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ArticlePloS one2011

Prognostic value of [18F]-fluoro-deoxy-glucose PET/CT, S100 or MIA for assessment of cancer-associated mortality in patients with high risk melanoma.

Markus Essler, Anna Link, Benedetta Belloni, Vesna Mirceva, Michael Souvatzoglou, Markus Thaler, Bernhard Haller, Ruediger Hein, Bernd J Krause

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Markus EsslerNuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts-der-Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany. Markus.Essler@gmx.de
Anna Link
Benedetta Belloni
Vesna Mirceva
Michael Souvatzoglou
Markus Thaler
Bernhard Haller
Ruediger Hein
Bernd J Krause
Technical University of Munich · DEKlinikum rechts der Isar · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the prognostic value of FDG PET/CT compared to the tumor markers S100B and melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) in patients with high risk melanoma.

methodsRetrospective study in 125 consecutive patients with high risk melanoma that underwent FDG PET/CT for re-staging. Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value was determined for FDG PET/CT as well as for S100B and MIA. As standard of reference, cytological, histological, PET/CT or MRI follow-up findings as well as clinical follow-up were used.

resultsOf 125 patients, FDG PET/CT was positive in 62 patients. 37 (29.6%) patients had elevated S100B (>100 pg/ml) and 24 (20.2%) had elevated MIA (>10 pg/ml) values. Overall specificities for FDG PET/CT, S100B and MIA were 96.8% (95% CI, 89.1% to 99.1%), 85.7% (75.0% to 92.3%), and 95.2% (86.9% to 98.4%), corresponding sensitivities were 96.8% (89.0% to 99.1%), 45.2% (33.4% to 55.5%), and 36.1% (25.2% to 48.6%), respectively. The negative predictive values (NPV) for PET/CT, S100B, and MIA were 96.8% (89.1% to 99.1%), 61.4% (50.9% to 70.9%), and 60.6% (50.8% to 69.7%). The positive predictive values (PPV) were 96.7% (89.0% to 99.1%), 75.7% (59.9% to 86.6%), and 88.0% (70.0% to 95.8%). Patients with elevated S100B- or MIA values or PET/CT positive findings showed a significantly (p<0.001 each, univariate Cox regression models) higher risk of melanoma associated death which was increased 4.2-, 6.5- or 17.2-fold, respectively.

conclusionPET/CT has a higher prognostic power in the assessment of cancer-associated mortality in melanoma patients compared with S100 and MIA.

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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18AdultAgedAged, 80 and overExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesS100 ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFluorodeoxyglucose F18MIA protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsS100 Proteins

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PMID21935432
PMCPMC3173468
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