• Recent Results Cancer Res. · Jan 2013

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    Intraoperative somatostatin receptor detection after peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with (177)Lu- and (90)Y-DOTATOC (tandem PRRNT) in a patient with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.

    • Mila Todorović-Tirnanić, Daniel Kaemmerer, Vikas Prasad, Merten Hommann, and Richard P Baum.
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. t.t.mila@sezampro.rs
    • Recent Results Cancer Res. 2013 Jan 1; 194: 487-96.

    AimThe aim of this chapter is to present the results of the first intraoperative somatostatin receptor detection after peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRNT) with (90)Y- and (177)Lu-DOTATOC using a handheld gamma probe and comparison with the findings of preoperative (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT in a patient with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the ileum.Materials And MethodsA 56-year-old female patient, treated twice by PRRNT, was admitted for the third cycle and subsequent surgery. Before operation, the following studies were performed for restaging after the second cycle of PRRNT: (99m)Tc-MAG3 + TER, (99m)Tc-DTPA + GFR, abdominal ultrasonography, MRI of the abdomen, (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT as well as (18)F-fluoride PET/CT. Serum tumor markers were measured before and after PRRNT. Tandem PRRNT was performed using 3000 MBq (90)Y-DOTATOC and 6000 MBq (177)Lu-DOTATOC. Whole-body scintigrams were obtained at 23 and 43 h. Five days after PRRNT, the patient was operated using a handheld gamma probe. Immunohistochemistry and histopathology of the resected tissue were performed.ResultsTandem PRRNT was very well tolerated by the patient. Before PRRNT, (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT revealed the primary tumor in the ileocoecal region as well as bilobular liver metastases and a right iliac bone lesion (osteoblastic on (18)F-fluoride PET/CT). Compared with the previous findings, there was good therapy response (partial remission of the tumor lesions). No nephrotoxicity was observed. Serum chromogranin A (836 μg/l, n < 100) and serotonin (852 μg/l, n < 200) were strongly elevated. Posttherapy scans showed intense uptake in metastases and the primary tumor. Intraoperative gamma probe detected-in addition to the known lesions-bilateral ovarian metastases not visualized by (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. Bilateral adnexectomy, right hemicolectomy, excision of hepatic metastases in S3, and partial resection of peritoneum were performed. Histopathology confirmed metastases in both ovaries.ConclusionsGamma probe-guided surgery after (177)Lu PRRNT is feasible and appears to be more sensitive than (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. This technique might aid the surgeon in achieving more complete tumor resection through intraoperative detection of very small lesions (<5 mm) directly after PRRNT.

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