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01-06-2020 | Glioblastoma | Image of the Month
Tumor uptake in glioblastoma multiforme after IV injection of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617
Authors:
Jolanta Kunikowska, Ingeborga Charzyńska, Radosław Kuliński, Dariusz Pawlak, Michał Maurin, Leszek Królicki
Published in:
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Issue 6/2020
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Excerpt
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant primary brain tumor with limited treatment options in case of recurrence. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression was demonstrated in microvascular endothelium of GBM and in vivo confirmed by [
68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in primary as well in recurrence tumor [
1‐
4]. This knowledge opens a new way for targeted, PSMA-based treatment. However, it was suggested that uptake not in tumor cells, but in microvascular endothelium, could be characterized by quick washout. …