Shamim Bagheri

Mrs. Shamim Bagheri


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2025 in Cancers
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FEFriederike Eilsberger
Friederike Eilsberger
AEAli Ebrahimifard
Ali Ebrahimifard
FSFlorian Torsten Spiegel
Florian Torsten Spiegel
Behrooz Hooshyar YousefiBehrooz Hooshyar Yousefi
Behrooz Hooshyar Yousefi
SBShamim Bagheri
Shamim Bagheri
DLDamiano Librizzi
Damiano Librizzi
Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the importance of 68Gallium (68Ga)–prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–positron emissions tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT)(PET/CT) in prostate cancer patients for therapy management with individual analyses regarding the Gleason score, prostate specific antigen (PSA) value, and the risk groups defined by D’Amico. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 562 68Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT examinations performed from January 2015 to March 2023 at University Hospital Marburg. We assessed treatment changes post 68Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT and categorized the cases based on PSA values, Gleason scores, and D’Amico risk groups. Results: In 415/562 (73.8%) of 68Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT examinations, a modification in the therapy concept was recorded. Patients categorized as high risk or patients with Gleason scores of 7 through 10 or with PSA levels above 0.5 ng/mL (particularly within the ranges of 1.01–2 ng/mL, 3.01–5 ng/mL, and values exceeding 10 ng/mL) demonstrated a statistically significant association with treatment change. While no evidence of the disease was found most frequently in 38% of cases in the “Therapy continued without explicit reference” group, in the group with the adapted therapy, there was a considerable higher proportion of local tumors (19.2%) compared to the other groups (4.4% and 1.4%). Conclusions: Our results show the high impact of 68Ga-PSMA-PET/CT for patients with prostate cancer regarding therapy management planning, which is even more important for some patient groups.

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AEAli Ebrahimifard
Ali Ebrahimifard
SBShamim Bagheri
Shamim Bagheri
QWQi Wang
Qi Wang
ASAzimeh Hojjat Shamami
Azimeh Hojjat Shamami
PFPietro Di Fazio
Pietro Di Fazio
Behrooz Hooshyar YousefiBehrooz Hooshyar Yousefi
Behrooz Hooshyar Yousefi
This retrospective analysis interrogates the value of a multimodal biomarker paradigm to characterize molecular and clinical responses to [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-617-targeted α-therapy (TAT) in cohorts of heavily pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients who had shown limited benefit from prior [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617. By integrating quantitative PSMA-PET/CT metrics—notably total tumor volume (TTV) and lesion SUV indices—with longitudinal PSA kinetics, routine hematologic and biochemical markers, and semiquantitative assessment of salivary gland uptake, we sought to delineate treatment effect, organ-specific off-target impact, and prognostic biomarker signatures. In twelve patients receiving 2–6 cycles of therapy (median activity 8 MBq), biochemical responses were frequent: 8/12 experienced PSA declines and 5/12 achieved ≥50% reduction. Concordant molecular responses were observed on PSMA-PET, with SUVpeak-based partial response in 7/12, stable disease in 3/12, and progressive disease in 2/12 of the target lesions. Qualitative concordance between TTV and PSA response was observed in four illustrative patients; no formal cohort-level concordance analysis was performed. Notably, salivary gland tracer uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT decreased after two cycles of [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-617 compared with baseline (SUVmax −63.7%; SUVmean −45.5%). In this exploratory cohort, elevations in PSA, alkaline phosphatase, and LDH measured after two cycles of therapy, along with low hemoglobin, platelet count, and creatinine, were associated with shorter overall survival. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 27 and 53 weeks, respectively. Collectively, these findings suggest that a combined PSMA-PET TTV–PSA–blood biomarker framework may offer complementary insight alongside PSA alone for characterizing therapeutic response, although its incremental value over PSA was not formally tested in this exploratory cohort; blood-based biomarkers (PSA, ALP) showed the most consistent prognostic association with survival, providing objective measures of both tumor response and collateral tissue impact. Prospective validation in larger, controlled cohorts is warranted to refine biomarker thresholds and guide personalized TAT strategies.