Estimation of radiation dosimetry for ^sup 68^Ga-HBED-CC (PSMA-11) in patients with suspected recurrence of prostate cancer

• Published in: Nuclear medicine and biology 2017-03, Vol.46, p.32
• Main Authors: Green, Mark A, Eitel, Jacob A, Fletcher, James W, Mathias, Carla J, Tann, Mark A, Gardner, Thomas, Koch, Michael O, Territo, Wendy, Polson, Heather, Hutchins, Gary D
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acetic acid; Cancer; Computed tomography; Dosimeters; Dosimetry; Image acquisition; Injection; Intravenous administration; Kidneys; Lymph nodes; Metastases; Patients; Pelvis; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacology; Positron emission; Prostate cancer; Radiation; Radiation dosimetry; Radioactivity; Tomography; Urine
• ISSN: 0969-8051; 1872-9614

Introduction: This study was performed to estimate the human radiation dosimetry for [68Ga]Ga-HBED-CC (PSMA-11) (68Ga PSMA-11). Methods: Under an RDRC-approved research protocol, we evaluated the biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of 68Ga PSMA-11 with serial PET imaging following intravenous administration to nine prostate cancer patients in whom clinical [11C]acetate PET/CT exams had been independently performed under Expanded Access IND 118,204. List-mode imaging was performed over the initial 0-10 min post-injection with the pelvis in the field-of-view. Whole-body images were acquired, pelvis-to-head, at 15, 60, and 90-min post-injection. Additional images of the pelvis were acquired at 40-min and 115-min, and voided urine collected from each subject at 48-min and 120-min post-injection. Radiation dosimetry estimates were calculated from these data using the OLINDA software package. Results: Renal uptake was high and relatively invariant, ranging from 11% to 14% of the injected dose between 15 and 90-min post-injection. Radioactivity collected in the voided urine accounted for 14% of the injected dose over a period of 120-min. Lymph nodes and skeletal metastases suspicious for prostate cancer recurrence were detected in a greater number of patients using 68Ga PSMA-11 than using 11C-acetate. Conclusion: Kidneys are the critical organ following 68Ga PSMA-11 administration, receiving an estimated dose of 0.413 mGy/MBq. Advances in knowledge and implications for patient care: This study confirms that the kidneys will be the critical organ following intravenous administration of 68Ga PSMA-11, and provided data consistent with the expectation that 68Ga PSMA-11 will be superior to [11C]acetate for defining sites of recurrence in prostate cancer patients presenting with biochemical relapse.