Background: Bone biopsies in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients can be challenging. This study's objective was to prospectively validate a multiparametric bone MRI (mpBMRI) algorithm to facilitate target lesion selection in mCRPC patients with sclerotic bone disease for subsequent CT-guided bone biopsies.

Methods: 20 CT-guided bone biopsies were prospectively performed between 02/2021 and 11/2021 in 17 mCRPC patients with only sclerotic bone disease. Biopsy targets were selected based on MRI, including diffusion-weighted (DWI) and T1-weighted VIBE Dixon MR images, allowing for calculation of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the relative fat-fraction (rFF), respectively. Bone marrow with high DWI signal, ADC < 1100 µm/s and rFF < 20% was the preferred biopsy target. Tumor content and NGS-feasibility was assessed by a pathologist. Prognostic routine laboratory blood parameters, target lesion size, biopsy tract length, visual CT density, means of HU, ADC and rFF were compared between successful and unsuccessful biopsies (p < 0.05 = significant).

Results: Overall, 17/20 (85%) biopsies were tumor-positive and next-generation genomic sequencing (NGS) was feasible in 13/18 (72%) evaluated samples. Neither laboratory parameters, diameter, tract length nor visual CT density grading showed significant differences between a positive versus negative or NGS feasible versus non-feasible biopsy results (each p > 0.137). Lesion mean HU was 387 ± 187 HU in NGS feasible and 493 ± 218 HU in non-feasible biopsies (p = 0.521). For targets fulfilling all MRI selection algorithm criteria, 13/14 (93%) biopsies were tumor-positive and 10/12 (83%) provided NGS adequate tissue.

Conclusions: Multiparametric bone MRI can facilitate target lesion selection for subsequent CT-guided bone biopsy in mCPRC patients with sclerotic metastases.

Trial Registration: Committee for Clinical Research of the Royal Marsden Hospital registration number SE1220.

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