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ArticleCancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society2021

FDG-PET/CT imaging for evaluating durable responses to immune check point inhibitors in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Luke S McLean, Karda Cavanagh, Rodney J Hicks, Jason Callahan, Jing Xie, Anthony Cardin, Annette M Lim, Danny Rischin

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Article in Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luke S McLeanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Karda CavanaghCancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Rodney J HicksCancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Jason CallahanCancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Jing XieBiostatistics and Clinical Trials, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Anthony CardinCancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Annette M LimDepartment of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Danny RischinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Danny.rischin@petermac.org.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

national health and medical research council NHMRC Investigator Grant APP1175929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe role of FDG-PET/CT imaging in assessing response to immunotherapy in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is unknown. This study compared complete metabolic response (CMR) rates by FDG-PET and RECIST1.1 via CT or MRI in patients on cemiplimab for > 10 months.

methodsThis was a single-centre retrospective study of 15 patients treated with cemiplimab for advanced CSCC who had CT/MRI and FDG-PET/CT at > 10 months to assess metabolic treatment response. The median age was 73 years (range 55-84) and 93% were male. RECIST1.1 and PERCIST1.0 tumor responses were evaluated by blinded readers.

resultsSeventy-three percent (11/15) (95%CI 44.9, 92.2%) achieved a CMR on PET. Of these 11, on RECIST1.1 there was one complete response, 9 partial responses and one stable disease.

conclusionsIn patients on cemiplimab for > 10 months, there was discordance between CR rates on FDG-PET versus RECIST1.1. FDG-PET/CT may have utility for clarifying depth of response in patients treated with immunotherapy for CSCC.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalFluorodeoxyglucose F18Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsRadiopharmaceuticalsCutaneous cancerFDG-PETImmunotherapyPERCIST1.0RECIST1.1

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PMID34645517
PMCPMC8515684
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