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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2019

PET/CT-based bone-marrow assessment shows potential in replacing routine bone-marrow biopsy in part of patients newly diagnosed with extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.

Yiqin Wang, Li Xie, Rong Tian, Yaotiao Deng, Wenyan Zhang, Liqun Zou, Hong Zhang, Jie Liu, Sha Zhao, Wenshuang Ding and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yiqin WangCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Li XieCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rong TianDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yaotiao DengCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wenyan ZhangDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Liqun ZouCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong ZhangCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jie LiuCenter of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sha ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wenshuang DingDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Weiping LiuDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ming JiangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. m18980605799@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-4165
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to determine the potential of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in replacing routine bone-marrow biopsies (BMB) in newly diagnosed extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTCL).

methodsNewly diagnosed patients underwent PET/CT imaging and routine BMB to assess bone/bone marrow involvement (BMI). Clinical stage and treatment plan were determined, and survival was compared.

resultsIn a total of 101 patients, 78 were diagnosed as stage I/II and 23 as stage III/IV without using the BMB results. No BMB-positive patients were identified in stages I/II, and therefore, the BMB results did not alter the stage and treatment choice in any patients. The sensitivity and specificity of focal skeletal PET/CT lesion(s) in assessing BMI was 100% and 92.8%, respectively, taking routine BMB as the reference standard. The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of BMB-positive patients was significantly inferior (P = 0.0011 and 0.0465, respectively, in advanced-stage patients; both P < 0.0001 in all patients), and this was corroborated by the PET/CT findings (P = 0.0006 and 0.0116, respectively, in advanced-stage patients; both P < 0.0001 in all patients).

conclusionsBased on the results, PET/CT demonstrated satisfactory predictive performance in terms of staging and prognosis in ENKTCL. BMB did not influence staging and treatment in newly diagnosed ENKTCL, and routine non-targeted BMB is not obligatory for early stage patients undergoing PET/CT. Targeted BMB is recommended to confirm BMI in advanced-stage patients.

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Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyAdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkersBiopsyBone MarrowFemaleHumansLymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-CellMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkersBone/bone-marrow involvementBone-marrow biopsyExtranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTCL)PET/CTPrognosis

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