TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

Patient no.Age (y)HistologyStageHER2 expression (FISH score)Interval from CNB to 64Cu (mo)Primary or metastatic size (cm) or locationNo. of lesions visualized by MR imaging/CT/64CuHistory of trastuzumab treatmentDays from trastuzumab treatment to imaging
173IDC-stIV3+20M, brain6/4/4Weekly1 d
242IDC-SCIIB3+11P, 2.3 × 2.1NA/1/1Triweekly20 d
349LobularIIA2+ (3.9)3P, 2.0 × 2.0NA/1/1
475IDC-SCIV3+10M, brain1/0/1Weekly1 d
555IDC-stIIA3+22P, 3.5 × 3.5NA/1/1Triweekly8 d
645IDC-SCIV3+1M, hilar nodeNA/1/1
  • CNB = core-needle biopsy; 64Cu = 64Cu-DOTA-trastuzumab PET; IDC-st = invasive ductal carcinoma–solid tubular; IDC-SC= invasive ductal carcinoma–scirrhous; M = metastatic breast cancer; P = primary breast cancer; NA = not applied within 1 mo before or after 64Cu-DOTA-trastuzumab PET imaging; weekly = 2 mg/kg/wk; triweekly = 8 mg/kg/3 wk.