The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ( IF 9.1 ) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 , DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.268169 Johanna S Enke 1 , Kathrin Ritzel 2 , Evelyn Asbach 2 , Nic G Reitsam 3 , Bruno Märkl 3 , Thomas Knösel 4 , Denise Brüdgam 2 , Malte Kircher 1 , Christian H Pfob 1 , Ralph A Bundschuh 1 , Andreas Rinscheid 5 , Bernd Nittbaur 1 , Georgine Wienand 1 , Margret Schottelius 6, 7, 8 , Martin Reincke 2 , Constantin Lapa 9 , Alexander Dierks 1
C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)–directed imaging has gained clinical interest in aiding clinical diagnostics in primary aldosteronism (PA). We retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of CXCR4-directed scintigraphy using the novel CXCR-4 ligand [99mTc]Tc-pentixatec in patients with PA. Methods: Six patients (mean age ± SD, 49 ± 15 y) underwent CXCR4-directed scintigraphy (including planar imaging and SPECT/CT) 30, 120, and 240 min after injection of 435 ± 50 MBq of [99mTc]Tc-pentixatec. Adrenal CXCR4 expression was analyzed by calculating lesion-to-contralateral ratios (LCRs). Imaging results were correlated to clinical information. Histopathology and clinical follow-up served as the standard of reference. Results: Three subjects showed lateralization of adrenal tracer accumulation, with a mean maximum lesion-to-contralateral ratio of 1.65 (range, 1.52–1.70), which correlated with morphologic findings on CT. One individual underwent adrenalectomy and presented with complete biochemical and clinical remission at follow-up. Histopathologic workup confirmed unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma. Conclusion: [99mTc]Tc-pentixatec scintigraphy with SPECT in patients with PA is feasible and might offer a valuable alternative to CXCR4-directed imaging with [68Ga]Ga-pentixafor PET.
中文翻译:
使用 [99mTc]Tc-Pentixatec 治疗原发性醛固酮增多症的 C-X-C 基序趋化因子受体 4 定向闪烁显像:一项概念验证研究
C-X-C 基序趋化因子受体 4 (CXCR4) 定向成像在辅助原发性醛固酮增多症 (PA) 的临床诊断方面引起了临床兴趣。我们回顾性评估了使用新型 CXCR-4 配体 [99mTc]Tc-pentixatec 在 PA 患者中进行 CXCR4 定向闪烁显像的可行性。方法:6 例患者 (平均年龄 ± SD,49 ± 15 岁)在注射 435 ± 50 MBq 的 [99mTc]Tc-Pentixatec 后 30 、 120 240 分钟接受了 CXCR4 定向闪烁显像 (包括平面成像和 SPECT/CT)。通过计算病变对侧比 (LCR) 来分析肾上腺 CXCR4 的表达。影像学结果与临床信息相关。组织病理学和临床随访作为参考标准。结果:3 名受试者表现出肾上腺示踪剂积累的偏侧化,平均最大病变与对侧比为 1.65(范围,1.52-1.70),这与 CT 上的形态学发现相关。1 例接受了肾上腺切除术,随访时生化和临床完全缓解。组织病理学检查证实为单侧醛固酮分泌腺瘤。结论:在 PA 患者中使用 SPECT 进行 [99mTc]Tc-pentixatec 闪烁显像是可行的,并且可能为使用 [68Ga]Ga-pentixafor PET 进行 CXCR4 定向成像提供有价值的替代方案。