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Lantheus Announces Updates to the NCCN Guidelines for PSMA PET Imaging for Prostate Cancer
PYLARIFY® (piflufolastat F18) injection was the first commercially available PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent for prostate cancer NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May
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[{"type":"text","content":"PYLARIFY® (piflufolastat F18) injection was the first commercially available PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent for prostate cancer\nNORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: LNTH), an established leader and fully integrated provider committed to innovative imaging diagnostics, targeted therapeutics and artificial intelligence solutions to Find, Fight and Follow serious medical conditions, today announced that both the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) have now updated their guidelines for the use of prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Both the NCCN guidelines and the SNMMI appropriate use criteria note that all approved PSMA PET imaging agents, including PYLARIFY® (piflufolastat F 18), may be used for patient selection for PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy. “We are pleased that the NCCN and SNMMI have now both updated their guidelines to include PYLARIFY, the most widely adopted PSMA PET imaging agent, for patient selection for PSMA-targeted lutetium radioligand therapy,” said Bela Denes, MD, Lantheus Vice President of Medical Affairs. “We believe this will increase the accessibility to PSMA-targeted therapeutics for patients with advanced disease and further validates the benefit and utility that PYLARIFY provides to the U.S. prostate cancer community.” Lantheus’ product, PYLARIFY, is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for PET imaging of PSMA positive lesions in men with prostate cancer: with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy and/or with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. PYLARIFY was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2021. The NCCN® is a not-for-profit alliance of 32 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care so patients can live better lives. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. By defining and advancing high-quality ca...