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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2019

Prognostic value of subventricular zone involvement in relation to tumor volumes defined by fused MRI and O-(2-[

Maciej Harat, Bogdan Małkowski, Krzysztof Roszkowski

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Maciej HaratDepartment of Oncology and Brachytherapy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Romanowskiej 2 St, ,85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland. haratm@co.bydgoszcz.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-3184
Bogdan MałkowskiDepartment of Positron Emission Tomography and Molecular Imaging, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Krzysztof RoszkowskiDepartment of Oncology, Radiotherapy and Gynecologic Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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Abstract

backgroundSubventricular zone (SVZ) involvement is associated with a dismal prognosis in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Dual-time point (dtp) O-(2-[

methodsThirty-five patients had two scans 5-15 and 50-60 min after i.v. FET injection to define tumor volumes and SVZ involvement before starting radiotherapy. Associations between clinical progression markers, MRI- and dtp FET PET-based tumor volumes, or SVZ involvement and progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed in univariable and multivariable analyses.

resultsThe extent of resection was not related to outcomes. Albeit non-significant, dtp FET PET detected more SVZ infiltration than MRI (60% vs. 51%, p = 0.25) and was significantly associated with poor survival (p < 0.03), but PET-T1-Gad volumes were larger in this group (p < 0.002). Survival was shorter in patients with larger MRI tumor volumes, larger PET tumor volumes, and worse Karnofsky performance status (KPS), with fused PET-T1-Gad and KPS significant in multivariable analysis (p < 0.03). Uptake kinetics was not associated with treatment outcomes.

conclusionsFET PET-based tumor volumes may be useful for predicting worse prognosis glioblastoma. Although the presence of SVZ infiltration is linked to higher PET/MRI-based tumor volumes, the independent value of dtp FET PET parameters and SVZ infiltration as prognostic markers pre-irradiation has not been confirmed.

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AdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesGlioblastomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLateral VentriclesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalTumor BurdenFluorine-18Fluorine RadioisotopesFET PETGlioblastoma multiformeImaging biomarkerPrognosisSubventricular zone

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