Total 18F-FDG PET/CT Metabolic Tumor Volume Is Associated With Postoperative Biochemical Response in Patients With Metastatic Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this pilot study was to determine if metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) could serve as predictors of biochemical remission and pharmacotherapy-free interval in patients with metastatic pheochromocytomas (PCCs) and paragangliomas (PGLs). BACKGROUND:Patients with metastatic PCCs/PGLs have a high rate of biochemical recurrence, which can be associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Predictors of biochemical response are needed to guide and select patients who may benefit from therapy. METHODS:Whole body MTV and TLG was calculated from preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT scans and analyzed as marker of biochemical response and pharmacotherapy-free interval. RESULTS:Seventeen patients underwent a total of 19 procedures, with a median follow-up time of 26.4 months. Whole body MTV of patients with biochemical recurrence (n = 13, mean 73.8 mL) was higher than those who had a biochemical response (n = 6, mean 14.7 mL, P = 0.05). Patients with low MTV (<37.2 mL) had an improved durable partial biochemical response (P < 0.05), and a statistical trend for complete biochemical remission (P = 0.07) and pharmacotherapy-free interval (P = 0.06). In 8 patients with metastatic disease outside the abdomen, 4 patients had less than 35% of their disease burden outside the abdomen and these patients had a more durable partial biochemical response compared to patients with greater than 35% of their disease burden outside the abdomen (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Whole body MTV and TLG represents novel and valuable predictors of biochemical response for patients with metastatic PCCs and PGLs. A larger prospective study should be performed to validate these findings..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:263

Enthalten in:

Annals of surgery - 263(2016), 3, Seite 582-587

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Dhaval [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Amit [Sonstige Person]
Nilubol, Naris [Sonstige Person]
Dieckmann, William [Sonstige Person]
Pacak, Karel [Sonstige Person]
Kebebew, Electron [Sonstige Person]

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44.65

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44.65 / Chirurgie / Chirurgie

44.00 / Medizin: Allgemeines / Medizin: Allgemeines

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RVK Klassifikation

doi:

10.1097/SLA.0000000000001018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1972680609