Prediction of Lesion-Based Treatment Response after Two Cycles of Lu-177 Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Treatment in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Using Machine Learning.

Journal: Urologia internationalis
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) therapy is a radionuclide treatment that prolongs overall survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (MCRPC). We aimed to predict lesion-based treatment response after Lu-177 PSMA treatment using machine learning with texture analysis data obtained from pretreatment Gallium-68 (Ga-68) PSMA positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT).

Authors

  • Ogün Bülbül
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
  • Demet Nak
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
  • Sibel Göksel
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey.