Increased Uptake of 68Ga-Pentixafor in Thymic Rebound After Chemotherapy in a Patient With Multiple Myeloma

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Jan;46(1):90-92. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003375.

Abstract

A 38-year-old man with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma underwent Ga-pentixafor PET/CT for baseline assessment. Ga-pentixafor PET/CT demonstrated multiple focal bone and bone marrow lesions with intense radioactivity. After 9 cycles of chemotherapy against multiple myeloma, the patient experienced serologically complete remission of myeloma. Consistently, the follow-up Ga-pentixafor PET/CT for PET response showed significantly reduced uptake in the previously chemokine receptor 4-positive bone lesions. However, intense and homogeneous uptake of Ga-pentixafor was noted in the thymus with a smooth contour and slightly increased density, which is possibly caused by thymic hyperplasia after chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biological Transport
  • Coordination Complexes / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy*
  • Multiple Myeloma / metabolism*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / metabolism*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • 68Ga-pentixafor
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Peptides, Cyclic