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@ARTICLE{Krber:282683,
author = {S. Körber$^*$ and M. Röhrich and L. Walkenbach and J.
Liermann and P. L. Choyke and C. Fink and C. Schroeter and
A.-M. Spektor and K. Herfarth$^*$ and T. Walle$^*$ and J.
Calais and H.-U. Kauczor and D. Jaeger and J. Debus$^*$ and
U. Haberkorn$^*$ and F. L. Giesel},
title = {{I}mpact of 68{G}a-{FAPI} {PET}/{CT} on {S}taging and
{O}ncologic {M}anagement in a {C}ohort of 226 {P}atients
with {V}arious {C}ancers.},
journal = {Journal of nuclear medicine},
volume = {64},
number = {11},
issn = {0097-9058},
address = {New York, NY},
publisher = {Soc.},
reportid = {DKFZ-2023-01829},
pages = {1712-1720},
year = {2023},
note = {#EA:E050# / 2023 Nov;64(11):1712-1720},
abstract = {Since the development of fibroblast activation
protein-targeted radiopharmaceuticals, 68Ga-fibroblast
activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT has been found to
be suitable for detecting primary and metastatic lesions in
many types of tumors. However, there is currently a lack of
reliable data regarding the clinical impact of this family
of probes. To address this gap, the present study aimed to
analyze the clinical impact of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT by examining
a large cohort of patients with various tumors. Methods: In
total, 226 patients (137 male and 89 female) were included
in this retrospective analysis. Pancreatic cancer and head
and neck cancers were the most common tumor types in this
cohort. TNM stage and oncologic management were initially
determined with gold standard imaging, and these results
were compared with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT. Changes were classified
as major and minor. Results: For $42\%$ of all patients, TNM
stage was changed by 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT results. Most of these
changes resulted in upstaging. A change in clinical
management occurred in 117 of 226 patients. Although a major
change in management occurred in only $12\%$ of patients,
there was a significant improvement in the ability to
accurately plan radiation therapy. In general, the highest
clinical impact of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging was found in
patients with lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and head and
neck tumors. Conclusion: 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT is a promising
imaging probe that has a significant impact on TNM stage and
clinical management. 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT promises to be a
crucial new technology that will improve on conventional
radiologic imaging methods such as contrast-enhanced CT and
contrast-enhanced MRI typically acquired for cancer
staging.},
keywords = {FAPI (Other) / PET/CT (Other) / management (Other) /
radiation therapy (Other) / staging (Other)},
cin = {E050 / F230 / HD01 / E060},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E050-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)F230-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)HD01-20160331 / 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:37678928},
doi = {10.2967/jnumed.123.266046},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/282683},
}