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Objective <p>This study evaluates the role of Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT in staging and follow-up of multiple myeloma (MM) and its correlation with clinical parameters.</p> Methods <p>Thirteen participants (9 males, 4 females; median age: 65&#xa0;years) with MM were recruited in this prospective observational study. Six participants were included for staging evaluation, seven were included for follow-up evaluation, and underwent Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT. Focal PET-positive bone marrow lesions or diffuse bone marrow uptake (uptake more than liver) was considered a positive scan. The quantitative variables like SUVmax, SUVmean, total bone marrow volume and uptake (TBMV &amp; TBMU) and tumor to background ratio (TBRmax) were obtained. Durie Salmon Plus Staging (DSPS) was used for MM staging by PET/CT and was compared with the International Staging System (ISS). Statistical comparison was performed between PET/CT quantitative variables and laboratory parameters.</p> Results <p>Twelve participants (12/13) had positive Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT, among which one was diagnosed to have anemia of chronic disease. One participant (1/13) who was clinically negative on follow-up had negative Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT in MM (95% CI) were observed to be 100%, 50%, 91.6% and 100%, respectively. The correlation between DSPS and ISS in the patients who came for staging scans was found to be statistically significant (<i>p</i>-value 0.02). In quantitative analysis, either of the quantitative variables in Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT was positively correlated with clinical parameters related to tumor burden like CRAB score, serum protein electrophoresis M-protein, beta 2 microglobulin, LDH, percentage of plasma cells infiltrates in bone marrow aspiration, ISS, serum free light chain and negatively correlated with hemoglobin, albumin (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.5).</p> Conclusion <p>Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT is a promising tracer and the only available non-invasive tool to assess the whole-body disease burden of CXCR4 receptors in staging and follow-up of MM. In addition, it has a vital role in the development of CXCR4-targeted theranostics. Dual tracer imaging using F-18 FDG and Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT may help in evaluating tumor heterogeneity in MM and add prognostic value at diagnosis and follow-up.</p>

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Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT in multiple myeloma and its correlation with clinical parameters: institutional pilot study

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    2025年3月7日

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  • Dinesh Kumar Gauthaman,
  • Indirani Muthukrishnan,
  • K. Ashish Acharya ,
  • Shelley Simon

摘要

Objective

This study evaluates the role of Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT in staging and follow-up of multiple myeloma (MM) and its correlation with clinical parameters.

Methods

Thirteen participants (9 males, 4 females; median age: 65 years) with MM were recruited in this prospective observational study. Six participants were included for staging evaluation, seven were included for follow-up evaluation, and underwent Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT. Focal PET-positive bone marrow lesions or diffuse bone marrow uptake (uptake more than liver) was considered a positive scan. The quantitative variables like SUVmax, SUVmean, total bone marrow volume and uptake (TBMV & TBMU) and tumor to background ratio (TBRmax) were obtained. Durie Salmon Plus Staging (DSPS) was used for MM staging by PET/CT and was compared with the International Staging System (ISS). Statistical comparison was performed between PET/CT quantitative variables and laboratory parameters.

Results

Twelve participants (12/13) had positive Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT, among which one was diagnosed to have anemia of chronic disease. One participant (1/13) who was clinically negative on follow-up had negative Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT in MM (95% CI) were observed to be 100%, 50%, 91.6% and 100%, respectively. The correlation between DSPS and ISS in the patients who came for staging scans was found to be statistically significant (p-value 0.02). In quantitative analysis, either of the quantitative variables in Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT was positively correlated with clinical parameters related to tumor burden like CRAB score, serum protein electrophoresis M-protein, beta 2 microglobulin, LDH, percentage of plasma cells infiltrates in bone marrow aspiration, ISS, serum free light chain and negatively correlated with hemoglobin, albumin (p < 0.5).

Conclusion

Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT is a promising tracer and the only available non-invasive tool to assess the whole-body disease burden of CXCR4 receptors in staging and follow-up of MM. In addition, it has a vital role in the development of CXCR4-targeted theranostics. Dual tracer imaging using F-18 FDG and Ga-68 Pentixafor PET/CT may help in evaluating tumor heterogeneity in MM and add prognostic value at diagnosis and follow-up.