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How Many Theranostics Centers Will We Need in the United States?

Johannes Czernin and Jeremie Calais
Journal of Nuclear Medicine June 2022, 63 (6) 805-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.122.264144
Johannes Czernin
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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    TABLE 1

    Conservative Estimates for Number of Treatment Cycles per Year in United States

    Molecular radiotherapy agentPatients per yearCycles per year
    177Lu-DOTATATE7,50030,000 (4 cycles per patient)
    177Lu-PSMA34,000120,000 (2–6 cycles)
    Total41,500150,000
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    How Many Centers Are Needed in United States to Deliver 150,000 Treatment Cycles per Year?

    Cycles per site per dayCycles per site per yearCenters needed to deliver 150,000 cycles per year*
    82,08870
    41,044140
    2522280
    • *Approximations.

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