Prognostic parameters on baseline and interim [ 18 F]FDG-PET/computed tomography in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients

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OBJECTIVE: 2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy- d -glucose PET/computed tomography ([ 18 F]FDG-PET/CT) is a widely used imaging method in the management of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL). Our aim was to investigate the prognostic performance of different PET biomarkers in a multicenter setting.

METHODS: We investigated baseline volumetric values [metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), also normalized for body weight] segmented with three different methods [>SUV4 (glob4); 41% isocontour (41pc), and a gradient-based lesion growing algorithm (grad)] and interim parameters [Deauville score, maximal standardized uptake value (ΔSUVmax), modified qPET, and ratio PET (rPET)] alongside clinical parameters (stage, revised International Prognostic Index), using 24-month progression-free survival as the clinical endpoint. Receiver operating characteristics analyses were performed to define optimal cutoff points for the continuous PET parameters.

RESULTS: A total of 107 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients were included (54 women; mean age: 53.7 years). MTV and TLG calculations showed good correlation among glob4, 41pc, and grad methods; however, optimal cutoff points were markedly different.Significantly different PFS was observed between low- and high-risk groups according to baseline MTV, body weight-adjusted (bwa) MTV, TLG, bwaTLG, as well as interim parameters Deauville score, ΔSUVmax, mqPET, and rPET. Univariate Cox regression analyses showed hazard ratios (HRs) lowest for bwaMTVglob4 (HR = 2.3) and highest for rPET (HR = 9.09). In a multivariate Cox-regression model, rPET was shown to be an independent predictor of PFS ( P  = 0.041; HR = 9.15). Combined analysis showed that ΔSUVmax positive patients with high MTV formed a group with distinctly poor PFS (35.3%).

CONCLUSION: Baseline MTV and TLG values and optimal cutoff points achieved with different segmentation methods varied markedly and showed a limited prognostic impact. Interim PET/CT parameters provided more accurate prognostic information with semiquantitative 'Deauville-like' parameters performing best in the present study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Nuclear medicine communications - 44(2023), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 291-301

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Czibor, Sándor [VerfasserIn]
Carr, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Redondo, Francisca [VerfasserIn]
Auewarakul, Chirayu U [VerfasserIn]
Cerci, Juliano J [VerfasserIn]
Paez, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Fanti, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Györke, Tamás [VerfasserIn]

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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Journal Article
Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 09.03.2023

Date Revised 15.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/MNM.0000000000001664

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NLM352157119