TY - JOUR A1 - Wester, Hans Jürgen A1 - Keller, Ulrich A1 - Schottelius, Margret A1 - Beer, Ambros A1 - Philipp-Abbrederis, Kathrin A1 - Hoffmann, Frauke A1 - Šimeček, Jakub A1 - Gerngross, Carlos A1 - Lassmann, Michael A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Pellegata, Natalia A1 - Rudelius, Martina A1 - Kessler, Horst A1 - Schwaiger, Markus T1 - Disclosing the CXCR4 expression in lymphoproliferative diseases by targeted molecular imaging JF - Theranostics N2 - Chemokine ligand-receptor interactions play a pivotal role in cell attraction and cellular trafficking, both in normal tissue homeostasis and in disease. In cancer, chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) expression is an adverse prognostic factor. Early clinical studies suggest that targeting CXCR4 with suitable high-affinity antagonists might be a novel means for therapy. In addition to the preclinical evaluation of [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor in mice bearing human lymphoma xenografts as an exemplary CXCR4-expressing tumor entity, we report on the first clinical applications of [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-Positron Emission Tomography as a powerful method for CXCR4 imaging in cancer patients. [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor binds with high affinity and selectivity to human CXCR4 and exhibits a favorable dosimetry. [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET provides images with excellent specificity and contrast. This non-invasive imaging technology for quantitative assessment of CXCR4 expression allows to further elucidate the role of CXCR4/CXCL12 ligand interaction in the pathogenesis and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. KW - acute myeloid leukemia KW - prognostic value KW - therapeutic target KW - chemokine receptor KW - CXCR4 KW - lymphoma KW - in vivo imaging KW - positron emission tomography Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-144537 VL - 5 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Philipp-Abbrederis, Kathrin A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Knop, Stefan A1 - Schottelius, Margret A1 - Eiber, Matthias A1 - Lückerath, Katharina A1 - Pietschmann, Elke A1 - Habringer, Stefan A1 - Gerngroß, Carlos A1 - Franke, Katharina A1 - Rudelius, Martina A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Lapa, Constantin A1 - Schwamborn, Kristina A1 - Steidle, Sabine A1 - Hartmann, Elena A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Kropf, Saskia A1 - Beer, Ambros J A1 - Peschel, Christian A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Buck, Andreas K A1 - Schwaiger, Markus A1 - Götze, Katharina A1 - Wester, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Keller, Ulrich T1 - In vivo molecular imaging of chemokine receptor CXCR4 expression in patients with advanced multiple myeloma JF - EMBO Molecular Medicine N2 - CXCR4 is a G-protein-coupled receptor that mediates recruitment of blood cells toward its ligand SDF-1. In cancer, high CXCR4 expression is frequently associated with tumor dissemination andpoor prognosis. We evaluated the novel CXCR4 probe [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor for invivo mapping of CXCR4 expression density in mice xenografted with human CXCR4-positive MM cell lines and patients with advanced MM by means of positron emission tomography (PET). [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET provided images with excellent specificity and contrast. In 10 of 14 patients with advanced MM [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT scans revealed MM manifestations, whereas only nine of 14 standard [\(^{18}\)F]fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT scans were rated visually positive. Assessment of blood counts and standard CD34\(^{+}\) flow cytometry did not reveal significant blood count changes associated with tracer application. Based on these highly encouraging data on clinical PET imaging of CXCR4 expression in a cohort of MM patients, we conclude that [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET opens a broad field for clinical investigations on CXCR4 expression and for CXCR4-directed therapeutic approaches in MM and other diseases. KW - FDG PET/CT KW - cells KW - CXCR4/SDF-1 KW - CXCR4 KW - multiple myeloma KW - positron emission tomography KW - chemokine receptor KW - in vivo imaging KW - malignancies KW - involvement KW - microenvironment KW - survival KW - cancer KW - autologous transplantation KW - bone disease Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-148738 VL - 7 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lapa, Constantin A1 - Kircher, Stefan A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Kropf, Saskia A1 - Pelzer, Theo A1 - Walles, Thorsten A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Weber, Wolfgang A. A1 - Wester, Hans-Juergen A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Lückerath, Katharina T1 - Targeting CXCR4 with [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor: a suitable theranostic approach in pleural mesothelioma? JF - Oncotarget N2 - C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a key factor for tumor growth and metastasis in several types of human cancer. This study investigated the feasibility of CXCR4-directed imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Six patients with pleural mesothelioma underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET/CT. 2′-[\(^{18}\)F]fluoro-2′-deoxy-D-glucose ([\(^{18}\)F]FDG)-PET/CT (4/6 patients) and immunohistochemistry obtained from biopsy or surgery (all) served as standards of reference. Additionally, 9 surgical mesothelioma samples were available for histological work-up. Whereas [\(^{18}\)F]FDG-PET depicted active lesions in all patients, [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET/CT recorded physiologic tracer distribution and none of the 6 patients presented [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-positive lesions. This finding paralleled results of immunohistochemistry which also could not identify relevant CXCR4 surface expression in the samples analyzed. In contrast to past reports, our data suggest widely absence of CXCR4 expression in pleural mesothelioma. Hence, robust cell surface expression should be confirmed prior to targeting this chemokine receptor for diagnosis and/or therapy. KW - PET KW - CXCR4 KW - [\(^{68}\)Ga] pentixafor KW - pleural mesothelioma KW - theranostics Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-169989 VL - 8 IS - 57 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werner, Rudolf A. A1 - Weich, Alexander A1 - Higuchi, Takahiro A1 - Schmid, Jan S. A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Lassmann, Michael A1 - Wild, Vanessa A1 - Rudelius, Martina A1 - Kudlich, Theodor A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Scheurlen, Michael A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Kropf, Saskia A1 - Wester, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Lapa, Constantin T1 - Imaging of Chemokine Receptor 4 Expression in Neuroendocrine Tumors - a Triple Tracer Comparative Approach JF - Theranostics N2 - C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and somatostatin receptors (SSTR) are overexpressed in gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET). In this study, we aimed to elucidate the feasibility of non-invasive CXCR4 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging in GEP-NET patients using [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor in comparison to \(^{68}\)Ga-DOTA-D-Phe-Tyr3-octreotide ([\(^{68}\)Ga]DOTATOC) and \(^{18}\)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([\(^{18}\)F]FDG). Twelve patients with histologically proven GEP-NET (3xG1, 4xG2, 5xG3) underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]DOTATOC, [\(^{18}\)F]FDG, and [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT for staging and planning of the therapeutic management. Scans were analyzed on a patient as well as on a lesion basis and compared to immunohistochemical staining patterns of CXCR4 and somatostatin receptors SSTR2a and SSTR5. [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor visualized tumor lesions in 6/12 subjects, whereas [\(^{18}\)F]FDG revealed sites of disease in 10/12 and [\(^{68}\)Ga]DOTATOC in 11/12 patients, respectively. Regarding sensitivity, SSTR-directed PET was the superior imaging modality in all G1 and G2 NET. CXCR4-directed PET was negative in all G1 NET. In contrast, 50% of G2 and 80% of G3 patients exhibited [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-positive tumor lesions. Whereas CXCR4 seems to play only a limited role in detecting well-differentiated NET, increasing receptor expression could be non-invasively observed with increasing tumor grade. Thus, [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT might serve as non-invasive read-out for evaluating the possibility of CXCR4-directed endoradiotherapy in advanced dedifferentiated SSTR-negative tumors. KW - SSTR KW - peptide receptor radionuclide therapy KW - neuroendocrine tumor KW - [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor KW - CXCR4 KW - chemokine receptor KW - PET/CT KW - DOTATOC KW - PRRT KW - Positronen-Emissions-Tomografie Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-158008 VL - 7 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lapa, Constantin A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Hänscheid, Heribert A1 - Lückerath, Katharina A1 - Schottelius, Margret A1 - Kircher, Malte A1 - Werner, Rudolf A. A1 - Schreder, Martin A1 - Samnick, Samuel A1 - Kropf, Saskia A1 - Knop, Stefan A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Wester, Hans-Juergen A1 - Kortüm, K. Martin T1 - CXCR4-directed endoradiotherapy induces high response rates in extramedullary relapsed multiple myeloma JF - Theranostics N2 - C-X-C-motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a key factor for tumor growth and metastasis in several types of human cancer. We have recently reported promising first-in-man experience with CXCR4-directed endoradiotherapy (ERT) in multiple myeloma (MM). Eight heavily pretreated MM patients underwent a total of 10 ERT cycles (7 patients with 1 cycle and a single patient with 3 cycles). ERT was administered in combination with chemotherapy and autologous stem cell support. End points were occurrence and timing of adverse events, progression-free and overall survival. ERT was overall well tolerated without any unexpected acute adverse events or changes in vital signs. With absorbed tumor doses >30-70 Gy in intra- or extramedullary lesions, significant anti-myeloma activity was observed with 1 patient achieving complete remission and 5/8 partial remission. Directly after ERT major infectious complications were seen in one patient who died from sepsis 22 days after ERT, another patient with high tumor burden experienced lethal tumor lysis syndrome. Median progression-free survival was 54 days (range, 13-175), median overall survival was 223 days (range, 13-313). During follow-up (6 patients available), one patient died from infectious complications, 2/8 from disease progression, the remaining 3/8 patients are still alive. CXCR4-directed ERT was well-tolerated and exerted anti-myeloma activity even at very advanced stage MM with presence of extramedullary disease. Further assessment of this novel treatment option is highly warranted. KW - medicine KW - multiple myeloma KW - PET KW - CXCR4 KW - theranostics Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172095 VL - 7 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lapa, Constantin A1 - Schreder, Martin A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Samnick, Samuel A1 - Kortüm, Klaus Martin A1 - Herrmann, Ken A1 - Kropf, Saskia A1 - Einsele, Herrmann A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Wester, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Knop, Stefan A1 - Lückerath, Katharina T1 - [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET/CT for imaging of chemokine receptor CXCR4 expression in multiple myeloma - comparison to [\(^{18}\)F]FDG and laboratory values JF - Theranostics N2 - Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a key factor for tumor growth and metastasis in several types of human cancer including multiple myeloma (MM). Proof-of-concept of CXCR4-directed radionuclide therapy in MM has recently been reported. This study assessed the diagnostic performance of the CXCR4-directed radiotracer [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor in MM and a potential role for stratifying patients to CXCR4-directed therapies. Thirty-five patients with MM underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET/CT for evaluation of eligibility for endoradiotherapy. In 19/35 cases, [\(^{18}\)F]FDG-PET/CT for correlation was available. Scans were compared on a patient and on a lesion basis. Tracer uptake was correlated with standard clinical parameters of disease activity. [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET detected CXCR4-positive disease in 23/35 subjects (66%). CXCR4-positivity at PET was independent from myeloma subtypes, cytogenetics or any serological parameters and turned out as a negative prognostic factor. In the 19 patients in whom a comparison to [\(^{18}\)F]FDG was available, [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET detected more lesions in 4/19 (21%) subjects, [\(^{18}\)F]FDG proved superior in 7/19 (37%). In the remaining 8/19 (42%) patients, both tracers detected an equal number of lesions. [\(^{18}\)F]FDG-PET positivity correlated with [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET positivity (p=0.018). [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET provides further evidence that CXCR4 expression frequently occurs in advanced multiple myeloma, representing a negative prognostic factor and a potential target for myeloma specific treatment. However, selecting patients for CXCR4 directed therapies and prognostic stratification seem to be more relevant clinical applications for this novel imaging modality, rather than diagnostic imaging of myeloma. KW - medicine KW - multiple myeloma KW - FDG KW - molecular imaging KW - CXCR4 KW - PET KW - radionuclide therapy KW - theranostics Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172106 VL - 7 IS - 1 ER - TY - THES A1 - Brumberg [geb. Ichouh], Dalma T1 - \(^{11}\)C-MET und \(^{18}\)F-FDG: \(In\) \(vitro\) Vergleich zur Bildgebung beim Multiplen Myelom im Kontext biologischer Charakteristika T1 - Imaging multiple myeloma with \(^{11}\)C-MET and \(^{18}\)F-FDG: \(In\) \(vitro\) comparison in the context of biological characteristics N2 - Das Multiple Myelom ist eine hämatologische Erkrankung, die durch die Proliferation von Plasmazellen und die Produktion von Antikörpern oder deren Leichtketten gekennzeichnet ist. Eine frühe Diagnosestellung durch Detektion sowohl intra- als auch extramedullärer Manifestationen ist für die Einleitung einer effektiven Therapie von entscheidender Bedeutung. Ebenso bedeutsam ist ein wirksames Therapiemonitoring. Wichtige diagnostische Modalitäten sind bei beiden Fragestellungen tomografische, bildgebende Verfahren. Hierbei wurde die Effektivität der 18F-FDG-PET/CT im Rahmen der Diagnose, des Stagings und der Prognoseabschätzung bereits nachgewiesen. Dennoch ist ihr klinischer Nutzen durch die geringe Sensitivität bei Detektion von diffusem Knochenmarksbefall und Vorliegen sowohl falsch positiver als auch falsch negativer Befunde limitiert. Die vorliegende Arbeit hat untersucht, ob der aminosäurebasierte Tracer 11C-MET über spezifische Eigenschaften verfügt, die eine höhere Sensitivität und Spezifität in der Detektion von Myelomzellen ermöglichen und ob der Radioligand dem etablierten Glukoseanalogon 18F-FDG überlegen ist. Hierfür wurden drei etablierte humane Myelomzelllinien, sowohl nativ als auch nach 48-stündiger Therapie mit dem Proteasominhibitor Carfilzomib, mit 18F-FDG und 11C-MET inkubiert und mithilfe eines Gammastrahlungszählers beurteilt. Zudem wurde untersucht, ob die Traceraufnahme mit spezifischen Charakteristika der Tumorbiologie korreliert. So wurde die Oberflächenexpression von CD138 und CXCR4, die intrazelluläre Expression der Leichtketten κ/λ und die Proliferation der Zelllinien mittels Durchflusszytometrie vor und nach Behandlung mit Carfilzomib eruiert. Die unbehandelten Zellen zeigten, verglichen zu 18F-FDG, bereits nach kürzester Inkubationsdauer eine 3-3,5-fach höhere 11C-MET Retention. Weiterhin zeigte sich die 11C-MET-Aufnahme nach Behandlung aller Zellreihen insgesamt marginal höher als die 18F-FDG-Aufnahme, während die Reduktion der 11C-MET-Anreicherung im prä- zu posttherapeutischen Vergleich für alle drei Zelllinien signifikant war. Eine mögliche Erklärung für diese Beobachtungen liefert die Myelombiologie: eine erhöhte Aufnahme der radioaktiv markierten Aminosäure durch MM-Zellen könnte durch eine Zunahme der Zellproliferation und insbesondere durch eine Steigerung der Proteinsynthese im Rahmen der überschießenden Produktion von M-Protein bedingt sein. In Zusammenschau könnte 11C-MET mit höherer Sensitivität Myelommanifestationen detektieren, wodurch ggf. Läsionen mit geringem Metabolismus dargestellt und eine bessere Beurteilung des Krankheitspogresses erfolgen könnte. Zudem bietet für den klinischen Einsatz die – verglichen zu 18F-FDG – größere Differenz der 11C-MET-Retention zwischen prä- und posttherapeutischer Messung die Möglichkeit einer besseren Beurteilbarkeit des Therapieansprechens. 11C-MET birgt ggf. das Potential auch minimale aktive Restherde zu detektieren und damit Patienten einem individualisierten Therapiekonzept zuzuführen. Ein Zusammenhang zwischen den untersuchten Biomarkern und der 11C-MET Retention bzw. deren Abnahme nach Behandlung konnte nicht gezeigt werden. Somit sollten für 11C-MET andere Biomarker herangezogen werden, um diese mit der Bildgebung zu korrelieren und zu bewerten. N2 - Multiple myeloma is a heterogeneous lymphoproliferative disease, which is characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of clonal plasma cells. It is both essential to diagnose the disease at an early stage in order to prevent organ damage and to monitor therapy to adjust and individualize it. Imaging modalities like 18F-FDG-PET/CT play an important role for these purposes. However, its clinical benefit is limited due to the low detection rate of diffuse bone marrow invasion and false positive or negative findings. To overcome these limitations, we analysed if the amino acid-based tracer 11C-MET has specific features to reach a higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting myeloma cells. Therefore, three established human myeloma cell lines were incubated with 18F-FDG and 11C-MET natively without and after therapy with the proteasome inhibitor Carfilzomib and evaluated via gamma counter. The results showed a higher 11C-MET-uptake in untreated cells after a short time, a higher uptake after treatment with Carfilzomib and a significant reduction pre- to post therapy compared to 18F-FDG. These results assume that 11C-MET has the potential to be more sensitive in detecting myeloma manifestations as well as for the monitoring of disease activity during and after treatment. Furthermore, it might also have the potential to visualize minimal residual disease after treatment. This could lead to an early adaption of therapy and thereby may extend progression free survival. This study also investigated the relationship between specific biological characteristics of multiple myeloma (surface expression of CD138 and CXCR4, intracellular light chain production and proliferation rate) and radioligand uptake. A correlation between the markers and the uptake could not be proven, so that we assume that other biomarkers should be considered and correlated with 11C-MET to reflect tumor biology and verify possible prognostic markers. KW - Multiples Myelom KW - 11C-Methionin KW - Positronenemissionstomographie KW - 18F-FDG KW - CD138 KW - CXCR4 Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-181843 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werner, Rudolf A. A1 - Kircher, Stefan A1 - Higuchi, Takahiro A1 - Kircher, Malte A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Wester, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Pomper, Martin G. A1 - Rowe, Steven P. A1 - Lapa, Constantin T1 - CXCR4-directed imaging in solid tumors JF - Frontiers in Oncology N2 - Despite histological evidence in various solid tumor entities, available experience with CXCR4-directed diagnostics and endoradiotherapy mainly focuses on hematologic diseases. With the goal of expanding the application of CXCR4 theranostics to solid tumors, we aimed to elucidate the feasibility of CXCR4-targeted imaging in a variety of such neoplasms. Methods: Nineteen patients with newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve solid tumors including pancreatic adenocarcinoma or neuroendocrine tumor, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT. CXCR4-mediated uptake was assessed both visually and semi-quantitatively by evaluation of maximum standardized uptake values (SUV\(_{max}\)) of both primary tumors and metastases. With physiologic liver uptake as reference, tumor-to-background ratios (TBR) were calculated. [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor findings were further compared to immunohistochemistry and [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT. Results: On [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT, 10/19 (52.6%) primary tumors were visually detectable with a median SUVmax of 5.4 (range, 1.7–16.0) and a median TBR of 2.6 (range, 0.8–7.4), respectively. The highest level of radiotracer uptake was identified in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma (SUVmax, 16.0; TBR, 7.4). The relatively low uptake on [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor was also noted in metastases, exhibiting a median SUVmax of 4.5 (range, 2.3–8.8; TBR, 1.7; range, 1.0–4.1). A good correlation between uptake on [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor and histological derived CXCR4 expression was noted (R = 0.62, P < 0.05). In the 3 patients in whom [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT was available, [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor exhibited lower uptake in all lesions. Conclusions: In this cohort of newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients with solid malignancies, CXCR4 expression as detected by [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor-PET/CT and immunohistochemistry was rather moderate. Thus, CXCR4-directed imaging may not play a major role in the management of solid tumors in the majority of patients. KW - CXCR4 KW - [68Ga]Pentixafor KW - theranostics KW - solid tumors KW - chemokine receptor Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195678 SN - 2234-943X VL - 9 IS - 770 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Breun, Maria A1 - Monoranu, Camelia M. A1 - Kessler, Almuth F. A1 - Matthies, Cordula A1 - Löhr, Mario A1 - Hagemann, Carsten A1 - Schirbel, Andreas A1 - Rowe, Steven P. A1 - Pomper, Martin G. A1 - Buck, Andreas K. A1 - Wester, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Ernestus, Ralf-Ingo A1 - Lapa, Constantin T1 - [\(^{68}\)Ga]-Pentixafor PET/CT for CXCR4-mediated imaging of vestibular schwannomas JF - Frontiers in Oncology N2 - We have recently demonstrated CXCR4 overexpression in vestibular schwannomas (VS). This study investigated the feasibility of CXCR4-directed positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of VS using the radiolabeled chemokine ligand [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor. Methods: 4 patients with 6 primarily diagnosed or pre-treated/observed VS were enrolled. All subjects underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT prior to surgical resection. Images were analyzed visually and semi-quantitatively for CXCR4 expression including calculation of tumor-to-background ratios (TBR). Immunohistochemistry served as standard of reference in three patients. Results: [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT was visually positive in all cases. SUV\(_{mean}\) and SUV\(_{max}\) were 3.0 ± 0.3 and 3.8 ± 0.4 and TBR\(_{mean}\) and TBR\(_{max}\) were 4.0 ± 1.4 and 5.0 ± 1.7, respectively. Histological analysis confirmed CXCR4 expression in tumors. Conclusion: Non-invasive imaging of CXCR4 expression using [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT of VS is feasible and could prove useful for in vivo assessment of CXCR4 expression. KW - vestibular schwannoma KW - CXCR4 KW - PET/CT KW - molecular imaging KW - Pentixafor Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201863 VL - 9 IS - 503 ER - TY - THES A1 - Saam, Marian T1 - In-vitro-Untersuchung zum Einfluss von Therapeutika auf die PSMA- und CXCR4-Rezeptorexpression in humanen Prostatakarzinomzelllinien T1 - Effect of therapeutic agents an PSMA- and CXCR4-receptorexpression: In-vitro-study of human prostate cancer cell lines N2 - Die therapeutischen Möglichkeiten des metastasierten Prostatakarzinoms (Pca) haben sich durch die neuen Substanzen Docetaxel und Abirateron deutlich verbessert. Das prostataspezifische Membranantigen (PSMA) stellt für die Diagnose und Therapie des Pca´s einen vielversprechenden Angriffspunkt dar. PSMA wird in Prostatakarzinomzellen überexprimiert und dient als Zielstruktur für nicht-invasives bildgebendes Verfahren und Lutetium-177-PSMA-Radioligandentherapie als Therapieoption. Der CXCR4-Rezeptor wird an unterschiedlichen Zelltypen und Organen exprimiert. Seine Überexpression wird mit einer Metastasierung und schlechter Prognose assoziiert. Gallium-68-PSMA PET/CT liefert genaue Kenntnisse bezüglich Ausbreitung und Fortschreiten des Tumorgeschehens. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die Zusammenhänge zwischen Expression von PSMA und CXCR4 in Verbindung mit etablierten Therapeutika und versucht Wege aufzuzeichnen, welche durch Erhöhung der PSMA-Expression zur verbesserten Sensitivität des PSMA PET/CT führen könnten, wodurch der personalisierte Therapieansatz weiter optimiert werden kann. N2 - Novel therapeutic agents such as docetaxel and abiraterone have significantly improved treatment strategies for metastatic prostate cancer in recent years. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) represents a promising target for diagnosis and therapy of prostate cancer. PSMA is over expressed in prostate cancer cells providing a target structure for non-invasive imaging and Lutetium-177-PSMA radioligand therapy. The CXCR4-receptor is expressed on different cell types and organs. Its over expression is associated with metastasis and poor prognosis. PET/CT imaging with Gallium-68-labelled PSMA ligands provide relevant information regarding tumor staging and progression. The present study investigates the interaction between expression of PSMA and CXCR4 considering established therapeutic agents to improve sensitivity of PSMA PET/CT imaging and optimize personalized cancer medicine. KW - psma KW - CXCR4 KW - PET/CT KW - PSMA-Rezeptorexpression KW - CXCR4-Rezeptorexpression KW - Prostatakarzinom KW - PET/CT imaging KW - Gallium-68 PET/CT Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219163 ER -