Imaging tumor microenvironment: clinical experience with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT across multiple cancer types.
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PICO 자동 추출 (휴리스틱, conf 3/4)
유사 논문P · Population 대상 환자/모집단
22 patients (mean age 43 years, range 10-69) with histopathologically confirmed primary or metastatic cancers in whom F-FDG PET/CT or conventional imaging yielded inconclusive results.
I · Intervention 중재 / 시술
Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT
C · Comparison 대조 / 비교
추출되지 않음
O · Outcome 결과 / 결론
All patients underwent Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT.
[BACKGROUND] Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is highly expressed in the stroma of various cancers, making it a promising target for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
APA
Al-Timeemi AK, Al-Timeemi AI, et al. (2026). Imaging tumor microenvironment: clinical experience with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT across multiple cancer types.. The quarterly journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging : official publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) [and] the International Association of Radiopharmacology (IAR), [and] Section of the Society of.... https://doi.org/10.23736/S1824-4785.26.03673-3
MLA
Al-Timeemi AK, et al.. "Imaging tumor microenvironment: clinical experience with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT across multiple cancer types.." The quarterly journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging : official publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) [and] the International Association of Radiopharmacology (IAR), [and] Section of the Society of..., 2026.
PMID
41854637 ↗
Abstract 한글 요약
[BACKGROUND] Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is highly expressed in the stroma of various cancers, making it a promising target for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical performance of Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-46 PET/CT across multiple cancer types.
[METHODS] In this single-center, retrospective study, we included 22 patients (mean age 43 years, range 10-69) with histopathologically confirmed primary or metastatic cancers in whom F-FDG PET/CT or conventional imaging yielded inconclusive results. All patients underwent Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT. Scan positivity was determined by two experienced nuclear medicine physicians based on non-physiologic tracer uptake. Malignancy was confirmed by histopathology (the reference standard) or correlative imaging follow-up. Analysis was performed on both a per-patient and per-lesion basis. Tumor uptake was quantified using maximum standardized uptake value (SUV<inf>max</inf>) and tumor-to-background ratio (TBR). Statistical comparisons of SUV<inf>max</inf> and TBR between different groups were performed using Student's t-tests.
[RESULTS] A total of 115 lesions were identified and evaluated across 12 different cancer types. The highest Ga-FAPI-46 avidity (SUV<inf>max</inf>>12) was observed in sarcoma, breast cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma, while the lowest uptake (SUV<inf>max</inf><6) was found in renal cell, differentiated thyroid, and gastric cancers. Intermediate uptake (SUV<inf>max</inf> 6-12) was seen in hepatocellular, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. Due to minimal background activity (muscle and blood pool SUV<inf>max</inf><2), TBRs were high, exceeding 3-fold for intermediate and 6-fold for high-uptake tumors.
[CONCLUSIONS] Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT provides high-contrast imaging across a wide spectrum of malignancies, demonstrating particularly strong potential for visualizing tumors with prominent stromal components. These findings suggest a significant clinical role for this modality in improving tumor staging, restaging, and therapy assessment, especially in cases where F-FDG PET/CT is suboptimal.
[METHODS] In this single-center, retrospective study, we included 22 patients (mean age 43 years, range 10-69) with histopathologically confirmed primary or metastatic cancers in whom F-FDG PET/CT or conventional imaging yielded inconclusive results. All patients underwent Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT. Scan positivity was determined by two experienced nuclear medicine physicians based on non-physiologic tracer uptake. Malignancy was confirmed by histopathology (the reference standard) or correlative imaging follow-up. Analysis was performed on both a per-patient and per-lesion basis. Tumor uptake was quantified using maximum standardized uptake value (SUV<inf>max</inf>) and tumor-to-background ratio (TBR). Statistical comparisons of SUV<inf>max</inf> and TBR between different groups were performed using Student's t-tests.
[RESULTS] A total of 115 lesions were identified and evaluated across 12 different cancer types. The highest Ga-FAPI-46 avidity (SUV<inf>max</inf>>12) was observed in sarcoma, breast cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma, while the lowest uptake (SUV<inf>max</inf><6) was found in renal cell, differentiated thyroid, and gastric cancers. Intermediate uptake (SUV<inf>max</inf> 6-12) was seen in hepatocellular, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. Due to minimal background activity (muscle and blood pool SUV<inf>max</inf><2), TBRs were high, exceeding 3-fold for intermediate and 6-fold for high-uptake tumors.
[CONCLUSIONS] Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT provides high-contrast imaging across a wide spectrum of malignancies, demonstrating particularly strong potential for visualizing tumors with prominent stromal components. These findings suggest a significant clinical role for this modality in improving tumor staging, restaging, and therapy assessment, especially in cases where F-FDG PET/CT is suboptimal.