Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Kunst N, Long J, Westvold S, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Rabil M, Ghaffar U, Karnes R, Ma X, Gross C, Wang S, Leapman M. Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440591. PMID: 39441595, PMCID: PMC11581571, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelPSMA-PETRecurrent prostate cancerBiochemical recurrenceProstate cancerLong-term outcomesProstate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyEvaluation of biochemical recurrenceDetection of biochemical recurrenceLife yearsConventional imagingDefinitive local therapyPSMA PET imagingProstate cancer deathDetection of metastasesRetrospective cohort studyBase case analysisIncremental life-yearsPositron emission tomographyDecision-analytic modelLocal therapyConventional imaging strategiesDelayed treatmentDisease courseTemporal and regional patterns of prostate cancer positron emission tomography imaging among commercial insurance beneficiaries in the United States.
Leapman M, Long J, Westvold S, Rabil M, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Fallah J, Suzman D, Lerro C, Xu J, Kluetz P, Karnes R, Kunst N, Wang S, Ma X, Gross C. Temporal and regional patterns of prostate cancer positron emission tomography imaging among commercial insurance beneficiaries in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 34-34. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of patientsProstate cancerPSMA-PETPET imagingProstate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyDiagnosis of prostate cancerProstate cancer visualizationPSMA PET imagingPSMA-targeted agentsPositron emission tomography imagingCochran-Armitage testDynamic cohort studyPositron emission tomographyCommercial insurance beneficiariesEmission tomography imagingChi-square testCancer visualizationCholine tracersCohort studyProstateTreatment decisionsBlue Cross Blue Shield AxisCochran-ArmitageEmission tomographyInsurance beneficiaries