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FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.649171
Keywords
18F-DCFPyL; prostate-specific membrane antigen; PET; CT; biochemically recurrent prostate cancer; imaging
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82002715]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20190170]
- science and technology program of Suzhou city [SLJ201906]
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This study included nine eligible studies involving 844 patients, showing that the detection rate of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in BRPCa was 81%, with a higher detection rate of 88.8% for patients with PSA >= 0.5 ng/ml and 47.2% for patients with PSA < 0.5 ng/ml. The results suggest that 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT has a relatively high detection rate in BRPCa and may exhibit improved sensitivity in patients with higher PSA levels.
Background: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted 2-(3-{1-carboxy-5-[(6-[18F] fluoro-pyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino]-pentyl}-ureido)-pentanedioic acid (18F-DCFPyL) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has shown advantages in primary staging, restaging, and metastasis detection of prostate cancer (PCa). However, little is known about the role of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (BRPCa). Hence, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT as first-line imaging modality in early detection of BRPCa. Methods: A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library was conducted until December 2020. The pooled detection rate on a per-person basis and together with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated. Furthermore, a prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-stratified performance of detection positivity was obtained to assess the sensitivity of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in BRPCa with different PSA levels. Results: A total of nine eligible studies (844 patients) were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled detection rate (DR) of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT in BRPCa was 81% (95% CI: 76.9-85.1%). The pooled DR was 88.8% for PSA >= 0.5 ng/ml (95% CI: 86.2-91.3%) and 47.2% for PSA < 0.5 ng/ml (95% CI: 32.6-61.8%). We also noticed that the regional lymph node was the most common site with local recurrence compared with other sites (45.8%, 95% CI: 42.1-49.6%). Statistical heterogeneity and publication bias were found. Conclusion: The results suggest that 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT has a relatively high detection rate in BRPCa. The results also indicate that imaging with 18F-DCFPyL may exhibit improved sensitivity in BRPCa with increased PSA levels. Considering the publication bias, further large-scale multicenter studies are warranted for validation.
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