[Options in nuclear medicine for advanced prostate cancer in practice].

Journal: Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany)

This publication reviews recent advances in prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and PSMA radioligand therapy for advanced prostate cancer (PCa).

Key points include:

  • PSMA-PET/CT shows superior accuracy in detecting PCa metastases compared to conventional CT and bone scintigraphy.
  • PSMA radioligand therapy is currently used for castration-resistant PCa patients with adequate PSMA expression and disease progression after chemotherapy and androgen receptor pathway inhibitors.
  • Ongoing and future studies aim to evaluate the efficacy of PSMA radioligand therapy in earlier disease stages and in combination with other treatments.

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