Imaging tumor lactate is feasible for identifying intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients with postsurgical biochemical recurrence

Nikita Sushentsev, Gregory Hamm, Jack Richings, Mary A McLean, Ines Horvat Menih, Vinay Ayyappan, Ian G Mills, Anne Y Warren, Vincent J Gnanapragasam, Simon T Barry, Richard J A Goodwin, Ferdia A Gallagher, Tristan Barrett

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Abstract

While radical prostatectomy remains the mainstay of prostate cancer (PCa) treatment, 20 to 40% of patients develop postsurgical biochemical recurrence (BCR). A particularly challenging clinical cohort includes patients with intermediate-risk disease whose risk stratification would benefit from advanced approaches that complement standard-of-care diagnostic tools. Here, we show that imaging tumor lactate using hyperpolarized 13C MRI and spatial metabolomics identifies BCR-positive patients in two prospective intermediate-risk surgical cohorts. Supported by spatially resolved tissue analysis of established glycolytic biomarkers, this study provides the rationale for multicenter trials of tumor metabolic imaging as an auxiliary tool to support PCa treatment decision-making.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2312261120
Number of pages3
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume120
Issue number49
Early online date27 Nov 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Male
  • Humans
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen/analysis
  • Lactic Acid
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
  • Prostate/pathology
  • Prostatectomy/methods
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/diagnostic imaging
  • Retrospective Studies

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