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Vol. 35. Issue 2.
Pages 88-95 (March - April 2016)
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Vol. 35. Issue 2.
Pages 88-95 (March - April 2016)
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Prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT volumetric parameters in recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
Valor pronóstico de los parámetros volumétricos de la 18F-FDG PET/TC en el cáncer epitelial de ovario recurrente
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M. Mayorala,
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mmayoral@clinic.ub.es

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, A. Fernandez-Martinezb, L. Vidalb, D. Fustera,c, F. Ayab, J. Paviaa,c,d, F. Ponsa,c, F. Lomeñaa,c, P. Paredesa,c
a Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
b Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
c Institut D’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
d CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Patient characteristics at initial diagnosis of EOC.
Table 2. Indications for PET/CT, findings and treatment after recurrence diagnosis.
Table 3. Correlation between PET parameters and PFS.
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Abstract
Objective

Metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) from 18F-FDG PET/CT are emerging prognostic biomarkers in various solid neoplasms. These volumetric parameters and the SUVmax have shown to be useful criteria for disease prognostication in preoperative and post-treatment epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT measurements to predict survival in patients with recurrent EOC.

Material and methods

Twenty-six patients with EOC who underwent a total of 31 18F-FDG PET/CT studies for suspected recurrence were retrospectively included. SUVmax and volumetric parameters whole-body MTV (wbMTV) and whole-body TLG (wbTLG) with a threshold of 40% and 50% of the SUVmax were obtained. Correlation between PET parameters and progression-free survival (PFS) and the survival analysis of prognostic factors were calculated.

Results

Serous cancer was the most common histological subtype (76.9%). The median PFS was 12.5 months (range 10.7–20.6 months). Volumetric parameters showed moderate inverse correlation with PFS but there was no significant correlation in the case of SUVmax. The correlation was stronger for first recurrences. By Kaplan–Meier analysis and log-rank test, wbMTV 40%, wbMTV 50% and wbTLG 50% correlated with PFS. However, SUVmax and wbTLG 40% were not statistically significant predictors for PFS.

Conclusion

Volumetric parameters wbMTV and wbTLG 50% measured by 18F-FDG PET/CT appear to be useful prognostic predictors of outcome and may provide valuable information to individualize treatment strategies in patients with recurrent EOC.

Keywords:
Recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
18F-FDG PET/CT
Metabolic tumour volume
Total lesion glycolysis
Progression-free survival
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Objectivo

El metabolic tumour volume (MTV) y la total lesion glycolysis (TLG) obtenidos de la 18F-FDG PET/TC son biomarcadores pronósticos emergentes en varias neoplasias. Estos parámetros volumétricos junto con el SUVmax son útiles para determinar el pronóstico preoperatorio y post-tratamiento de las pacientes con cáncer epitelial de ovario (CEO). El objetivo fue determinar la utilidad de los parámetros de la 18F-FDG PET/TC para predecir la supervivenvia de las pacientes con CEO recurrente.

Material y métodos

Se incluyeron retrospectivamente 26 pacientes con CEO a las que se les realizó 31 estudios 18F-FDG PET/TC por sospecha de recidiva. Se obtuvo el valor del SUVmax, whole-body MTV (wbMTV) y whole-body TLG (wbTLG) con un umbral del 40% y 50% del SUVmax. Se estimó la correlación entre los parámetros PET y el intervalo libre de progresión (ILP) y se realizó análisis de supervivencia segun factores pronósticos.

Resultados

El subtipo histológico más frecuente fue cáncer seroso (76,9%). La mediana del ILP fue 12,5 meses (rango 10,7-20,6 meses). Se observó correlación inversa moderada entre los parámetros volumétricos e ILP, sin evidenciar correlación significativa con SUVmax. La correlación fue más fuerte para primeras recidivas. Las curvas de supervivencia mostraron correlación entre wbMTV 40%, wbMTV 50% y wbTLG 50% con ILP. SUVmax y wbTLG 40% no fueron predictores de ILP de forma estadísticamente significativa.

Conclusión

Los parámetros wbMTV y wbTLG 50% de la 18F-FDG PET/TC podrían utilizarse como factores pronósticos ofreciendo una valiosa información para individualizar el tratamiento de las pacientes con CEO recurrente.

Palabras clave:
Cáncer epitelial de ovario recurrente
18F-FDG PET/TC
Volumen tumoral metabólico
Glucólisis de lesión total
Intervalo libre de progresión

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