Initial Clinical Experience with (68)Ga-DOTA-NOC Prepared Using (68)Ga from Nanoceria-polyacrylonitrile Composite Sorbent-based (68)Ge/(68)Ga Generator and Freeze-dried DOTA-NOC Kits

Somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET/CT) with (68)Ga-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) peptides have become an indispensable part of disease assessment in patients with neuroendocrine tumors and forms the basis of personalized therapy with peptide receptor-based radionuclide therapy. With growing utilization of PET/CT in developing countries, availability of the indigenous GMP-certified (68)Ge/(68)Ga generators is expected to further promote cost-effective molecular imaging service to the cancer patients. We present our initial clinical experience in 32 patients injected with (68)Ga-DOTA-NOC prepared using (68)Ga eluted from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre nanoceria-polyacrylonitrile sorbent-based (68)Ge/(68)Ga generator and freeze-dried DOTA-NOC cold kits.