7798 A Prospective Within-Patient Comparison of Molecular Imaging Ligands for Detection Of Surgically Curable Primary Aldosteronism (PA), and an Assessment of Accuracy in Cortisol Co-Secretors
Authors: Goodchild E , Wu X , Senanayake R , MacFarlane J , Argentesi G , Laycock K , Cabrera C , O’Toole S M , Salsbury J , Benu D , Lee Y N , Chua A , Mattson M , Laila P , Hilliard N , Alison M , Berney D , Drew K , Mein C , Wozniak E , Kearney J , Sahdev A , Bird N , Smith G , Hird M , Warnes V , Gillett D , Aigbirhio F , McIntosh A , McConnachie A , Cruickshank K , Cheow H , Gurnell M , Drake W , Brown M J 
Published: October 2024

Disclosure: E. Goodchild: None. X. Wu: None. R. Senanayake: None. J. MacFarlane: None. G. Argentesi: None. K. Laycock: None. C. Cabrera: None. S.M. O'Toole: None. J. Salsbury: None. D. Benu: None. Y. Lee: None. A. Chua: None. M. Mattson: None. P. Laila: None. N. Hilliard: None. M. Alison: None. D. Berney: None. K. Drew: None. C. Mein: None. E. Wozniak: None. J. Kearney: None. A. Sahdev: None. N. Bird: None. G. Smith: None. M. Hird: None. V. Warnes: None. D. Gillett: None. F. Aigbirhio: None. A. McIntosh: None. A. McConnachie: None. K. Cruickshank: None. H. Cheow: None. M. Gurnell: None. W. Drake: None. M.J. Brown: None.

Introduction: Molecular imaging could reduce the need for invasive, scarcely-available adrenal sampling (AVS) to identify aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs). Easily-distributable ligands for widespread use will be needed. Imidazole ligands lacking selectivity ex vivo for CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 are rendered selective in vivo by pre-treatment with dexamethasone. Aims To determine whether post-dexamethasone para-chloro-2-[[1]8F]fluoroethyletomidate PET-CT (CETO) (T ½ 110min), is interchangeable with previously validated [[1][1]C]-metomidate PET-CT (MTO) (T ½ 20min) for the diagnosis of APA. To identify whether a non-fully-suppressed cortisol after prolonged (72h) low-dose dexamethasone forewarns of an increased risk of a false-positive MTO result, in the MATCH study cohort.1Experimental design Prospective within-patient comparison of diagnostic interventions (n=31), with independent scoring of each as high, medium, low probability of unilateral PA, blind to scoring of the other scan or AVS. Prospective measurements of cortisol after prolonged low-dose dexamethasone suppression (PLDDF) and urinary hybrid steroids, with 6-month post-operative PASO biochemical outcomes and APA somatic genotyping when high probability (MTO or AVS) mandated surgery. Major results MTO and CETO agreed in 29/31, kappa=0.85 [95%CI 0.68,1.00]. Scatter was evenly distributed on either side of zero on Bland-Altman analysis (bias -0.04, [95% CI -0.12,0.04]. Of all 174 MATCH-study patients (n=174) PLDDF was available in 156, 32 had PLDDF &gt;25nmol/L. Of these, MTO scored 16 as high probability of unilateral PA, in whom there was complete PASO biochemical success in 14 (88%), and absent in 2 (12%), indicating possible false-positives (AVS had failed in both). In patients with PLDDF &lt;/=25nmol/L, MTO identified unilateral disease in 22, 19 (86.3%) of whom had complete biochemical success at 6 months, 3 (13.6%) with partial or absent success. 22 patients had both an elevated PLDDF and urinary hybrid steroid profiles measured, of whom 4 had an elevated 18OH/F ratio. PLDDF in unilateral and not-unilateral MTO outcome were comparable (unpaired T test p= 0.92). A known somatic genotype mutation was found in 21 patients with PLDDF &gt;25nmol/l. PLDDF was highest in KCNJ5 mutants (12/21, mean 55.3nmol/L), compared to ATP1A1 (3/21, mean 44nmol/L), CACNA1D (4/21, mean 31nmol/L), ATP2B3 (1/21, 36nmol/L) and GNAQ (1/21, 28nmol/L). All had complete biochemical success at 6 months post-op. Conclusion: CETO is interchangeable with MTO, which is non-inferior to AVS, in lateralising aldosterone excess in PA patients. False-positives rarely occurred by MTO, and autonomous cortisol secretion did not increase the chance of a false-positive MTO result, compared to patients without, in this cohort. Reference: (1) Wu X et al. Nature Medicine. 2023;29:190-202.

Presentation: 6/3/2024