Impact of â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-Peptide PET/CT on the Management of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumour (GI-NET): Malaysian National Referral Centre Experience
10.1007/s13139-017-0496-3
- Author:
Teik Hin TAN
1
;
Ching Yeen BOEY
;
Boon Nang LEE
Author Information
1. Nuclear Medicine Centre, Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia. teikhin.tan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;52(2):119-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
PURPOSE:The National Cancer Institute is the only referral centre in Malaysia that provides â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide imaging. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT on the management of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (GI-NET).
MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed to review the impact of â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide (â¶â¸Ga-DOTATATE or â¶â¸Ga-DOTATOC) PET/CT on patients with biopsy-proven GI-NET between January 2011 and December 2015. Suspected NET was excluded. Demographic data, tumoral characteristics, change of disease stage, pre-PET intended management and post-PET management were evaluated.
RESULTS:Over a 5-year period, 82 studies of â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT were performed on 44 GI-NET patients. The most common primary site was the rectum (50.0%) followed by the small bowel, stomach and colon. Using WHO 2010 grading, 40.9%of patients had low-grade (G1) tumour, 22.7% intermediate (G2) and 4.5% high (G3). Of ten patients scheduled for pre-operative staging, â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT only led to therapeutic change in three patients. Furthermore, false-negative results of â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT were reported in one patient after surgical confirmation. However, therapeutic changes were seen in 20/36 patients (55.6%) scheduled for post-surgical restaging or assessment of somatostatin analogue (SSA) eligibility. When â¶â¸Ga-DOTApeptide PET/CT was used for monitoring disease progress during systemic treatment (sandostatin, chemotherapy, everolimus and PRRT) in metastatic disease, impact on management modification was seen in 19/36 patients (52.8%), of which 84.2% had inter-modality change (switch to everolimus, chemotherapy or PRRT) and 15.8% had intra-modality change (increased SSA dosage).
CONCLUSIONS:â¶â¸Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT has a significant impact on management decisions in GI-NET patients as it can provide additional information on occult metastasis/equivocal lesions and supply the clinician an opportunity to select patients for targeted therapy.
