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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2013

Prognostic value of whole-body metabolic tumour volume and total lesion glycolysis measured on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in patients with extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma.

Choon-Young Kim, Chae Moon Hong, Do-Hoon Kim, Seung Hyun Son, Shin Young Jeong, Sang-Woo Lee, Jaetae Lee, Byeong-Cheol Ahn

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Choon-Young KimDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, 50 Samduk-dong 2-ga, Jung Gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea 700-721. omh4ever@gmail.com
Chae Moon Hong
Do-Hoon Kim
Seung Hyun Son
Shin Young Jeong
Sang-Woo Lee
Jaetae Lee
Byeong-Cheol Ahn

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Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to determine whether maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), whole-body metabolic tumour volume (WBMTV), and whole-body total lesion glycolysis (WBTLG) measured on pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT can predict prognosis in patients with extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL).

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 20 patients with newly-diagnosed ENKTL who underwent pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT. WBMTV and WBTLG were measured automatically using the boundaries of voxels presenting SUV>3.0. Uni- and multivariate analyses for survival and disease progression were performed using clinical variables and PET parameters (SUVmax, WBMTV, and WBTLG).

resultsDuring the follow-up period (median 26.3 months), 12 patients showed disease progression and 10 patients died from the disease. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed cut-off values for SUVmax, WBMTV and WBTLG of 8.1, 14.4 cm³ and 52.7, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score and PET parameters were significant predictors of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Multivariate analysis, even after adjustment for the IPI score, showed that high WBMTV was the best predictor of OS and PFS, and high SUVmax and WBTLG were significant predictors of PFS.

conclusionOur results suggested that the use of PET parameters together with the IPI score may be useful for detailed prediction of prognosis in ENKTL patients. Therefore, despite a lower IPI score, patients with high PET parameter values might be considered candidates for aggressive therapy to improve clinical outcomes.

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GlycolysisMultimodal ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyTomography, X-Ray ComputedTumor BurdenAgedFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-CellMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsWhole Body ImagingFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticals

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