{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Interest of Integrated Whole-Body PET/MR Imaging in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Retro-Prospective Study.
{Author}: Abid C;Tannoury J;Uzzan M;Reizine E;Mulé S;Chalaye J;Luciani A;Itti E;Sobhani I;
{Journal}: Cancers (Basel)
{Volume}: 16
{Issue}: 13
{Year}: 2024 Jun 28
{Factor}: 6.575
{DOI}: 10.3390/cancers16132372
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) combines the high sensitivity of PET with the high specificity of MRI and is a tool for the assessment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (G-NENs). However, it remains poorly evaluated with no clear recommendations in current guidelines. Thus, we evaluated the prognostic impact of PET-MRI in G-NEN patients.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>From June 2017 to December 2021, 71 G-NEN patients underwent whole-body PET-MRI for staging and/or follow-up purposes. A whole-body emission scan with 18F-6-fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18FDOPA, n = 30), 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18FDG, n = 21), or 68Ga-(DOTA(0)-Phe(1)-Tyr(3))-octreotide (68Ga-DOTATOC, n = 20) with the simultaneous acquisition of a T1-Dixon sequence and diffusion-weighed imaging (DWI), followed by a dedicated step of MRI sequences with a Gadolinium contrast was performed. The patients underwent PET-MRI every 6-12 months during the follow-up period until death. Over this period, 50 patients with two or more PET-MRI were evaluated.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The mean age was 61 [extremes, 31-92] years. At the baseline, PET-MRI provided new information in 12 cases (17%) as compared to conventional imaging: there were more metastases in eight, an undescribed location (myocardia) in two, and an unknown primary location in two cases. G grading at the baseline influenced overall survival. During the follow-up (7-381 months, mean 194), clinical and therapy managements were influenced by PET-MRI in three (6%) patients due to new metastases findings when neither overall, nor disease-free survivals in these two subgroups (n = 12 vs. n = 59), were different.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our study suggests that using PET/MRI with the appropriate radiotracer improves the diagnostic performance with no benefit on survival. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of this procedure.