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TROP2 PET to choose and sequence TROP2 ADCs

Use a whole-body TROP2 scan instead of a single tissue stain to decide which patients get a TROP2 ADC, which one, and when to switch.

IHC on archival tissue failed to predict sacituzumab benefit. A PET tracer would capture heterogeneity across lesions, current (not archival) expression, and antigen loss at progression.

Confidence
35%60%likelyOnCo editors (initial estimate), 2026-09-07 · Tracers exist; the open question is whether uptake predicts ADC benefit better than nothing.
Hypothesis
Baseline TROP2 PET uptake (SUV, heterogeneity index) predicts PFS on TROP2 ADCs better than IHC, and a fall in uptake at progression indicates antigen-loss resistance that should prompt a switch to a non-TROP2 ADC rather than a second TROP2 agent.
Rationale
PSMA PET does exactly this for Pluvicto. TROP2 is internalising and abundant; 89Zr-antibody and 68Ga-nanobody tracers already image human tumours.
What would test it
Prospective imaging sub-study in a first-line TNBC ADC trial (e.g., a TROPION-Breast05 or sac-TMT cohort) correlating baseline and on-treatment TROP2 PET with response and PFS; then a randomised PET-guided vs standard sequencing trial.
Maturity
early clinical

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