Prognostic significance of delayed complete metabolic response on PET/CT after primary chemoradiation treatment of cervical cancer

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prognostic significance of near-complete metabolic response on initial follow-up PET/CT after primary chemoradiation treatment of cervical cancer.

METHODS: Survival data were retrospectively compared between patients who had complete metabolic response on first follow-up PET/CT, 3 months after chemoradiation (group 1) with those who had near-complete metabolic response on first PET/CT and later showed complete metabolic response at subsequent PET/CT, 6 months or more after treatment (group 2).

RESULTS: Of the 108 patients included in the final analysis, 74 (68.5%) showed complete metabolic response on initial PET/CT, 3 months after treatment, and 34 patients (31.5%) showed complete metabolic response on subsequent PET/CT, 6 months after treatment. Tumor characteristics were comparable between groups. Group 1 had higher percent of stage 1 (12% vs 0%) and lower percent of stage 4 disease (3% vs 14%) than those of group 2. Group 2 patients had significantly fewer cases of recurrences and deaths than group 1 patients (6% vs 26%, p=0.018; 0% vs 20%, p=0.003, respectively), with comparable 3-year survival rates (group 1, 90% vs group 2, 100%, p=0.31). Twelve patients had progressive disease on first follow-up PET/CT; these patients had significantly worse overall survival compared with all other patients (log-rank test, p<0.001). Younger age and delayed complete metabolic response were associated with lower chance of recurrence and death on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, delayed complete metabolic response remained significantly associated with no recurrence HR=0.14 (95% CI 0.25 to 0.84), p=0.031.

CONCLUSIONS: Survival outcome of patients with cervical cancer who show residual 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on initial PET/CT after treatment, but reach complete metabolic response on follow-up PET/CT, is not inferior compared with survival of patients who show complete metabolic response on initial PET/CT 3 months after treatment. Watchful waiting with follow-up PET/CT seems a safe option for these patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 33(2023), 11 vom: 06. Nov., Seite 1695-1701

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michaan, Nadav [VerfasserIn]
Wenkert, Atalia [VerfasserIn]
Even-Sapir, Einat [VerfasserIn]
Kerzhner, Kosta [VerfasserIn]
Rabin, Tatiana [VerfasserIn]
Safra, Tamar [VerfasserIn]
Peleg-Hasson, Shira [VerfasserIn]
Baruch, Yoav [VerfasserIn]
Raz, Yael [VerfasserIn]
Grisaru, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Laskov, Ido [VerfasserIn]

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Cervical Cancer
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Journal Article
Radiation Oncology
Radiopharmaceuticals

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Date Completed 08.11.2023

Date Revised 08.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/ijgc-2023-004703

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361555792