Targeted detection of cancer cells during biopsy allows real-time diagnosis of pulmonary nodules.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
; 49(12): 4194-4204, 2022 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The diagnostic yield of biopsies of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) is low, particularly in sub-solid lesions. We developed a method (NIR-nCLE) to achieve cellular level cancer detection during biopsy by integrating (i) near-infrared (NIR) imaging using a cancer-targeted tracer (pafolacianine), and (ii) a flexible NIR confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) system that can fit within a biopsy needle. Our goal was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of NIR-nCLE ex vivo in SPNs.METHODS:
Twenty patients with SPNs were preoperatively infused with pafolacianine. Following resection, specimens were inspected to identify the lesion of interest. NIR-nCLE imaging followed by tissue biopsy was performed within the lesion and in normal lung tissue. All imaging sequences (n = 115) were scored by 5 blinded raters on the presence of fluorescent cancer cells and compared to diagnoses by a thoracic pathologist.RESULTS:
Most lesions (n = 15, 71%) were adenocarcinoma-spectrum malignancies, including 7 ground glass opacities (33%). Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) by NIR-nCLE for tumor biopsy was 20.6 arbitrary units (A.U.) and mean MFI for normal lung was 6.4 A.U. (p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded a high area under the curve for MFI (AUC = 0.951). Blinded raters scored the NIR-nCLE sequences on the presence of fluorescent cancer cells with sensitivity and specificity of 98% and 97%, respectively. Overall diagnostic accuracy was 97%. The inter-observer agreement of the five raters was excellent (κ = 0.95).CONCLUSIONS:
NIR-nCLE allows sensitive and specific detection of cancer cells in SPNs. This technology has far-reaching implications for diagnostic needle biopsies and intraprocedural decision-making.Palabras clave
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Adenocarcinoma
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Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiples
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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2022
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