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Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: Current Status and Future Challenges

Hossein Jadvar, Andre Luis Abreu, Leslie K. Ballas and David I. Quinn
Journal of Nuclear Medicine November 2022, 63 (11) 1628-1635; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.121.263124
Hossein Jadvar
1Department of Radiology, Kenneth J. Norris, Jr., Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California;
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Andre Luis Abreu
2Institute of Urology, Kenneth J. Norris, Jr., Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California;
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Leslie K. Ballas
3Department of Radiation Oncology, Kenneth J. Norris, Jr., Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and
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David I. Quinn
4Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kenneth J. Norris, Jr., Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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    BCR (PSA, 14.1 ng/mL) in patient with CRPC who was previously treated with radical prostatectomy, salvage radiation therapy to prostate bed, and ADT. 18F-fluciclovine (Axumin) PET/CT (first panel) showed single oligometastasis in proximal right femur (arrow), which was treated with SABR, with initial transient decline in PSA level but rapid subsequent rise within 3 mo to 15.5 ng/mL. 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT (second panel) showed heterogeneous activity in proximal right femur and additional metastatic lesions in right ribs (arrows). Serum PSA level rose rapidly again within 2 mo to 84.4 ng/mL, at which time repeat 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT (third panel) showed numerous metastases. Companion 18F-FDG PET/CT showed that some metastases also exhibited high glycolytic phenotype (fourth panel). Patient was enrolled in clinical trial. All images are maximum-intensity projections. RP = radical prostatectomy; SBRT = stereotactic body radiation therapy. (Courtesy of Jeremie Calais, UCLA.)

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    Metachronous oligometastasis in 48-y-old man with BCR (PSA, 0.45 ng/mL) of prostate cancer (Gleason score, 8; International Society of Urologic Pathologists grade, 4) after prostatectomy. (A) Baseline 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT shows subcentimeter 68Ga-PSMA–avid metastasis in right internal iliac lymph node (arrows). (B) Follow-up 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT obtained 20 mo after metastasis-directed SABR shows complete local response, with PSA decline to 0.031 ng/mL. Shown are maximum-intensity projection images (rightmost and leftmost panels), axial CT images (upper middle panels), and axial PET/CT images (lower middle panels). RT = radiation therapy. (Reprinted with permission of (35)).

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    BCR (PSA, 0.63 ng/mL) in patient with prostate cancer (pT3bN0M0; Gleason score, 4 + 3) treated with radical prostatectomy. 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT showed single rib lesion (green crossbar), which was subsequently treated with SABR (45 Gy × 5). Follow-up serum PSA levels at 3 and 26 mo were 0.03 and 0.01 ng/mL, respectively. Shown are CT images (left panel), PET/CT images (middle panel), and PET images (right panel); all panels depict axial (top), sagittal (middle), coronal (bottom) views. (Courtesy of Jeremie Calais, UCLA.)

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    Metachronous oligometastasis in 73-y-old man with BCR (PSA, 4.0 ng/mL) after prostatectomy and adjuvant radiation therapy for prostate cancer (Gleason score, 9; International Society of Urologic Pathologists grade, 5). (A) Baseline 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT shows single osseous lesion at T8 vertebral body (arrow in A, dotted circles in A and B). (B) Follow-up 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT obtained 8 mo after metastasis-directed SABR of T8 lesion shows partial radiographic local response of lesion but development of new lesions elsewhere in spine despite biochemical response, with overall PSA decline to 2.28 ng/mL. Arrows in B show new metastatic lesions in spine. Shown are maximum-intensity projections (first and fourth panels) and sagittal PET/CT images (second and third panels). SBRT = stereotactic body radiation therapy. (Reprinted with permission of (35)).

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    Summary of Features in Selected Clinical Trials on OMPC

    TrialImaging modalityOligometastatic definitionOligometastatic therapyOutcome measureReference
    ORIOLECT, BS≤3 bone or LNSABR vs. observationProgression at 6 m54
    POPSTAR18F-NaF PET/CT≤3 boneSABRRadiographic PFS55
    RAVENSCT, BS≤3 bone or ST (at least 1 bone)SABR + 223RaCl2PFS56
    STOMPCholine PET/CT≤3 bone or LNSurveillance vs. SABRADT-free survival61
    LOCATE18F-fluciclovine PET/CT≤5 extraprostatic (≤3 in any single organ)NAChange in management64
    TROD 09-004PSMA PET/CT≤5 boneSABR2-y PFS73
    OLI-PPSMA PET/CT≤5 bone or LNSABRTime to ADT initiation; time to PSA progression75
    BULLSEYEPSMA PET/CT≤5 bone or LN177Lu-PSMA-617 vs. SOC (deferred ADT)Progression at 24 wk78
    • BS = bone scan; LN = lymph node; NA = not applicable; SOC = standard of care; ST = soft tissue.

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