Abstract
The σ2 receptor is a potential in vivo target for measuring proliferative status in cancer. The feasibility of using N-(4-(6, 7-dimethoxy-3, 4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)butyl)-2-(2-18F-fluoroethoxy)-5-methylbenzamide (18F-ISO-1) to image solid tumors in lymphoma, breast cancer, and head and neck cancer has been previously established. Here, we report the results of the first dedicated clinical trial of 18F-ISO-1 in women with primary breast cancer. Our study objective was to determine whether 18F-ISO-1 PET could provide an in vivo measure of tumor proliferative status, and we hypothesized that uptake would correlate with a tissue-based assay of proliferation, namely Ki-67 expression. Methods: Twenty-eight women with 29 primary invasive breast cancers were prospectively enrolled in a clinical trial (NCT 02284919) between March 2015 and January 2017. Each received an injection of 278–527 MBq of 18F-ISO-1 and then underwent PET/CT imaging of the breasts 50–55 min later. In vivo uptake of 18F-ISO-1 was quantitated by SUVmax and distribution volume ratios and was compared with ex vivo immunohistochemistry for Ki-67. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests assessed uptake differences across Ki-67 thresholds, and Spearman correlation tested associations between uptake and Ki-67. Results: Tumor SUVmax (median, 2.0 g/mL; range, 1.3–3.3 g/mL), partial-volume–corrected SUVmax, and SUV ratios were tested against Ki-67. Tumors stratified into the high–Ki-67 ($20%) group had SUVmax greater than the low–Ki-67 (, 20%) group (P 5 0.02). SUVmax exhibited a positive correlation with Ki-67 across all breast cancer subtypes (ρ 5 0.46, P 5 0.01, n 5 29). Partial-volume–corrected SUVmax was positively correlated with Ki-67 for invasive ductal carcinoma (ρ 5 0.51, P 5 0.02, n 5 21). Tumor–to–normal-tissue ratios and tumor distribution volume ratio did not correlate with Ki-67 (P . 0.05). Conclusion: 18F-ISO-1 uptake in breast cancer modestly correlates with an in vitro assay of proliferation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 665-670 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- F-ISO-1
- TMEM-97
- breast cancer
- proliferation
- σ-2