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. 2023 Apr 24;48(6):467–473. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004670

TABLE 3.

Studies' Results

Author (Year) Measure Effect of cSAs on Tumor Uptake Effect of cSAs on Healthy Organ Uptake
Histology Tumor Spleen Liver Kidneys Others
Dörr et al (1993)5 Semiquantitative NET T/L: >20%* Decrease (60%) Decrease (28%) Decrease (17%) NA
Soresi et al (1997)6 Semiquantitative SCLC Increase in ratios
T/Lg: 1.98 vs 1.83
T/L: 0.78 vs 0.67
NA NA NA NA
Janson et al (1999)7 Semiquantitative NET T/B: +50% (−79% to 1085%) Decrease (55%) NA NA NA
Rolleman et al (2007)8 Semiquantitative NET T: NS (−15%) Decrease (69%) NS (decrease 17%) NS (decrease 18%) NA
Velikyan et al (2010)9 SUV NET T/L: increase (1%–223%) Decrease (>40%*) Decrease (>20%*) Decrease (20%*) NA
Haug et al (2011)10 SUV NET T: NS (21.7 vs 20.6) NS (21.7 vs 23.3) Decrease (7.1 vs 9.1) NA Adrenals: NS (7.8 vs 16.9)
Ayati et al (2017)11 SUV NET T: NS Decrease (18.8 vs 24.5) Decrease (7.6 vs 9.8) NA Adrenals: NS (14.6 vs 14.9)
Pituitary: NS (6.2 vs 6.3)
Thyroid: decrease (2.6 vs 3.9)
Aalbersberg
et al (2018)12
SUV NET T/L: increase (2.59 vs 2.21) Decrease (22.4 vs 25.8) Decrease (9.1 vs 10.2) NS (20.7 vs 19.8) Adrenals: NS (20.6 vs 19.2)
Pituitary: NS (7.1 vs 6.6)
Parotid: NS (4.2 vs 4.0)
Thyroid: decrease (3.1 vs 4.1)
Bone marrow: NS (2.2 vs 2.4)
Cherk et al (2018)13 SUV NET T: NS Decrease (23.1 vs 30.3) Decrease (8 vs 10.3) NA Adrenals: NS
Pituitary: increase (11.9 vs 10.2)
Thyroid: decrease (3.5 vs 5.9)
Gålne et al (2019)14 SUV NET T/L: increase (5.6 vs 2.6) NA Decrease (6.0 vs 8.6) NA NA
Jahn et al (2021)15 SUV NET T: decrease (1 h: 0%–60%*) Decrease (at 1 h: 60%–80%*) Decrease (at 1 h: 40%–60%) NA Pancreas: decrease (40%–60%*)
Lodge et al (2021)3 SUV NET NS (12.8 vs 12.4) Decrease (4.6 vs 8.8) Decrease (2.7 vs 3.7) NS (6.4 vs 6.2) Red marrow: NS (1.1 vs 1.0)
Pituitary: NS (5.9 vs 7.4)

Effects of cSAs on tumor or healthy organs' uptake are presented either as percentage value (%) or with changes in SUVmax values.

*Estimated based on figures.

B, background; L, liver; Lg, lung; NA, not available; NS, nonsignificant; T, tumor.