Molecular Imaging of Prostate Cancer

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Wolfgang Weber, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Technical University of Munich in Germany, discusses the changes in molecular imaging over the last 7 years and their impact on staging and re-staging of prostate cancer. Dr. Weber discusses how PSMA PET imaging works by binding with the ligands of antigens present in cells affected by prostate cancer. He also describes studies in which molecular imaging has been useful in reclassifying nmCRPC by identifying metastases not visible using conventional imaging, specifically in bones and lymph nodes. This has led to novel theranostic approaches where imaging closely intertwines with surgery or chemotherapy to potentially improve treatment outcomes.

tags: prostate cancer PSMA PET imaging nmCRPC castration resistant prostate cancer nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer


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