Abstract

Introduction: Diagnostic imaging of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is the domain of somatostatin receptor (SSTR) agonists as well as FDG PET/CT in dedifferentiated tumors. SSTR also serves as target for receptor directed peptide therapy. More recently, specific ligands targeting the chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes were introduced potentially offering an additional theranostic option in NETs. Here we evaluated the CXCR4 expression using 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT in NET patients in comparison to 68Ga-DOTATOC and 18F-FDG PET/CT.

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