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@ARTICLE{Onkes:281874,
author = {Onkes, Meike and Dahlmann, Paul and Gesenhues, Alena and
Gacula, Sean Ira G and Mansour, Nabeel and Schweizer, Júnia
R O L and Stüfchen, Isabel and Lottspeich, Christian and
Wang, Katharina and Auer, Matthias K and Brendel, Matthias
and Fischer, Alessa and Braunschweig, Till and Gildehaus,
Franz-Josef and Lindner, Simon and Schmid-Tannwald,
Christine and Pfluger, Thomas and Auernhammer, Christoph J
and Nölting, Svenja and Werner, Rudolf A and Reincke,
Martin and Bidlingmaier, Martin and Kroiss, Matthias and
Völter, Friederike},
title = {[18{F}]{S}i{TATE}-{PET}/{CT} for detection of
pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: comparison of
biochemical secretion, genotype and imaging metrics.},
journal = {European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging},
volume = {52},
number = {13},
issn = {1619-7070},
address = {Heidelberg [u.a.]},
publisher = {Springer-Verl.},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-01245},
pages = {5175 - 5188},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Somatostatin-receptor (SSTR)-targeting PET/CT is widely
used for diagnosis and disease monitoring of
pheochromocytoma / paraganglioma (PPGL). The aim of this
study was to assess the potential of the novel
SSTR-targeting tracer [18F]SiTATE in diagnosing PPGL by
comparing imaging parameters to tumor marker levels and
secretory activity in a small cohort of patients diagnosed
with this rare tumor type.This retrospective study included
34 patients with histologically confirmed PPGL who underwent
[18F]SiTATE-PET/CT at LMU University Hospital Munich between
10/2020 and 02/2024 as well as hormonal laboratory analysis
within up to 100 days. Imaging parameters - standardized
uptake values (SUVmax, SUVmean), metabolic tumor volume
(MTV), and total lesion uptake (TLU) - were analyzed. Uptake
was normalized to liver background (SUVmaxr, SUVmeanr).
Radioligand uptake of biochemical subtypes and genotypes was
compared with Mann-Whitney-U test. Correlation was tested
using Spearman´s rank correlation test.The patient-based
detection rate of [18F]SiTATE-PET was $96.6\%.$ A moderate
correlation was found between MTV and TLU with chromogranin
A (r = 0.570-0.608, p < 0.005) and with biochemical
secretion (r = 0.466-0.576, p < 0.05). Hereditary PPGL with
Cluster 1 genotype showed stronger [18F]SiTATE uptake
compared to sporadic PPGL (SUVmeanr: p = 0.032; SUVmaxr: p =
0.051). A subgroup comparison with
[⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTATOC-PET/CT revealed no significant
difference in uptake metrics or tumor-to-background
ratios.This is the first clinical evaluation of
[18F]SiTATE-PET/CT in patients with PPGL. MTV and TLU
measured with [18F]SiTATE-PET/CT correlated well with the
tumor marker chromogranin A in serum and with
(nor)metanephrines in urine and plasma. Within the limits
imposed by the small cohort, our results suggest that TLU
and MTV in [18F]SiTATE-PET/CT could be used as SSTR imaging
biomarker for monitoring of disease progression and
secretory activity in patients with PPGL.},
keywords = {Humans / Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography /
Male / Pheochromocytoma: diagnostic imaging /
Pheochromocytoma: genetics / Pheochromocytoma: metabolism /
Female / Middle Aged / Adrenal Gland Neoplasms: diagnostic
imaging / Adrenal Gland Neoplasms: genetics / Adrenal Gland
Neoplasms: metabolism / Adult / Paraganglioma: diagnostic
imaging / Paraganglioma: genetics / Paraganglioma:
metabolism / Retrospective Studies / Aged / Genotype / Young
Adult / Catecholamines (Other) / ELISA (Other) / LCMS
(Other) / Molecular imaging (Other) / PET/CT (Other) / PPGL
(Other) / Paraganglioma (Other) / Pheochromocytoma (Other) /
SSTR (Other) / [18F]SiTATE (Other)},
cin = {AG Haass},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1110007},
pnm = {352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-352},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40445313},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12589282},
doi = {10.1007/s00259-025-07341-9},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/281874},
}