A Fluorescent and Magnetic Hybrid Tracer for Improved Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Prostate Cancer Patients.
Svenja EngelsBianca MichalikLena DirksMatthias N van OosteromFriedhelm WawroschekAlexander WinterPublished in: Biomedicines (2023)
In prostate cancer, sentinel lymph node dissection (sLND) offers a personalized procedure with staging ability which is at least equivalent to extended LND while inducing lower morbidity. A bimodal fluorescent-radioactive approach was introduced to improve sentinel LN (SLN) detection. We present the first in-human case series on exploring the use of a fluorescent-magnetic hybrid tracer in a radiation-free sLND procedure. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and indocyanine green were administered simultaneously in five prostate cancer patients scheduled for extended LND, sLND and radical prostatectomy. In situ and ex vivo fluorescence and magnetic signals were documented for each LN sample detected via a laparoscopic fluorescence imaging and magnetometer system. Fluorescence and magnetic activity could be detected in all patients. Overall, 19 lymph node spots could be detected in situ, 14 of which were fluorescently active and 18 of which were magnetically active. In two patients, no fluorescent LNs could be detected in situ. The separation of the LN samples resulted in a total number of 30 SLNs resected. Ex vivo measurements confirmed fluorescence in all but two magnetically active SLNs. One LN detected in situ with both modalities was subsequently shown to contain a metastasis. This study provides the first promising results of a bimodal, radiation-free sLND, combining the advantages of both the magnetic and fluorescence approaches.
Keyphrases
- prostate cancer
- lymph node
- radical prostatectomy
- end stage renal disease
- sentinel lymph node
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- quantum dots
- prognostic factors
- early stage
- fluorescence imaging
- molecularly imprinted
- peritoneal dialysis
- living cells
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- iron oxide nanoparticles
- squamous cell carcinoma
- high resolution
- pet ct
- robot assisted