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ArticleContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland)2016

Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma - metabolic and anatomical features in 18FDG-PET/CT and response to therapy.

Anna Kocurek, Bogdan Małkowski, Agnieszka Giza, Wojciech Jurczak

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Article in Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Anna KocurekJagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland; The authors had equal participation in the study design.
Bogdan MałkowskiThe Franciszek Lukaszczyk Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland; The authors had equal participation in the study design.
Agnieszka GizaJagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland.
Wojciech JurczakJagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland.

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Abstract

aim of the studyDetermining the role of PET/CT imaging in the evaluation of treatment efficacy in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL). MATERIAL AND

methodsRetrospective analysis of seven PMBCL patients, treated at the University Hospital in Krakow, with interim PET/CT after the third course of chemo-immunotherapy.The analysis was based on the calculation of exact tumour volume and metabolic activity, compared with initial values (directly after diagnosis).

resultsPatients (five females, two males, average age 26.2 years, range 18-40 years), in clinical stage IIBX at diagnosis, were treated with eight cycles of R-CHOP-14 regimen, with radiotherapy consolidation (7/7) and central nervous system prophylaxis (6/7). The observed decrease in tumour volume between the initial staging and the interim PET ranged 72-89%. The mean ΔSUVmax reduction between initial (when available) and interim PET was 87% (range 84-89%). In 3/7 cases in the interim PET/CT, the uptake of the tumour was higher than the liver (Deauville Criteria score 4-5), and in 4/7 it was lower than the liver but higher than mediastinal blood pool structures (score 3 according to Deauville Criteria). After a median follow-up of 58 months - OS and EFS is 100%.

conclusionsThe excellent clinical outcome in the study group corresponds with very good metabolic and volumetric response in the interim PET. The ΔSUVmax seems to be easier in implementation and has a more significant impact than other measurements.

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diffuse/radionuclide imaginglarge B-celllymphomatomographyX-ray computed mediastinal neoplasms/radiography

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PMID27688726
PMCPMC5032157

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