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Can PSMA-based tumor burden predict response to docetaxel treatment in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer?

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Purpose

We investigated the role of PSMA-derived tumor burden in predicting docetaxel (DTX) therapy response in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Methods

Fifty-two mCRPC patients who received at least six cycles of DTX as the first-line treatment following 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT were enrolled in this retrospective study. Total PSMA-derived tumor volume (TV-PSMA) and total lesion PSMA activity (TL-PSMA) were derived from metastatic lesions. A ≥ 50% decline in PSA was defined as a response; a ≥ 25% increase in PSA was defined as progression. Univariate/multivariate logistic and cox regression analyses were performed to predict PSA response, OS, and TTP.

Results

Twelve (23%) patients had PSA progression after chemotherapy, while 40 patients (77%) achieved a PSA response. On univariate analysis, a significant association was found between TV-PSMA (p = 0.001), TL-PSMA (p = 0.001), pre-PSA (p = 0.012), LDH (p = 0.003), Hg (p = 0.035), and PSA response to DTX. High TV-PSMA (> 107 cm3) (p = 0.04) and high LDH (> 234 U/L) (p = 0.017) were 8.2 times and 12.2 times more likely for DTX failure in multivariate regression analyses. The median TTP was 16 months, and the median OS was not reached. Patients with high TV-PSMA (p = 0.017), high TL-PSMA (> 1013 cm3) (p = 0.042), high age (> 70 years) (p = 0.016), and high LDH (p ≤ 0.001) had significantly shorter OS, while only high TV-PSMA (p = 0.038) and high age (p = 0.006) were significantly related with shorter TTP. High TV-PSMA (p = 0.017) and high age (p = 0.01) were significant predictors for shorter OS, while only high age (p = 0.006) was a significant predictor for shorter TTP in multivariate analysis.

Conclusion

Patients with high TV-PSMA had a significantly higher risk for DTX failure. PSMA-based tumor burden prior to DTX therapy seems to be a reliable predictive tool for survival in mCRPC patients.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Fatih, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey

    Duygu Has Simsek, Serkan Kuyumcu, Seyfullah Karadogan, Melis Oflas, Emine Goknur Isik, Zeynep Gozde Ozkan & Yasemin Sanli

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nail Paksoy & Meltem Ekenel

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ozgul Ekmekcioglu

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Has Simsek, D., Kuyumcu, S., Karadogan, S. et al. Can PSMA-based tumor burden predict response to docetaxel treatment in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer?. Ann Nucl Med 35, 680–690 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-021-01610-x

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