Table 8.
PSMA PET Progression (PPP) criteria for treatment response evaluation in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
PPP Criteria | ||
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Category | Progression Criterion | Description and Recommendations |
A | ≥2 new PSMA-positive lesions | ≥2 new PSMA-positive distant lesions |
B | 1 new PSMA-positive lesion | 1 new PSMA-positive lesion plus clinical or laboratory data. Recommended confirmation by biopsy or correlative imaging within 3 months from PSMA |
C | No new lesions but size increase | Increase by ≥30% in size or uptake plus consistent clinical or laboratory data. Confirmation by biopsy or correlative imaging within 3 months of PSMA PET |
Adapted from Fanti et al. [14]. Abbreviations: PPP, PSMA PET Progression; PSMA, prostate-specific membrane antigen; PET, positron emission tomography.