Chemokine Receptor CXCR4-Targeted PET/CT With 68Ga-Pentixafor Shows Superiority to 18F-FDG in a Patient With Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Jul;43(7):548-550. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002131.

Abstract

A 69-year-old woman diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) was referred for F-FDG and Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT for evaluation of the disease. Extensive involvement of WM with intense radioactivity in the bone marrow and lymph nodes was found in Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT. However, in F-FDG PET/CT, the lesions showed significantly lower tracer uptake. Given the superiority of Ga-Pentixafor in detecting WM lesions to F-FDG in this patient, Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT might be a promising imaging modality in assessment of tumor burden of WM in future studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coordination Complexes*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Peptides, Cyclic*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • 68Ga-pentixafor
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18