Louise Emmett, MD, presented “PSMA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Imaging as Biomarker” during the 7th Global Summit on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer on September 22, 2023.
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How to cite: Emmett, Louise “PSMA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Imaging as Biomarker.” September 22, 2023. Accessed Dec 2025. https://grandroundsinurology.com/psma-in-metastatic-prostate-cancer-imaging-as-biomarker/
PSMA in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Imaging as Biomarker – Summary
Louise Emmett, MD, addresses prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in metastatic prostate cancer, focusing on imaging as a biomarker. She emphasizes the critical advancements in PSMA imaging and its transformative impact on the diagnosis and management of metastatic prostate cancer.
Emmett underscores how PSMA-targeted imaging agents, such as PSMA PET/CT, have revolutionized the visualization of prostate cancer metastases with high sensitivity and specificity. This imaging modality allows for the precise localization of metastatic lesions, significantly improving the staging and restaging of the disease. Recent studies demonstrate that PSMA PET/CT can identify patients who are likely to benefit from targeted therapies, thereby optimizing treatment outcomes and minimizing unnecessary toxicity.
Emmett also explores the integration of PSMA imaging with other diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. She highlights the synergistic potential when combined with conventional imaging techniques, molecular diagnostics, and emerging treatments.
The Global Summit on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer is a unique multi-disciplinary forum organized to inform the key health care stakeholders about the emerging advances in clinical case and research and create a consensus-based vision for the future of precision care and educational and research strategy for its realization. The mission of the Summit is to fill the currently existing gap between the key experts of in vivo imaging, the world authorities in the in vitro fluid- and tissue-based molecular diagnostics, including genomics, and thought leaders in the development of novel observation strategies (e.g., active surveillance, or AS) and therapeutic interventions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Louise Emmett, MD, FAANMS, FRACP, MBChB is currently a Conjoint Professor at St. Vincent's Public Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Emmett has a special interest in PET imaging, specifically the PET imaging of prostate Cancer.
