UCLA

Rationale

Prostate cancer treatment response may be automatically quantified using a molecular imaging analysis platform targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).

Methods

A retrospective analysis of patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer who underwent PSMA-targeted molecular imaging prior to and 3 months or more after treatment was conducted. Disease burden was analyzed with aPROMISE, an artificial intelligence imaging platform that automatically quantifies PSMA-positive lesions. The calculated PSMA scores for prostate/bed, nodal, and osseous disease sites were compared with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values.

Results

Of 30 eligible patients, the median decline in prostate/bed, nodal, and osseous disease PSMA scores were 100% (range 52-100%), 100% (range - 87-100%), and 100% (range - 21-100%), respectively. PSMA score decline was significantly associated with PSA decline.

Conclusion

Changes in aPROMISE PSMA scores are associated with changes in PSA and may quantify treatment response.