title: [Clinical significance of immunoscintigraphy for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal malignant tumors].
abstract: Eighty-one immunoscintigraphy (IS) studies in 80 patients with gastrointestinal malignancies were re-evaluated retrospectively to analyze accuracy and clinical impact of the IS findings. Selection of patients was based upon complete diagnostic records and a clinical follow-up of at least 6 months. The 3 antibody preparations used (99m-Tc labelled complete anti-CEA antibodies (BW 431/26), 111-In labelled F(ab')2-fragments against CEA (BW 431/31), and a mixture of 131-I labelled F(ab')2-fragments against CEA and CA 19-9 (IMACIS-1] yielded equal diagnostic sensitivities (65%, range 60-78%) except for liver metastases. These were preferably detected by the 131-I labelled compound. Best results were gained in local recurrencies of gastrointestinal cancer (12/15 true positive = 80%). Among these were 3 out of the 4 lesions which had been exclusively recognized by IS. Thus IS should be applied in patients with suggested local recurrencies and inconclusive outcome of routine diagnostic workup. A widespread and frequent use of IS (e.g. screening of metastases) cannot be advocated since diagnostic results were not convincing and the immunologic risks of IS (development of human anti-mouse antibodies) are still under discussion.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bares
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fass
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weiller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleinhans
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Büll
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal
vernacular_title: Klinische Bedeutung der Immunszintigraphie für Diagnose und Therapie gastrointestinaler Malignome.