학술논문
MET-receptor targeted fluorescent imaging and spectroscopy to detect multifocal papillary thyroid cancer
Document Type
Original Paper
Author
Metman, Madelon J. H.; Jonker, Pascal K. C.; Sondorp, Luc H. J.; van Hemel, Bettien M.; Sywak, Mark S.; Gill, Anthony J.; Jansen, Liesbeth; van Diest, Paul J.; van Ginhoven, Tessa M.; Löwik, Clemens W. G. M.; Nguyen, Anh H.; Robinson, Dominic J.; van Dam, Gooitzen M.; Links, Thera P.; Coppes, Rob P.; Fehrmann, Rudolf S. N.; Kruijff, Schelto
Source
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. :1-11
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1619-7070
1619-7089
1619-7089
Abstract
Purpose: Multifocal disease in PTC is associated with an increased recurrence rate. Multifocal disease (MD) is underdiagnosed with the current gold standard of pre-operative ultrasound staging. Here, we evaluate the use of EMI-137 targeted molecular fluorescence-guided imaging (MFGI) and spectroscopy as a tool for the intra-operative detection of uni- and multifocal papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) aiming to improve disease staging and treatment selection.Methods: A phase-1 study (NCT03470259) with EMI-137 was conducted to evaluate the possibility of detecting PTC using MFGI and quantitative fiber-optic spectroscopy.Results: Fourteen patients underwent hemi- or total thyroidectomy (TTX) after administration of 0.09 mg/kg (n = 1), 0.13 mg/kg (n = 8), or 0.18 mg/kg (n = 5) EMI-137. Both MFGI and spectroscopy could differentiate PTC from healthy thyroid tissue after administration of EMI-137, which binds selectively to MET in PTC. 0.13 mg/kg was the lowest dosage EMI-137 that allowed for differentiation between PTC and healthy thyroid tissue. The smallest PTC focus detected by MFGI was 1.4 mm. MFGI restaged 80% of patients from unifocal to multifocal PTC compared to ultrasound.Conclusion: EMI-137-guided MFGI and spectroscopy can be used to detect multifocal PTC. This may improve disease staging and treatment selection between hemi- and total thyroidectomy by better differentiation between unifocal and multifocal disease.Trial registration: NCT03470259