Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center in Houston, Texas. Initial treatment was defined as the initial regimen of up to 4 doses of Lutetium-177 DOTATATE received by each patient; re-treatment was defined as any additional dose(s) of lutetium-177 DOTATATE given after the patient progressed following the initial treatment, with a minimum time interval of 6 months between the initial treatment and re-treatment. The study period was from 01 January 2010 to 30 June 2021. The index date was the date of the first ever treatment with lutetium-177 DOTATATE, and the index re-treatment date was the date of the first re-treatment dose of lutetium-177 DOTATATE received. The index (identification) period was from 01 July 2010 to 31 December 2020 to account for minimum 6-month baseline and follow-up periods. Patients were followed from the index date to the occurrence of one of the following events (whichever came first): 1. Date of death - the date at which a patient was reported in the database as having died 2. Last month active - the last recorded mention of the patient in the dataset 3. End of data window - end of the dataset Patient characteristics were assessed at both the index date and the index re-treatment date. Real-world effectiveness and safety outcomes were also assessed from the index date and from the index re-treatment date.
A randomized, open, two-period, two-sequence crossover trial design used to assess the pharmacokinetics and safety of Sunitinib Malate Capsules in healthy volunteers under fed condition, and compare the bioequivalence of Sunitinib Malate Capsules produced by Pfizer and Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, respectively.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needles with side fenestrations are used to collect aspirates for cytology analysis and biopsy samples for histologic analysis. The investigators conducted a large, multicenter study to compare the accuracy of diagnosis via specimens collected with fine-needle biopsy (FNB) versus fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for patients with lesions requiring immunohistochemistry (IHC) pathological diagnosis.
The indications for synchronous liver resection for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin remain debated and poorly described in the literature. The reported mortality of this type of simultaneous resection remains very high, especially when a cephalic duodenopancreatectomy is associated with a hepatic resection (up to 40%). The benefit in terms of survival remains to be evaluated. The ReSiPaTNE study proposes to create a retrospective cohort of simultaneous pancreatic and hepatic resections for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors in order to evaluate the short and long term results of this type of resection. The evaluation of the results of this type of resection may be useful for the selection of patients for treatment.