ba0005p122 | Cancer and bone: basic, translational and clinical | ECTS2016
Fontana Francesca
, Ge Xia
, Su Xinming
, Xiang Jingyu
, Cenci Simone
, Civitelli Roberto
, Shoghi Kooresh
, Akers Walter
, D'Avignon Andre
, Shokeen Monica
, Weilbaecher Katherine
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a malignancy of Plasma Cells (PC), characterized by severe osteolytic lesions but poor 99Tc-MDP uptake in bone scans due to osteoblast inhibition. We hypothesized that high demands for membrane biosynthesis in tumour PC would enhance monocarboxylic acid anabolism and uptake, which could be exploited for treatment and molecular imaging. Here, we tested the efficacy of clinically available 11C-Acetate PET to detect myeloma and quant...