Clemens Kratochwil, Paul Flechsig, Thomas Lindner, Labidi Abderrahim, Annette Altmann, Walter Mier, Sebastian Adeberg, Hendrik Rathke, Manuel Röhrich, Hauke Winter, Peter K Plinkert, Frederik Marme, Matthias Lang, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Dirk Jäger, Jürgen Debus, Uwe Haberkorn, Frederik L Giesel
The recent development of quinoline-based PET tracers that act as fibroblast-activation-protein inhibitors (FAPIs) demonstrated promising preclinical and clinical results. FAP is overexpressed by cancer-associated fibroblasts of several tumor entities. Here, we quantify the tumor uptake on 68 Ga-FAPI PET/CT of various primary and metastatic tumors to identify the most promising indications for future application. Methods: 68 Ga-FAPI PET/CT scans were requested by various referring physicians according to individual clinical indications that were considered insufficiently covered by 18 F-FDG PET/CT or other imaging modalities...
June 2019: Journal of Nuclear Medicine