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PSMA PET/CT in diagnostiek en responsevaluatie in patiënten met primair gemetastaseerd prostaatkanker: Een overzicht van de impact op behandelbeslissingen

Translated title of the contribution: PSMA PET/CT in diagnostics and response evaluation in patients with primary metastasized prostate cancer: A review of the impact on treatment decisions
  • St. Antonius Hospital
  • Utrecht University
  • afdeling Urologie, Prostaatkankernetwerk Nederland, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, Nederland
  • Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in man. Adequate staging is important in determining prognosis and guiding therapeutic decisions. The prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has a higher diagnostic accuracy than conventional imaging, consisting of CT-thorax/abdomen and bone scintigraphy. This ensures better visualization of metastases and therefore changes the stage, usually to a higher stage, of prostate cancer at diagnosis. The impact of this stage shift on oncologic outcomes is unclear, however it hypothetically ensures better outcomes of patients diagnosed at the same stage. It is unclear which impact this stage shift should have on therapeutic decisions. In patients with metastatic prostate cancer PSMA PET/CT findings and treatment response on the PSMA PET/CT could predict the likelihood of successful treatment.
Translated title of the contributionPSMA PET/CT in diagnostics and response evaluation in patients with primary metastasized prostate cancer: A review of the impact on treatment decisions
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)38-46
Number of pages9
JournalTijdschrift voor urologie
Volume14
Issue number2-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2024

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • Metastatic
  • PSMA PET/CT
  • Prostate cancer
  • Response evaluation
  • Stage shift

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