Measuring residual estrogen receptor availability during fulvestrant therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer Discov
; 5(1): 72-81, 2015 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED It is unknown whether the current dose of fulvestrant, an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist, is sufficient for maximal ER downregulation in patients with metastatic breast cancer. We performed a feasibility study to assess ER availability before and during fulvestrant. Sixteen patients with ER-positive metastatic breast cancer underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) at baseline (scan 1), day 28 (scan 2), and day 84 (scan 3) to monitor tumor [(18)F]fluoroestradiol (FES) uptake. Incomplete reduction in ER availability was predefined as <75% decrease in median tumor FES uptake and a residual standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of ≥1.5. In total, 131 FES-positive lesions were identified (median SUVmax of 2.9; range, 1.7-6.5). The median change in patients during fulvestrant treatment was -85% at scan 2, but varied widely (-99% to +60%). Fulvestrant reduced tumor FES uptake incompletely at scan 2 in 6 (38%) of the 16 patients, which was associated with early progression. SIGNIFICANCE:
Serial imaging of tumor estrogen uptake by FES-PET can give insight into the dose needed for ER antagonists to completely abolish ER. FES-PET showed significant residual ER availability in tumors during fulvestrant therapy in 38% of patients, which was associated with early progression.
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Receptores de Estrogênio
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Antineoplásicos Hormonais
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Estradiol
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2015
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