Defining the optimal target-to-background ratio to identify positive lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients undergoing robot-assisted [99mTc]Tc-PSMA radioguided surgery: updated results and ad interim analyses of a prospective phase II study

Leonardo Quarta; Elio Mazzone; Donato Cannoletta; Armando Stabile; Simone Scuderi; Francesco Barletta; Vito Cucchiara; Luigi Nocera; Antony Pellegrino; Daniele Robesti; Riccardo Leni; Paolo Zaurito; Giorgio Brembilla; Francesco De Cobelli; Ana Maria Samanes Gajate; Maria Picchio; Arturo Chiti; Francesco Montorsi; Alberto Briganti; Giorgio Gandaglia

doi:10.1007/s00259-024-06789-5

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Prostate-specific membrane antigen radioguided surgery (PSMA-RGS) might identify lymph node invasion (LNI) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND). The optimal target-to-background (TtB) ratio to define RGS positivity is still unknown.

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Defining the optimal target-to-background ratio to identify positive lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients undergoing robot-assisted [99mTc]Tc-PSMA radioguided surgery: updated results and ad interim analyses of a prospective phase II study

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Defining the optimal target-to-background ratio to identify positive lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients undergoing robot-assisted [99mTc]Tc-PSMA radioguided surgery: updated results and ad interim analyses of a prospective phase II study

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