title: [Radioimmunoscintigraphy with a 99mTc-labeled F(ab')2 fragment of a monoclonal antibody (HMW-MAA 225.28S) in 71 patients with malignant melanoma].
abstract: In 71 patients with malignant melanoma 85 radioimmunoscintigraphies (RIS) with 99mTc-radiolabeled F(ab')2 fragments of a murine monoclonal antibody have been performed. The antibody is specific for an epitope of the HMW-MAA glycoprotein complex which is present in 90% of melanoma tissue samples. Sensitivity for RIS was 79% (73 metastatic sites out of a total of 92). 20 previously unknown lesions were found and there were also 2 false positives. Conventional staging procedures alone revealed 78% of the metastatic sites (72 of 92). No side effects were observed. RIS was especially useful for detection of lymph node metastases not found by conventional methods and is therefore considered complementary to conventional preoperative staging procedures.
authors.affiliation: Abeilung für Nuklearmedizin, Universität Bern, Inselspital Bern.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rentsch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cerny
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rösler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nachbur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
vernacular_title: Radioimmunszintigraphie mit einem 99mTc-markierten F(ab')2-Fragment eines monoklonalen Antikörpers (HMW-MAA 225.28S) bei 71 Patienten mit malignem Melanom.