The PSMA PET arm received PSMA PET and enhanced CT at the same time in the diagnosis of the patients with suspected renal cancer.

PSMA PET may have influence on the clinical decision-making of the patients with renal cancer

The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT compared with enhanced CT in diagnosing locally advanced and advanced renal cell carcinoma metastases in clinical practice. If the diagnostic performance of 68Ga PSMA PET / CT is better than enhanced CT, it may have additional diagnostic value in in locally advanced and advanced renal cell carcinoma.

The impact of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT on clinical decisions in patients with locally advanced (Stage III) and advanced renal cell carcinoma (Stage IV) were evaluated by a multidisciplinary prostate cancer therapy team. The clinical decisions were made according to the EAU and NCCN guidelines. The patients with locally advanced (Stage III) has no metastases and advanced renal cell carcinoma (Stage IV) may have oligometastatic disease or metastatic disease. For the patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (Stage III), radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy is appropriate. For the patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (Stage IV), the patients with potentially surgically resectable RCC can receive surgery and the patients with unresectable RCC need to receive systemic therapy and rediotherapy. The different staging performance of enhanced CT and 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT may have impact on patients with locally advanced and advanced renal cell carcinoma.