The Feasibility of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography(PSMA PET/CT)-Guided Radiotherapy in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Patients

Abstract

To investigate the efficacy and toxicity of 68Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC (Ga-68-PSMA) PET-CT-guided RT in the treatment of oligometastatic prostate cancer retrospectively.

A total of 23 prostate cancer patients with biochemical relapse, of which 13 were castration sensitive (CS) and 10 castration resistant (CR), were treated with intensity-modulated and image-guided RT (IMRT-IGRT) on 3 metastases detected by Ga-68 PSMA PET-CT. Androgen deprivation therapy was continued in CR patients.

A total of 38 metastases were treated. The involved sites were pelvic bone (n = 16), pelvic lymph nodes (n = 11), paraaortic lymph nodes (n = 6), ribs (n = 3) and vertebral body (n = 2). The median PSA prior to RT was 1.1 ng/mL (range 0.1-29.0 ng/mL). A median dose of 43.5 Gy (range 30-64 Gy) was delivered by IMRT-IGRT in 12-27 fractions. At a median follow-up of 7 months (range 2-17 months), 19 patients (83%) were in remission. Four patients (17%) developed distant recurrences. The actuarial 1-year LC, PFS and OS rates were 100, 51 (95% CI 8-83%) and 100%. Univariate analysis demonstrated a statistically significantly better PFS in CS patients as compared to CR patients (1-year PFS 67 vs. 0%, p < 0.01). One patient experienced grade 2 acute gastrointestinal toxicity. Grade 3 or more toxicity events were not observed.

By providing optimal LC, low toxicity and a promising PFS in CS patients, the current retrospective study illustrated that Ga-68 PSMA PET-CT-guided RT may be an attractive treatment strategy in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer. Validation by randomized trials is eagerly awaited.