PSMA PET / CT成像
前列腺癌为何选择PSMA PET / CT扫描?
精确地定位 前列腺癌 so that it can be treated is extremely challenging. This is because 前列腺癌 tumors can be found not only in the prostate but also throughout the pelvis and the body in cases where the tumors have migrated.
Effectively pinpointing and eliminating these tumors is important because 前列腺癌 is the 男性中第二常见的癌症 and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
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仅2022年一年, 估计有268人,490例前列腺癌将被诊断出来, 大约34个,500人死亡
因此，皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心和 皇冠hga025大学旧金山分校 validated for use in the United States a diagnostic innovation known as the prostate-specific membrane antigen or PSMA PET / CT scan. 这种扫描是由美国批准的.S. 食品和药物管理局和它 能够更精确地检测前列腺癌 用于治疗计划和针对性护理.
PSMA PET / CT is a better standard of care because it is more accurate
皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康研究人员, 以及皇冠hga025大学旧金山分校的同事们, 研究PSMA PET / CT数年. These studies led to the FDA approval of this imaging technique’s use in the United States.
PSMA PET / CT scans for 前列腺癌 provide better care for men who are initially diagnosed with 前列腺癌 or for men who were previously treated but have experienced a recurrence of the cancer. In both cases, PSMA PET / CT is better able to find the extent of this cancer in the body.
PSMA PET / CT enables more precise detection of 前列腺癌
PSMA PET / CT使用放射性示踪剂工作, 拨打了68 ga-psma-11, 是在皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心现场生产的吗. Nuclear medicine physicians inject this tracer which attaches itself to proteins known as prostate-specific membrane antigens (PSMA). Because 前列腺癌 tumors overexpress these proteins on their surface, physicians can pinpoint their location with the tracer.
The current standard of care in 前列腺癌 imaging is a technique called fluciclovine PET / CT, which involves physicians injecting patients with a synthetic radioactive amino acid.
在他们的研究中 PSMA和氟氯薇碱 PET / CT, the UCLA and UCSF research teams found that imaging with PSMA PET / CT was able to detect significantly more prostate lesions than fluciclovine PET / CT in men who had undergone a radical prostatectomy but had experienced a recurrence of their cancer.
PSMA PET / CT was validated for use in the United States by UCLA and UCSF. The UCLA research team was led by the nuclear medicine faculty of the Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division of the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology. They worked in collaboration with the Departments of Urology, 放射肿瘤学和放射学, along with support from the David Geffen 医学院 at UCLA, the 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 Jonsson Comprehensive 癌症中心 and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
How to receive a PSMA PET / CT scan and 前列腺癌 care at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康
皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 provides comprehensive and customized care for men with 前列腺癌. Our physicians use the PSMA PET / CT scan alongside radiation therapy, 化疗, 手术, and all other treatment modalities offered to make sure men receive the best possible care – from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up.
以确保最好的治疗, 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的核医学医生, 医疗肿瘤学家, 放射肿瘤学家, 放射科医生, urologists and surgeons optimize care for each person receiving treatment. The 前列腺癌 care at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 is backed by multidisciplinary tumor boards with physicians from different specialties and subspecialties, along with genetic counselors and representatives from allied health services. 在一起, these specialists and experts meet once a week to talk about each new cancer patient and the path forward for their specialized treatment.
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Internal healthcare providers can e-mail the 核医学 Clinic at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 or place an order in CareConnect for individuals who are already patients.
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皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的PSMA PET / CT扫描是在 罗纳德·里根皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心 on UCLA’s campus in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.
一旦PSMA PET / CT扫描完成, men can receive 前列腺癌 care at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康’s hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica, 或者在皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心的恩西诺医疗办公室. The scan can also be used in conjunction with care at any other hospital where the patient is being treated.
The total time it takes for a PSMA PET / CT scan is about two hours. What will happen is the tracer will be injected by a UCLA nuclear medicine technologist. Then the patient waits one hour before entering the PET / CT scanner for 30 minutes.
Dr. 约翰内斯·切尔宁博士. Jeremie Calais with UCLA’s nuclear medicine team helped lead the clinical trials for the use of PSMA PET scan imaging in the United States. 团队成员还包括博士. Robert Reiter, Matthew Rettig, Nicholas Nickols and Amar Kishan.