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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2015

Prognostic significance of standardized uptake value on preoperative ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in patients with ampullary adenocarcinoma.

Hye Jin Choi, Chang Moo Kang, Kwanhyeong Jo, Woo Jung Lee, Jae-Hoon Lee, Young Hoon Ryu, Jong Doo Lee

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Article in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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Hye Jin ChoiDivision of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonju-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-720, South Korea.
Chang Moo Kang
Kwanhyeong Jo
Woo Jung Lee
Jae-Hoon Lee
Young Hoon Ryu
Jong Doo Lee

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purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC) after curative surgical resection.

methodsFifty-two patients with AAC who had undergone (18)F-FDG PET/CT and subsequent curative resections were retrospectively enrolled. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and tumor to background ratio (TBR) were measured on (18)F-FDG PET/CT in all patients. The prognostic significances of PET/CT parameters and clinicopathologic factors for recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated by univariate and multivariate analyses.

resultsOf the 52 patients, 19 (36.5%) experienced tumor recurrence during the follow-up period and 18 (35.8%) died. The 3-year RFS and OS were 62.3 and 61.5%, respectively. Preoperative CA19-9 level, tumor differentiation, presence of lymph node metastasis, SUVmax, and TBR were significant prognostic factors for both RFS and OS (p < 0.05) on univariate analyses, and patient age showed significance only for predicting RFS (p < 0.05). On multivariate analyses, SUVmax and TBR were independent prognostic factors for RFS, and tumor differentiation, SUVmax, and TBR were independent prognostic factors for OS.

conclusionSUVmax and TBR on preoperative (18)F-FDG PET/CT are independent prognostic factors for predicting RFS and OS in patients with AAC; patients with high SUVmax (>4.80) or TBR (>1.75) had poor survival outcomes. The role of and indications for adjuvant therapy after curative resection of AAC are still unclear. (18)F-FDG uptake in the primary tumor could provide additive prognostic information for the decision-making process regarding adjuvant therapy.

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