(dtpa-phe(1))-octreotide and Carcinoma--Small-Cell

[(111)In-DTPA(0)]octreotide is a radiopharmaceutical with a great potential for the visualization of somatostatin receptor-positive tumors. The overall sensitivity of Somatostatin Receptor Imaging (SRI) to localize neuroendocrine tumors is high. In a number of neuroendocrine tumor types, as well as in Hodgkin's disease, inclusion of SRI in the localization or staging procedure may be very rewarding, either in terms of cost-effectiveness, patient management, or quality of life. The value of SRI in patients with other tumors, like breast cancer, or in patients with granulomatous diseases, has to be established. The development of Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) is expected to stimulate peptide receptor imaging.

Topics: Brain Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphoma; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radionuclide Imaging; Receptors, Somatostatin; Sarcoidosis

To determine its usefulness, we evaluated 111In-DTPA-Octreotide (octreotide scintigraphy) in the initial staging of 19 patients with histologically proven small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and compared the results to those of conventional imaging. Images performed during initial staging demonstrated 21 known pulmonary lesions and two known supraclavicular nodes. We detected a previously unknown mediastinal lesion. The number of metastases was underestimated, with no liver (5), brain (1) or skin metastases detected. Bone lesions were identified in 4 out of 5 patients. There were fewer lesions detected with octreotide scintigraphy than with bone scintigraphy (except for one case). We therefore conclude that octreotide scintigraphy is a highly effective method for detecting SCLC primary tumour and supraclavicular nodes; the procedure is of limited value for distant metastasis. Further studies are needed to establish its ability for detecting residual intrathoracic disease, and confirm the value of octreotide scintigraphy in differentiating residual disease from other benign lesions.

Topics: Adult; Aged; Bone Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radionuclide Imaging

Topics: Carcinoma, Small Cell; Cell Survival; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radiopharmaceuticals; Radiotherapy Dosage; Receptors, Somatostatin; Somatostatin; Tissue Distribution; Tumor Cells, Cultured

The aims of this study were to determine the accuracy of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in the detection of the primary tumor and its metastases in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in a large patient population, and to investigate the course of somatostatin uptake in primary tumors during therapy.. In a total of 100 patients, 134 examinations were performed. Twenty-seven of the patients were examined before and after chemotherapy. Planar whole-body images were acquired 4 hr and 24 hr after injection of approximately 200 MBq (111)In-pentetreotide. SPECT of the thorax was performed after 24 hr. Tumor-to-background (T/B) ratios for the primary tumor were averaged from anterior and posterior projections.. Compared to conventional investigations, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) visualized the primary tumor with varying degrees of uptake in 96% of the examinations. Regional metastases and distant metastases were detected in 60% and 45% of the examinations, respectively. The uptake of the somatostatin analog by the primary tumor was significantly lower in the patients examined during chemotherapy as compared to those examined before treatment (T/B ratio = 1.94+/-0.79 versus 2.35+/-0.9, p < 0.005). A decrease in T/B ratio was noted in patients with remission at the time of SRS (from 2.40+/-1.56 to 1.63+/-0.72, p < 0.05). No difference in the pretreatment uptake of octreotide by the primary tumor was identified between patients with tumor progression and those with partial or complete remission.. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy has a high sensitivity in the detection of the primary tumor in SCLC but fails in the detection of metastases. Thus, SRS does not provide useful information for staging of SCLC. Since somatostatin uptake by the primary tumor is affected by chemotherapy, it may be used to follow up on the course of SCLC.

Topics: Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Humans; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radiopharmaceuticals; Receptors, Somatostatin; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors have neuroendocrine features. In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that 50%-75% of SCLC tumors express receptors for somatostatin. This might enable in vivo localization of the primary tumor and its metastases by using scintigraphy with a radiolabeled somatostatin analogue, such as octreotide.. The efficacy of scanning with In-111 labeled octreotide (octreotide scan) was studied in the staging of SCLC patients and compared with the results of conventional staging (liver ECHO, bone scintigraphy, MRI of the brain, spine, and pelvis). Imaging was performed in 29 patients with histologically confirmed SCLC at 4, 24, and 48 hours after intravenous injection of 185 MBq In-111 octreotide.. In 24 of 29 patients, the primary tumor was visualized. In these 24 patients, 26 metastases were demonstrated with conventional staging, of which only nine were visualized with octreotide scan. Octreotide scans showed two metastases in the brain that were not visualized by MRI. In the other five patients, five metastases were demonstrated with conventional staging. Only two of these were detected with octreotide scan. However, octreotide scan did show a further metastasis in the brain that was not visualized by MR imaging.. Octreotide imaging has a limited use in the detection of SCLC metastases compared to conventional staging. It might have some specific value in the detection of brain involvement in patients with limited disease.

Topics: Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radiopharmaceuticals; Time Factors; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

We analyzed the results of conventional imaging and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in 150 patients with neuroendocrine tumors.. The outcomes of combinations of imaging modalities were compared in terms of tumor localization, effect on patient management and financial costs.. In patients with carcinoids, a combination of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, chest radiograph and ultrasound of the upper abdomen had a high sensitivity for tumor localization, and detected lesions in patients in whom no tumor was found with conventional imaging, justifying the greater cost. In patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy adds little to the information obtained with conventional imaging and therefore should not be used as a screening method. In patients with paraganglioma, CT scanning of the region where a paraganglioma is suspected, followed by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy to detect multicentricity has the best cost effectiveness ratio. In patients with gastrinomas, the combination of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and CT scanning of the upper abdomen had the highest sensitivity. The relatively high cost of this process is outweighed by its demonstrating a resectable tumor. In patients with insulinomas, the highest yield against the lowest cost is obtained if somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is only performed if CT scanning fails to demonstrate the tumor.. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy should be performed in patients with small-cell lung carcinoma because it can lead to a change of stage and may demonstrate otherwise undetected brain metastases. The cost increase is outweighed by the omission of unnecessary treatment for some of the patients and by the possibility of irradiating brain metastases at an early stage, which may lead to a better quality of life.

Topics: Carcinoid Tumor; Carcinoma, Medullary; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Costs and Cost Analysis; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Netherlands; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Octreotide; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Paraganglioma; Pentetic Acid; Radionuclide Imaging; Receptors, Somatostatin; Sensitivity and Specificity; Thyroid Neoplasms; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Somatostatin receptors have been described on the membrane of neoplastic cells derived from the APUD system and their expression has also been demonstrated on small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in vitro and in vivo. 21 patients with SCLC were studied using 111In-octreotide (111In-OCT) scintigraphy. Scintigraphic examinations were performed following intravenous (i.v.) injection of 111 MBq 111In-OCT with whole-body scintigraphy and planar scintigraphy of the thorax as well as the SPET technique. No short-term side effects were described following 111In-OCT administration. We studied the 111In-OCT biodistribution in 3 patients with serial scintigraphies at 1, 5 and 24 h. We used the 5 h as standard scanning time for the following 18 patients. The scintigraphic results were compared with those of other conventional diagnostic procedures. 111In-OCT detected 86% (48/56) of the lesions already known at the time of scintigraphy. It was positive in all 20 SCLC patients and negative in one lung adenocarcinoma. 111In-OCT showed high sensitivity for mediastinal metastases (94%) and good sensitivity for bone metastases (75%) and abdominal lymph node metastases (71%). 111In-OCT did not detect two liver metastases. 111In-OCT detected five unknown lesions which were confirmed by other diagnostic examinations. 111In-OCT was also effective in cancer patients with low levels of NSE. Our study shows that 111In-OCT scintigraphy is a reliable, non-invasive technique to detect primary SLCL and its locoregional or distant metastases. The clinical utility of receptor status characterisation obtained with 111In-OCT scintigraphy should be evaluated by means of an appropriate prospective study.

Topics: Aged; Bone Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radionuclide Imaging; Receptors, Somatostatin

The aim of this study was to use compartmental analysis as a theoretical tool to provide quantitative and unitary data for a more precise determination of 111In-OCT concentrations in a tumour site and various body organs. Five subjects (3 male and 2 female) with neoplasias were studied. Structural and parametric identification of the model was based on the plasma, urine, total body and ROI (soft tissue, spleen, kidney and tumour) activity values. The model was of the mammillary type with 5 compartments (blood, soft tissue, spleen, kidneys and urine) for the 4 patients with a negative scintiscan and 6 (blood, soft tissue, spleen, kidneys, urine and tumour) for the adenocarcinoma patient. Numerical constants were determined by running a best-fit procedure with the MINUIT minimisation program (CERN library) using a microVAX 3800 computer. The reliability of the models was also tested. 111In-OCT accumulates in the kidneys and spleen, from which it is slowly released into the blood. Elimination is via the urine at first rapidly, then more slowly. The maximum concentration in the tumour compartment is reached at 12-14 hours and remains almost constant.

Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Computer Simulation; Female; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Kidney; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Models, Biological; Models, Chemical; Neuroblastoma; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Radiopharmaceuticals; Reproducibility of Results; Spleen; Tissue Distribution

Twenty-one patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) were investigated with 111in-octreotide (111-In-OCT) scintigraphs, 5 hours after the i.v. injection of 111 MBq of the radiotracer. Whole-body and planar scintigraphy as well as SPECT of the thorax were required. The scintigraphic results were compared to those of other conventional diagnostic procedures used for the staging and follow-up of SCLC patients. 111In-OCT detected 86% (48/56) of the lesions already known at the time of scintigraphy, being positive for all 20 SCLC lesions and negative for one lung adenocarcinoma. 111In-OCT showed a high sensitivity for mediastinal metastases (94%) and good sensitivity for bone (75%) and abdominal lymph node metastases (71%). It did not detect 2 liver metastases but revealed 5 unknown lesions which were then confirmed by other diagnostic examinations. 111In-OCT was also effective in patients with low levels of NSE. Three patients received cold octreotide for seven days to investigate whether this treatment might affect SCLC imaging. Scans were performed before and after treatment. The 111In-OCT uptake increased in the cancer lesions while the fixation in normal tissues decreased, demonstrating enhancement of SCLC imaging following cold octreotide administration.

Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Bone Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Diagnostic Imaging; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Injections, Intravenous; Liver Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Mediastinal Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; Radiopharmaceuticals; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Somatostatin receptors have been identified on the cellular surface of a subset of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and may be associated with a less aggressive evolution of the tumor. Moreover, medical therapy with somatostatin analogues holds promise for neoplastic growth control. We performed planar imaging in 22 patients with histologically proven SCLC at 2-4 and 24 hours after the injection of 111-185 MBq of 111In-DTPA-octreotide (Octreoscan, Byk-Gulden). Tumor uptake was observed in 19 patients in both early and late scans, while 2 patients previously treated with chemotherapy showed negative early and late scans. One patient had a positive early scan and a negative late scan. All the scintigraphic studies showed more extensive disease than expected by CT. No significant modification in tumor uptake of radiooctreotide was observed in three patients studied before and after chemotherapy. In conclusion, 111In-octreotide is a suitable radiopharmaceutical for the in vivo evaluation of the somatostatin receptors of small lung cancer. The prognostic and therapeutical implications of this nuclear technique must be further investigated, however.

Topics: Aged; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Injections, Intravenous; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Prognosis; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Receptors, Somatostatin; Somatostatin; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

A case of a patient with small cell lung cancer and right submandibular node enlargement due to granulomatous lymphadenitis is presented. Diagnostic procedures included: biopsy of the cervical node, transmission computed tomography of the chest, bronchoscopic examination and biopsy of the pulmonary lesion. The patient underwent 111In-octreotide scintigraphy (whole body and single photon emission tomography) which revealed both lesions. We conclude that granulomatous lesions are to be considered as a possible cause of false positive results, when octreotide scintigraphy is used to evaluate distant metastases in patients with known cancer.

Topics: Carcinoma, Small Cell; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis; Male; Middle Aged; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tuberculosis, Lymph Node

We evaluated octreotide scintigraphy in 81 untreated patients who were suspected of having bronchial carcinoma. Octreotide scintigraphy visualized the primary tumour in all of 40 patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (non-SCLC), and all of 26 patients with SCLC. In the remaining patients, other bronchial disease and metastases from extrapulmonary carcinomas were also visualized. Mediastinal lymph node involvement and distant metastases were recognized in 5 of 15 and 1 of 7 patients with non-SCLC, respectively. In vitro, none of the non-SCLCs were shown to bear somatostatin receptors. We postulate that the visualization of non-SCLC during octreotide scintigraphy is caused by binding of labelled octreotide to activated leucocytes or to proliferating neuroendocrine cells around the tumours. In patients with SCLC, radiologically suspected lymph node involvement was visualized for 21 of 25 sites. Distant metastases, especially to the liver and abdomen, were missed for 14 of 20 sites, most probably because no laxatives were administered and single photon emission tomography of the abdomen was not performed. The failure to recognize liver metastases is most probably due to a comparable uptake of radioactivity by the surrounding normal liver tissue. In 15 of 26 patients, previously unrecognized tumour sites were suggested during octreotide scintigraphy, leading to a downstaging of 5 of 14 patients with limited disease. Unexpected cerebral metastases were suggested in five patients with either limited or extensive disease. In all four of these for whom follow-up was available, cerebral metastases became manifest 5-8 months after octreotide scintigraphy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Topics: Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Octreotide; Pentetic Acid; Receptors, Somatostatin; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon