Publications by authors named "Carolin Zachert"

Purpose: The objective of this study is to analyze the in vivo behavior of the (177)Lu-labeled peptides DOTATATE, DOTANOC, and DOTATOC used for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRNT) of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), by measuring organ and tumor kinetics and by performing dosimetric calculations.

Methods: Two hundred fifty-three patients (group 1) with metastasized NET who underwent PRRNT were examined. Out of these, 185 patients received (177)Lu-DOTATATE, 9 were treated with (177)Lu-DOTANOC, and 59 with (177)Lu-DOTATOC.

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare sequential (177)Lu-DOTA-TATE planar scans ((177)Lu-DOTA-TATE) in patients with metastasized neuroendocrine tumours (NET) acquired during peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) for dosimetry purposes with the pre-therapeutic (68)Ga-DOTA-TATE positron emission tomography (PET)/CT ((68)Ga-DOTA-TATE) maximum intensity projection (MIP) images obtained in the same patients concerning the sensitivity of the different methods.

Methods: A total of 44 patients (59 ± 11 years old) with biopsy-proven NET underwent (68)Ga-DOTA-TATE and (177)Lu-DOTA-TATE imaging within 7.9 ± 7.

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Unlabelled: One of the few treatment options for inoperable neuroendocrine tumors (NET) is peptide receptor radiotherapy with somatostatin analogs. In this study, we compared the dosimetric parameter uptake, half-life (kinetics), and mean absorbed organ and tumor doses of (177)Lu DOTA-NOC and (177)Lu DOTA-TATE.

Methods: Ninety-five (95) post-therapeutic dosimetric assessments using (177)Lu DOTA-TATE and 8 using (177)Lu DOTA-NOC in 69 patients with neuroendocrine tumors with high somatostatin receptor expression (verified by Ga-68 DOTA-NOC positron emission tomography/computed tomography) were analyzed.

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