IDH-wildtype glioblastomas and grade III/IV IDH-mutant gliomas show elevated tracer uptake in fibroblast activation protein-specific PET/CT.
Manuel RöhrichAnastasia LoktevAnnika K WefersAnnette AltmannDaniel PaechSebastian AdebergPaul WindischThomas HielscherPaul FlechsigRalf FlocaDominik LeitzJulius P SchusterPeter E HuberJürgen DebusAndreas von DeimlingThomas LindnerUwe HaberkornPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)
Using FAP-specific PET imaging, increased tracer uptake in IDH-wildtype glioblastomas and high-grade IDH-mutant astrocytomas, but not in diffuse astrocytomas, may allow non-invasive distinction between low-grade IDH-mutant and high-grade gliomas. Therefore, FAP-specific imaging in gliomas may be useful for follow-up studies although further clinical evaluation is required.