Dawn of Theranostics in Myanmar (Dream, Reality, and Constraint)

AbstractProstate cancer is third common malignancy in men of old age (average 65  years) in Myanmar. Currently, serum PSA and bone scan are the markers of choice. Because of the evidence-based, promising success of68Ga-PSMA PET-CT and177Lu-PSMA theranostics in prostate cancer worldwide,99mTc-PSMA SPECT-CT imaging and177Lu-PSMA therapy has launched as a stepping-stone of theranostics in Myanmar with the available facilities. Twelve cases of prostate cancer patients were imaged with 600  MBq of99mTc-PSMA I+S SPECT-CT. Four metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (MCRPC) patients with abnormal result were treated with177Lu-PSMA. The protocol consists of 6 –8 GBq of177Lu-PSMA, three successive doses at interval of 4 –6 weeks. Post-therapy SPECT-CT imaging was done. All treated patients were improved by free of bone pain, and fall/rise in serum PSA level. Two patients with extensive skeletal metastases succumbed to complications. The results are well documented and present at the multidisciplinary conferences for clinical awareness. Theranostics in prostate cancer with available facilities is an additional boon to our health care professionals to upgrade cancer management in Myanmar. This paper provides the technology with cost effectiveness and benefit to prostate cancer patients of Myanmar.
Source: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research