68Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen 11 PET/CT Detects Residual Glioblastoma After Radical Surgery in a Patient With Synchronous Recurrent Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Mar;45(3):e151-e153. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002884.

Abstract

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane enzyme also known as folate hydrolase 1 highly expressed by prostate cancer (PCa) cells. However, PSMA overexpression by tumor-associated neovasculature of a variety of solid tumors, including glioblastoma (GBM), has also been proven. This clinical case reports about a 67-year-old man with a history of PCa who underwent radical surgery for GBM and performed a Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT to restage PCa. PET imaging showed PSMA uptake in GBM residual disease after surgery. This finding suggests a possible role of PSMA inhibitors as diagnostic and therapeutic agents in patients affected by GBM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Disease Progression
  • Edetic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Glioblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Oligopeptides
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11
  • Edetic Acid