[68Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT Shows Increasing Nectin-4 Expression in Progressive Urothelial Carcinoma Under ADC-Therapy With Enfortumab-Vedotin

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Abstract

A 64-year-old man with metachronous metastatic urothelial carcinoma originating from the right renal pelvis underwent nectin-4-targeted [ 68 Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT prior to initiation of nectin-4-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy with enfortumab-vedotin (PADCEV), in combination with pembrolizumab. A CT follow-up after 3 months of ADC therapy showed a progressive adrenal metastasis. Subsequent [ 68 Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT restaging revealed multiple new lesions with intense nectin-4 expression. This case illustrates the potential of [ 68 Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT to visualize heterogeneous nectin-4 expression, its potential in therapy guidance, and highlights the need for theranostic strategies in patients retaining target expression despite cytotoxic therapy resistance.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)732-734
Number of pages3
JournalClinical nuclear medicine
Volume51
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-6432-5694/work/219976896
unpaywall 10.1097/rlu.0000000000006528

Keywords

Keywords

  • Immunoconjugates/therapeutic use, Humans, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use, Male, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects, Disease Progression, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism, Gallium Radioisotopes, Urologic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Urothelium/pathology, Nectins/metabolism