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. 2021 Jun;48(6):1944-1955.
doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-05146-6. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Role of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the evaluation of peritoneal carcinomatosis and comparison with [18F]-FDG PET/CT

Liang Zhao #  1   2 , Yizhen Pang #  1 , Zuoming Luo #  1 , Kaili Fu  2 , Tingting Yang  2 , Long Zhao  1 , Long Sun  1 , Hua Wu  1 , Qin Lin  3 , Haojun Chen  4
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Role of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the evaluation of peritoneal carcinomatosis and comparison with [18F]-FDG PET/CT

Liang Zhao et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the role of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), compared with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose [18F]-FDG PET/CT, for evaluating peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with various types of cancer.

Methods: Patients with suspected peritoneal malignancy, who underwent both [18F]-FDG and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT between October 2019 and August 2020, were retrospectively analysed. The radiotracer uptake, peritoneal cancer index (PCI) score, and diagnostic performance of [18F]-FDG and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT were evaluated and compared.

Results: Our cohort consisted of 46 patients, including 16 patients with diffuse-type peritoneal carcinomatosis, 27 with nodular-type peritoneal carcinomatosis, and 3 true-negative patients. A significant difference in standard uptake values (SUV) of lesions between [18F]-FDG and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT examination was observed (median SUV: 3.48 vs. 9.82; P < 0.001), particularly in peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer (median SUV: 3.44 vs. 8.05; P = 0.001). Moreover, [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT showed a higher PCI score and better sensitivity than [18F]-FDG PET/CT for the detection of peritoneal carcinomatosis (6 vs. 18; P < 0.001; 72.09% vs. 97.67%; P = 0.002).

Conclusion: [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT demonstrated superior sensitivity over [18F]-FDG PET/CT for the detection of peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with various types of cancer, particularly gastric cancer. Furthermore, the uptake of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 in peritoneal carcinomatosis was significantly higher than that of [18F]-FDG, demonstrating a larger extent of the lesions and yielding a higher PCI score. This could help enhance the image contrast, improve physicians' diagnostic confidence, and reduce the proportion of missed diagnoses.

Keywords: PET/CT; Peritoneal cancer index; Peritoneal carcinomatosis; [18F]-FDG; [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04.

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