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Title
PSMA PET applications in the prostate cancer journey: from diagnosis to theranostics.
Publication Date
2019-07
Author(s)
Eapen, Renu S
Nzenza, Tatenda C
Murphy, Declan G
Hofman, M S
Cooperberg, M
Lawrentschuk, Nathan
Subject
Lutetium
PET
PSMA
Prostate cancer
Staging
Theranostics
Type of document
Journal Article
OrcId
0000-0001-8553-5618
0000-0002-1157-7003
DOI
10.1007/s00345-018-2524-z
Abstract
The heterogeneity of prostate cancer has made imaging modalities of crucial importance in this disease. Accurate diagnosis and staging of the volume and extent of disease, especially in advanced and metastatic prostate cancer, can help to tailor the timing and modalities of treatment. While MRI has been effective in the detection of significant prostate cancer, its use in the identification and quantification of extraprostatic disease is limited. This gap is now being filled by PSMA PET. PSMA PET scans have now been shown to have a role in all stages in the prostate cancer journey. Emerging evidence has shown its promise in primary staging, restaging and theranostics. In this paper, we review the evidence for the use of PSMA PET in the various stages of prostate cancer, from initial diagnosis to advanced metastatic disease where other systemic treatments have failed.
Link
Citation
World Journal of Urology 2019; 37(7): 1255-1261
Jornal Title
World Journal of Urology

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