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@ARTICLE{Rhrich:168701,
author = {M. Röhrich and M. Syed and D. P. Liew and F. L. Giesel$^*$
and J. Liermann and P. L. Choyke and A. K. Wefers$^*$ and T.
Ritz and M. Szymbara$^*$ and L. Schillings and U. Heger and
H. Rathke and C. Kratochwil and P. E. Huber$^*$ and A. von
Deimling$^*$ and J. Debus and H.-U. Kauczor and U.
Haberkorn$^*$ and S. Adeberg},
title = {68{G}a-{FAPI}-{PET}/{CT} improves diagnostic staging and
radiotherapy planning of {A}denoid {C}ystic {C}arcinomas -
imaging analysis and histological validation.},
journal = {Radiotherapy and oncology},
volume = {160},
issn = {0167-8140},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {DKFZ-2021-01009},
pages = {192-201},
year = {2021},
note = {2021 May 1;160:192-201},
abstract = {Adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) are rare epithelial tumors
mostly situated in the head and neck region and
characterized by infiltrative growth. The tumor stroma of
ACCs includes cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
expressing Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), a new target
for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Here we
describe the value of PET/ computed tomography (PET/CT)
imaging using 68Ga-labelled FAP-Inhibitors
(68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT) and their clinical potential for staging
and radiotherapy planning in 12 ACC patients (7 primary, 5
recurrent).Patients underwent contrast enhanced staging CT
(ceCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (ceMRI) before
68Ga-FAPI - PET/CT. PET-scans were acquired 10, 60 and 180
minutes after administration of 150-250 MBq of 68Ga-labelled
FAPI tracers. SUVmax and SUVmean values of ACCs and healthy
organs were obtained using a $60\%$ of maximum iso-contour.
FAP and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)
immunohistochemistry was performed in 13 cases (3 with and
10 without 68Ga FAPI-PET/CT). Staging and radiotherapy
planning based on 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT versus ceCT/MRI alone
were compared.We observed elevated tracer uptake in all
ACCs. Immunohistochemistry showed FAP-expressing CAFs in the
tumor. Compared to conventional staging, 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT
led to upstaging in 2/12 patients and to detection of
additional metastases in 3 patients, thus in total $42\%$ of
patients had their staging altered. Moreover, 68Ga-FAPI PET
improved the accuracy of target volume delineation for
radiotherapy, as compared to CT and MRI.68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT is
a promising imaging modality for ACC, increasing the
accuracy of staging exams and radiotherapy planning volumes,
as compared conventional to CT and MRI.},
keywords = {ACC (Other) / Adenoid cystic carcinoma (Other) / FAP
(Other) / Fibroblast Activation Protein (Other) / Positron
Emission Tomography (Other) / Radiotherapy (Other) / Staging
(Other) / TNM (Other) / alpha SMA (Other)},
cin = {HD01 / B300 / E055 / E060},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)HD01-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)B300-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)E055-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)E060-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:33940087},
doi = {10.1016/j.radonc.2021.04.016},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/168701},
}