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Wu LM, Chen FY, Jiang XX, Gu HY, Yin Y, Xu JR. 18F-FDG PET, combined FDG-PET/CT and MRI for evaluation of bone marrow infiltration in staging of lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Radiol 2010; 81:303-11. [PMID: 21145680 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Evaluation of bone marrow infiltration is an essential step in the staging of lymphoma. The accuracy of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET), combined (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing bone marrow involvement of lymphoma has never been systematically assessed, and the present systematic review was aimed at this issue. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library and some other databases, from January 1995 to July 2010, were searched for initial studies. All the studies published in English or Chinese relating to the diagnostic value of (18)F-FDG PET, PET/CT and MRI for patients with bone marrow involvement of lymphoma were collected. We extracted data to calculate sensitivity, specificity, SROC curves and AUC and to test for heterogeneity. The statistic software called "Meta-Disc 1.4" was used for data analysis. RESULT In 32 included studies, PET/CT had the highest pooled sensitivity, 91.6% (95%CI: 85.1, 95.9) and highest pooled specificity, 90.3% (95%CI: 85.9, 93.7). PET/CT also had the highest pooled DOR, 68.89 (95%CI: 15.88, 298.92). The AUC of PET, PET/CT, and MRI were 0.9430, 0.9505 and 0.8764. There was heterogeneity among studies and no evidence of publication bias. CONCLUSION PET/CT was a highly sensitive and specific modality in diagnosing patients with bone marrow involvement in lymphoma. Compared with MRI and PET alone, PET/CT can play important roles in the staging of lymphoma.
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- Lian-Ming Wu
- Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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Storto G, Di Giorgio E, De Renzo A, Pizzuti LM, Cerciello G, Nardelli A, Capacchione D, Castaldi E, Ortosecco G, Pace L. Assessment of metabolic activity by PET-CT with F-18-FDG in patients with T-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2010; 151:195-7. [PMID: 20735395 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Diagnostic and prognostic impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT in follicular lymphoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 37:2307-14. [PMID: 20717826 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1539-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in staging, prognosis evaluation and restaging of patients with follicular lymphoma. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on 45 patients with untreated biopsy-proven follicular lymphoma who underwent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT (FDG PET/CT) and CT before and after chemoimmunotherapy induction treatment (rituximab combined with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone). RESULTS PET/CT detected more nodal (+51%) and extranodal (+89%) lesions than CT. PET/CT modified Ann Arbor staging in eight patients (18%). Five patients (11%) initially considered as being early stage (I/II) were eventually treated as advanced stage (III/IV). In this study, an initial PET/CT prognostic score was significantly more accurate than the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index score in identifying patients with poor prognosis (i.e. patients with incomplete therapeutic response or early relapse). The accuracy of PET/CT for therapeutic response assessment was higher than that of CT (0.97 vs 0.64), especially due to its ability to identify inactive residual masses. In addition, post-treatment PET/CT was able to predict patients' outcomes. The median progression-free survival was 48 months in the PET/CT-negative group as compared with 17.2 months for the group with residual uptake (p<10(-4)). CONCLUSION FDG PET/CT is useful for staging and assessing the prognosis and therapeutic response of patients with follicular lymphoma.
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Watanabe R, Tomita N, Takeuchi K, Sakata S, Tateishi U, Tanaka M, Fujita H, Inayama Y, Ishigatsubo Y. SUVmax in FDG-PET at the biopsy site correlates with the proliferation potential of tumor cells in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2010; 51:279-83. [PMID: 20038236 DOI: 10.3109/10428190903440953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of the whole body on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) reflects the tumor aggressiveness in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). To clarify the correlation between SUVmax at the biopsy site and the proliferation potential of tumor cells, we studied 36 patients with untreated NHL and five with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) by measuring the Ki-67 proliferation index (MIB-1 labeling index) in biopsy specimens. The measured MIB-1 labeling index was categorized into seven levels: nearly 0%, 5-20%, 21-40%, 41-60%, 61-80%, 81-95%, and nearly 100%. Twenty-four lymph nodes (LNs) and 17 extranodal (EN) sites were biopsied. The reviewed diagnosis was eight indolent lymphomas, two mantle-cell lymphomas, 26 aggressive lymphomas, and five HLs. A positive correlation was observed between the SUVmax at the biopsy site and the MIB-1 labeling index in the 36 patients with NHL (r = 0.69, p < 0.001). The correlations were also observed in LN group (r = 0.60, p = 0.006) and EN group (r = 0.87, p < 0.001), respectively. In the five patients with HL, the MIB-1 labeling index was uniformly categorized in nearly 100%. The SUVmax correlates with the proliferation potential in the case of NHL.
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- Reina Watanabe
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Lopci E, Santi I, Derenzini E, Fonti C, Savelli G, Bertagna F, Bellò M, Botto B, Huglo D, Morschhauser F, Zinzani P, Fanti S. FDG-PET in the assessment of patients with follicular lymphoma treated by ibritumomab tiuxetan Y 90: multicentric study. Ann Oncol 2010; 21:1877-1883. [PMID: 20147744 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is the 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) evaluation following radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with ibritumomab tiuxetan Y 90 in patients with non-Hodgkin's follicular lymphoma (FL). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from 59 relapsed or refractory FL patients treated with ibritumomab tiuxetan Y 90 in four different PET centers who had a PET scan carried out before and after RIT. Possible predictive factors of progression-free survival (PFS) were studied through univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS The post-RIT PET documented 45.8% complete responders (CR), 25.4% partial responders (PR) and 28.8% nonresponders [stable disease + progressive disease], with an overall survival of 71.2% (range 59.5%-90.9%). With a median follow-up period of 23 months, the univariate analysis documented a statistically significant relation between disease extent before RIT and response to treatment with respect to PFS (P = 0.015), while all the other prognostic factors showed no significant correlation. When carrying out the multivariate analysis, post-RIT PET resulted as the lonely independent predictor of PFS (P < 0.00001). CONCLUSIONS RIT is an effective therapy in FL patients, as confirmed in our study too. Disease extension before treatment and response to RIT, as assessed by FDG-PET, result as main predictors of PFS, with the post-RIT PET result being the only independent predictive factor.
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- E Lopci
- PET Unit, Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- PET Unit, Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- Department of Hematology, 'L. Seragnoli' Institution, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- PET Unit, Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili, Brescia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili, Brescia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Hematology, 'L. Seragnoli' Institution, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- PET Unit, Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna.
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Weiler-Sagie M, Bushelev O, Epelbaum R, Dann EJ, Haim N, Avivi I, Ben-Barak A, Ben-Arie Y, Bar-Shalom R, Israel O. (18)F-FDG avidity in lymphoma readdressed: a study of 766 patients. J Nucl Med 2009; 51:25-30. [PMID: 20009002 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.067892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED PET/CT with (18)F-FDG is an important noninvasive diagnostic tool for management of patients with lymphoma, and its use may surpass current guideline recommendations. The aim of the present study is to enlarge the growing body of evidence concerning (18)F-FDG avidity of lymphoma to provide a basis for future guidelines. METHODS The reports from (18)F-FDG PET/CT studies performed in a single center for staging of 1,093 patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma between 2001 and 2008 were reviewed for the presence of (18)F-FDG avidity. Of these patients, 766 patients with a histopathologic diagnosis verified according to the World Health Organization classification were included in the final analysis. (18)F-FDG avidity was defined as the presence of at least 1 focus of (18)F-FDG uptake reported as a disease site. Nonavidity was defined as disease proven by clinical examination, conventional imaging modalities, and histopathology with no (18)F-FDG uptake in any of the involved sites. RESULTS At least one (18)F-FDG-avid lymphoma site was reported for 718 patient studies (94%). Forty-eight patients (6%) had lymphoma not avid for (18)F-FDG. (18)F-FDG avidity was found in all patients (100%) with Hodgkin disease (n = 233), Burkitt lymphoma (n = 18), mantle cell lymphoma (n = 14), nodal marginal zone lymphoma (n = 8), and lymphoblastic lymphoma (n = 6). An (18)F-FDG avidity of 97% was found in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (216/222), 95% for follicular lymphoma (133/140), 85% for T-cell lymphoma (34/40), 83% for small lymphocytic lymphoma (24/29), and 55% for extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (29/53). CONCLUSION The present study indicated that with the exception of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma, most lymphoma subtypes have high (18)F-FDG avidity. The cumulating evidence consistently showing high (18)F-FDG avidity in the potentially curable Burkitt, natural killer/T-cell, and anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma subtypes justifies further investigations of the utility of (18)F-FDG PET in these diseases at presentation.
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Brepoels L, Stroobants S, Verhoef G. PET and PET/CT for response evaluation in lymphoma: Current practice and developments. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:270-82. [PMID: 17325886 DOI: 10.1080/10428190601078118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Positron emission tomography (PET) using the radiolabelled glucose analog 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) is increasingly used for response assessment in patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). These patients often present with a residual mass after therapy, but only a minority will relapse as most of these masses consist of inactive fibrosis. However, some patients have residual disease after first-line treatment and they can benefit from additional or early salvage therapy. Special interest for early, but accurate, assessment of response is growing accordingly. Conventional radiological techniques cannot differentiate between active tumoural tissue and fibrosis in these masses. In contrast, FDG-PET has the ability to differentiate between viable tumour and fibrosis and has been evaluated as an initial staging tool, for response assessment after completion of therapy and as a prognostic marker early during treatment. In this review, we will focus especially on the value of PET for response assessment.
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- Lieselot Brepoels
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
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Brepoels L, Stroobants S, De Wever W, Spaepen K, Vandenberghe P, Thomas J, Uyttebroeck A, Mortelmans L, De Wolf-Peeters C, Verhoef G. Aggressive and indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Response assessment by Integrated International Workshop Criteria. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:1522-30. [PMID: 17701583 DOI: 10.1080/10428190701474365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Until recently, response assessment in patients with lymphoma was primarily performed by computed tomography (CT). Based on CT, International Workshop Criteria (IWC) were developed and widely used. Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) is a more sensitive and specific imaging technique for the detection of residual disease in lymphoma, and Revised Integrated International Workshop Criteria (IWC + PET) were recently proposed by the members of the International Harmonization Project (IHP), which combine both imaging techniques. We determined whether these new IWC + PET-criteria, can more accurately predict outcome compared to IWC-criteria in aggressive and indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), and therefore correlated IWC and IWC + PET response with time-to-next-treatment (TNT) in 69 patients with NHL. We demonstrated that IWC + PET-guidelines are highly recommended over IWC-guidelines for patients with potentially-curable and routinely FDG-avid lymphoma. In contrast, no additional value of IWC + PET was demonstrated in a small group of patients with incurable histological subtypes.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Burkitt Lymphoma/diagnostic imaging
- Burkitt Lymphoma/drug therapy
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnostic imaging
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnostic imaging
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnostic imaging
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/drug therapy
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/etiology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/pathology
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Survival Rate
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
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- Lieselot Brepoels
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg and Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Bishu S, Quigley JM, Bishu SR, Olsasky SM, Stem RA, Shostrom VK, Holdeman KP, Paknikar S, Armitage JO, Hankins JH. Predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of F-18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography treated grade 1 and 2 follicular lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 48:1548-55. [PMID: 17701586 DOI: 10.1080/10428190701422059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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F-18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful tool for the imaging of aggressive B-cell lymphomas. In contrast, there is relatively little data on PET in follicular lymphoma grade 1 (FL-1) and grade 2 (FL-2). In this manuscript, we present our findings utilizing PET in treated FL-1 and FL-2. A retrospective review of patients who underwent PET examinations at our institution produced 95 PET examinations among 31 patients with FL-1 and FL-2. PET was obtained at initial staging, mid-induction and post-treatment. Results were compared with clinical follow-up. PET had high sensitivity (95%) and specificity (88%) for lesion detection in treated FL-1 and FL-2. Abnormal foci in FL-1 and FL-2 had similar intensities. Post-induction PET positive patients had shorter mean progression free survivals compared with PET negative patients (p-value < or =0.001), post-salvage PET positive trended toward shorter mean response duration compared with negative patients (p-value: 0.09). Our results indicate that PET is accurate in the diagnostic assessment of treated FL-1 and FL-2 and, post-treatment PET positive patients are likely to relapse prior to PET negative patients.
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- Shrinivas Bishu
- National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA.
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PET has become a cornerstone procedure in modern lymphoma management. This paper reviews, from a clinical point of view, the evidence for using PET in the different subtypes of lymphoma and the different steps of their management. The reader is given an overview of the current PET-based interventional lymphoma trials and an insight into possible future developments in the field, including new PET tracers.
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- Martin Hutchings
- Departments of Oncology and Haematology, Rigshospitalet, The Finsen Centre-Copenhagen University Hospital, 9 Blegdamsvej, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
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Ngeow JYY, Quek RHH, Ng DCE, Hee SW, Tao M, Lim LC, Tan YH, Lim ST. High SUV uptake on FDG-PET/CT predicts for an aggressive B-cell lymphoma in a prospective study of primary FDG-PET/CT staging in lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2009; 20:1543-1547. [PMID: 19474116 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Data assessing the role of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging in lymphoma staging is still being accumulated and current staging is based primarily on CT. This study aims to compare the value of PET/CT over conventional CT and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) in the initial evaluation of patients with lymphoma. METHODS Data on 122 patients with PET/CT scans as part of their initial staging were prospectively collected and reviewed. All patients had complete staging, including BMB. RESULTS Among the 122 patients, 101 had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and 21 had Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). Compared with conventional CT, PET/CT upstaged 21 (17%) cases [B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL), 12; T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (T-NHL), 3; HL, 6]. Of significance, in 13 patients with 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-avid splenic lesions, four had normal CT findings. A maximum FDG uptake of >10 standardized uptake value (SUV) seems to significantly correlate with an aggressive B-cell lineage (odds ratio 2.47, 95% confidence interval 2.23-2.70). Overall, PET scan was concordant with BMB results in 108 (89%) and discordant in 14 (11%) cases. In HL, our data show that PET scan and marrow results agreed in 19 of the cases (90%), being concordantly negative in 18 cases and concordantly positive in one, giving a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100%, sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 90%. Of note, all 13 with early-stage HL had negative PET/CT scan and BMB. In NHL, all 17 cases of T-NHL had concordant PET and BMB results. In patients with aggressive B-NHL, BMB and PET/CT agreed in 58 patients (92%) and disagreed in five (8%), while the corresponding rates in indolent B-cell lymphoma were 14 (67%) and seven patients (33%), respectively. All seven were falsely negative. CONCLUSIONS PET/CT upstages 17% of cases and detects occult splenic involvement. This may have potential therapeutic and prognostic implications. SUV >10 may predict for an aggressive histology. Except for indolent B-NHL, our data show that PET scans have a good overall NPV in excluding lymphomatous bone marrow involvement. This is particularly true of early-stage HL, suggesting that BMB may be safely omitted in this group.
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- J Y Y Ngeow
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Singapore General Hospital
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre
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- Department of Hematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre.
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Fueger BJ, Yeom K, Czernin J, Sayre JW, Phelps ME, Allen-Auerbach MS. Comparison of CT, PET, and PET/CT for staging of patients with indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mol Imaging Biol 2009; 11:269-74. [PMID: 19326177 PMCID: PMC2693779 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-009-0200-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim was to investigate the potential impact of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) as compared to PET and CT on the staging of patients with indolent lymphoma. PROCEDURES PET/CTs from 45 patients with indolent lymphoma undergoing staging or restaging were studied. Clinical follow-up, additional imaging, and histology served as the gold standard. RESULTS PET/CT correctly diagnosed 92 nodal regions as positive for lymphomatous involvement and 458 as disease free vs 68 and 449 for PET and 64 and 459 for CT, respectively. The respective sensitivities, specificities, and accuracies were 99%, 100%, and 99.8% for PET/CT, 68%, 97.5%, and 92.2% for PET, and 70%, 100%, and 94.7% for CT. PET/CT performed significantly better than PET (p < 0.001 for sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy) and CT (p < 0.001 for sensitivity and accuracy). PET/CT also correctly identified significantly more extra-nodal lesions (22) than CT (14) and PET (nine). CONCLUSIONS PET/CT provides significantly more accurate information compared to PET and CT for the staging and re-staging of patients with indolent lymphoma.
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- Barbara J Fueger
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Janikova A, Bolcak K, Pavlik T, Mayer J, Kral Z. Value of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of follicular lymphoma: the end of a dilemma? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 8:287-93. [PMID: 18854283 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2008.n.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful tool for the imaging of various lymphomas. Despite its high FDG avidity, there is little data on PET in follicular lymphoma (FL). In this work, we present findings concerning PET at staging and posttreatment evaluation in FL. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 181 PET scans were evaluated in 117 patients with FL in a retrospective study. Positron emission tomography-based results were compared with conventional staging in 82 patients. Posttreatment PET evaluation was performed in 99 patients; there were comparable progression-free survivals of PET-positive and PET-negative patients. RESULTS Positron emission tomography showed more involvement than computed tomography (CT) with clinical examination in 41 of 82 patients (50%), less in 11 of 82 (13%); the same extension was found in 27 of 82 patients (33%), and 3 patients revealed discordant foci visible on PET only and lymphadenopathy without PET activity (P < .001). Including the results of trephine biopsy, PET finally upstaged FL in 15 of 82 patients (18%), which was projected in change of treatment strategy. There were 73 of 99 negative posttreatment PET scans; 54 of 73 PET-negative patients (74%) remain in complete remission (median follow-up, 27 months); 19 (26%) of them relapsed with median of 12 months. Fourteen of 20 (70%) PET-positive patients relapsed with a median of 4.5 months regardless of findings on CT and subsequent therapy. The difference in relapse rates between PET-positive and PET-negative patients is statistically significant (P < .001). CONCLUSION Positron emission tomography at staging is able to substantially change treatment strategy in an important proportion of patients with FL. Persisting PET positivity after treatment predicts for a high risk of an early relapse and can identify patients with poor prognosis.
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- Andrea Janikova
- Department of Internal Medicine - Haematooncology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Isohashi K, Tatsumi M, Higuchi I, Inoue A, Nakajo K, Ishikawa J, Shimosegawa E, Kanakura Y, Nakamura H, Hatazawa J. 18F-FDG-PET in patients with malignant lymphoma having long-term follow-up: staging and restaging, and evaluation of treatment response and recurrence. Ann Nucl Med 2008; 22:795-802. [PMID: 19039558 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-008-0186-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) for staging/restaging, evaluating the treatment response, and screening of recurrence in patients with malignant lymphoma (ML) during long-term follow-up, and to compare that with computer tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS The study was conducted in 59 ML patients who underwent whole-body 18F-FDG-PET examinations three times or more from October 1998 to August 2006. The location of the lesions in the patients with positive findings on 18F-FDG-PET and/or the corresponding CT/MRI was classified into supradiaphragmatic (n = 10), infradiaphragmatic (n = 7), and extranodal sites (n = 20), and the findings were compared on a site basis according to the gold standard, which consisted of all clinical information available, including follow-up results. RESULTS A total of 156 18F-FDG-PET examinations for which the corresponding CT/MRI images were also available were evaluated, and a total of 305 sites showed positive findings on 18F-FDG-PET and/or CT/MRI. Concordant positive findings were obtained in 76% for staging/restaging, 34% for evaluation of the treatment response, and 50% for screening of recurrence. The accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET versus CT/MRI was 92% versus 84% (P = 0.06) for staging/restaging, 84% versus 50% (P < 0.05) for the evaluation of the treatment response, and 83% versus 72% (P = 0.21) for the screening of recurrence. At pathologic sites with discrepant findings between 18F-FDG-PET and CT/MRI (n = 122), the frequency of accurate diagnosis by 18F-FDG-PET (76%) was higher than that by CT/MRI (24%), especially for the evaluation of the treatment response. CONCLUSIONS 18F-FDG-PET is expected to play a significant role in the management of ML patients even after effective treatment is initiated.
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- Kayako Isohashi
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Scott AM, Gunawardana DH, Wong J, Kirkwood I, Hicks RJ, Ho Shon I, Ramshaw JE, Robins P. Positron emission tomography changes management, improves prognostic stratification and is superior to gallium scintigraphy in patients with low-grade lymphoma: results of a multicentre prospective study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008; 36:347-53. [PMID: 18931840 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-008-0958-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Positron emission tomography (PET) was evaluated in low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) to determine its impact on staging and management and to compare PET and gallium scans. METHODS PET resulted in management plan changes in 74 patients with untreated low-grade NHL stages I to III. Patient outcomes to 12 months were documented. RESULTS PET identified additional lesions in 50% of patients, led to a change in stage in 32%, and had a significant impact on management in 34%. Inferior progression-free survival was noted in patients with additional lesions detected by PET (p=0.001) and in the 28% of patients upstaged by PET to stage III or IV (p=0.024). In a subset of 16 patients undergoing both PET and gallium scans, PET was found to be superior. CONCLUSION PET has a major role in the management of low-grade NHL in addition to its proven role in aggressive lymphoma.
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- Andrew M Scott
- Centre for PET, Austin Hospital, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia.
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Elstrom RL, Leonard JP. FDG-PET scans in patients with lymphoma. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2008; 3:197-203. [PMID: 20425466 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-008-0028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lymphoma comprises a complex set of diseases, including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin subtypes. An expected goal of management is chronic disease control over decades in most patients with indolent subtypes, and cure is a realistic target for aggressive histologies, including Hodgkin lymphoma. Making methods available to better assess prognosis and to more specifically tailor therapy toward individual subtypes is a priority. Positron emission tomography using the tracer (18)fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG-PET) has become a valuable tool in the care of patients with lymphoma; it contributes information on staging and response assessment that has the potential to affect and improve patient care. This imaging modality is also being explored as an early response assessor, potentially allowing early prediction of an individual's response to a specific therapy. This information ultimately may lead to modifications of treatment to improve efficacy or reduce toxicity. Although FDG-PET offers valuable information, it is important to recognize its limitations as well as areas that require further exploration in order to optimally integrate its use into the clinical management of lymphoma patients.
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- Rebecca L Elstrom
- Starr Building, Room 340, Weill Cornell Medical College andNew York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Cheson BD. Staging and Evaluation of the Patient with Lymphoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2008; 22:825-37, vii-viii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2008.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Allen-Auerbach M, de Vos S, Czernin J. The impact of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in primary staging and patient management in lymphoma patients. Radiol Clin North Am 2008; 46:199-211, vii. [PMID: 18619376 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2008.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fully diagnostic positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scans acquired during oral and intravenous contrast can be provided to patients and referring physicians in a single imaging session. Although FDG uptake varies, most low-grade lymphomas exhibit sufficient FDG avidity to also be staged reliably with FDG PET/CT. PET/CT imaging is more accurate for lymphoma staging than PET or CT alone and has substantial impact on patient management. This accurate whole-body glucose metabolic survey should serve as the baseline for subsequent treatment response evaluations. PET/CT has evolved to become the modality of choice for staging of nodal and extranodal lymphoma, for assessing therapeutic response, and for establishing patient prognosis.
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- Martin Allen-Auerbach
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Ahmanson Biological Imaging Center/Nuclear Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6948, USA
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Zhao J, Qiao W, Wang C, Wang T, Xing Y. Therapeutic evaluation and prognostic value of interim hybrid PET/CT with (18)F-FDG after three to four cycles of chemotherapy in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 12:423-30. [PMID: 17852456 DOI: 10.1080/10245330701393840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Modern risk-adapted treatment requires accurate assessment of the patient's prognosis. This study assessed the value of hybrid PET/CT with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ((18)F-FDG) after 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy for early evaluation of response to therapy and prediction of progression-free survival (PFS) in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). METHODS Sixty-one consecutive NHL patients (37 male and 24 female) were included. The (18)F-FDG hybrid PET/CT scans were performed prior to chemotherapy (initial scan) and after 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy (interim scan). Interim FDG findings were correlated to the PFS using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Regression analyses were employed to test for independence of established pretreatment prognostic factors. RESULTS After 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy, positive (18)F-FDG lesions were found in 28 patients, minimal residual uptake (MRU) in 8 and negative scans in 25 patients. In FDG-positive group, 22 patients showed progress and three died. Nine (18)F-FDG-negative patients and 4 patients from the MRU group relapsed. Survival analyses showed highly significant associations between early interim FDG imaging and PFS (P < 0.0005). The 2-year PFS rate for FDG-negative patients was 72.2 and 23.0% for FDG-positive patients. The regression model showed that the predictive value of FDG imaging owed its significance to the very high hazard ratio between patients with positive FDG imaging and patients with negative FDG imaging (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Early interim FDG imaging is an excellent and independent predictor of PFS in NHL. An early assessment of chemotherapy response with FDG scans may provide useful information for selection of patients for alternative therapeutic strategies.
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- Jinhua Zhao
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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Gill S, Wolf M, Prince HM, Januszewicz H, Ritchie D, Hicks RJ, Seymour JF. [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Scanning for Staging, Response Assessment, and Disease Surveillance in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 8:159-65. [DOI: 10.3816/clm.2008.n.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in mature T-cell and natural killer cell malignancies. Ann Hematol 2008; 87:613-21. [PMID: 18509641 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0494-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) is useful in Hodgkin and B-cell lymphomas. Few data exist on T-cell and natural killer (NK)-cell lymphomas. Thirty consecutive T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas were investigated with PET-computerized tomography (CT). In 12 NK-cell lymphomas, all nasal/extranasal lesions were FDG-avid. In nasal/maxillary areas, FDG-avid tumours were consistently more localised than on CT, suggesting that soft tissue masses on CT were partly due to inflammation. These findings have important implications in radiotherapy planning. In two NK-cell lymphomas, PET did not detect morphologically occult marrow infiltration uncovered by in situ hybridisation for Epstein-Barr-virus-encoded small RNA. In angioimmunoblastic lymphoma (n = 7), peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified (PTCL-U, n = 4) and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL, n = 3), involved nodal/extranodal sites shown on CT and/or biopsy were concordantly PET-positive. In one PTCL-U, PET detected FDG-avid marrow infiltrations not shown on biopsies. In contrast, cutaneous ALCL (n = 1) and mycosis fungoides (n = 2) showed minimal FDG uptake. In one case of T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia, marrow, nodal and bowel infiltrations were not FDG-avid. PET maximum standardised uptake value did not correlate with clinicopathological features and prognosis. These observations defined the pre-treatment value of PET-CT in T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas. The post-treatment role requires further studies.
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Cuenca X, Filmont JE. Critères des réponses thérapeutiques TEP dans les hémopathies lymphoïdes. ONCOLOGIE 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10269-008-0883-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Role of whole-body [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) and conventional techniques in the staging of patients with Hodgkin and aggressive non Hodgkin lymphoma. Radiol Med 2008; 113:578-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The predictive and prognostic value of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) in non-small-cell lung carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma and lymphoma is discussed. The degree of FDG uptake is of prognostic value at initial presentation, after induction treatment prior to resection and in the case of relapse of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In locally advanced and advanced stages of NSCLC, FDG-PET has been shown to be predictive for clinical outcome at an early stage of treatment. In colorectal carcinoma, limited studies are available on the prognostic value of FDG-PET, however, the technique appears to have great potential in monitoring the success of local ablative therapies soon after intervention and in the prediction and evaluation of response to radiotherapy, systemic therapy, and combinations thereof. The prognostic value of end-of treatment FDG-PET for FDG-avid lymphomas has been established, and the next step is to define how to use this information to optimize patient outcome. In Hodgkin's lymphoma, FDG-PET has a high negative predictive value, however, histological confirmation of positive findings should be sought where possible. For non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the opposite applies. The newly published standardized guidelines for interpretation formulates specific criteria for visual interpretation and for defining PET positivity in the liver, spleen, lung, bone marrow and small residual lesions. The introduction of these guidelines should reduce variability among studies. Interim PET offers a reliable method for early prediction of long-term remission, however it should only be performed in prospective randomized controlled trials. Many of the diagnostic and management questions considered in this review are relevant to other tumour types. Further research in this field is of great importance, since it may lead to a change in the therapeutic concept of cancer. The preliminary findings call for systematic inclusion of FDG-PET in therapeutic trials to adequately position FDG-PET in treatment time lines.
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- Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wirth A, Foo M, Seymour JF, Macmanus MP, Hicks RJ. Impact of [18f] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on staging and management of early-stage follicular non-hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008; 71:213-9. [PMID: 18295982 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Revised: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Accurate staging is critical to select patients with early-stage (I-II) follicular lymphoma (ESFL) suitable for involved-field radiotherapy (IFRT) and to define the radiotherapy portal. We evaluated the impact of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET on staging, treatment, and outcome for patients with ESFL on conventional staging. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty-two patients with untreated ESFL (World Health Organization Grade I-IIIa, or "low grade") following a minimum of physical examination, computerized tomography, and bone marrow examination (conventional assessment) and who had staging PET from June 1997 to June 2006 were studied retrospectively. Stage allocation was based on routine imaging reports. Disease sites, stage, and management plan were recorded based on conventional assessment or conventional assessment plus PET. RESULTS FDG avidity was demonstrated in 97% of patients in whom disease was evident on conventional assessment after biopsy. PET findings suggested a change of stage or management in 19 patients: 13 (31%) who were upstaged to Stage III-IV, altering ideal management from IFRT to systemic therapy, and 6 (14%) who had the involved field enlarged, including 4 upstaged from Stage I to II. Of these 19 cases, PET findings were considered true positive in 8 patients, indeterminate in 10, and false positive in only 1 patient. CONCLUSIONS Our data confirm that ESFL is usually FDG-avid. In routine practice, PET has the potential to upstage and thereby alter management in a high proportion of patients with apparent ESFL.
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- Andrew Wirth
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Cheson BD. New Staging and Response Criteria for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Lymphoma. Radiol Clin North Am 2008; 46:213-23, vii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shankar A, Fiumara F, Pinkerton R. Role of FDG PET in the management of childhood lymphomas – case proven or is the jury still out? Eur J Cancer 2008; 44:663-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2007] [Revised: 01/30/2008] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hodgkin’s Disease and Lymphomas. Clin Nucl Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-28026-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- S N Reske
- Universitätsklinikum Ulm Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Ulm, Germany
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Hampson FA, Shaw AS. Response assessment in lymphoma. Clin Radiol 2007; 63:125-35. [PMID: 18194687 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2007] [Revised: 10/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/17/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant diseases. They are divided into two broad groups: Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Patients suffering from HD and NHL can be cured by appropriate chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Accurate staging and response assessment is essential to guide management decisions. The International Workshop Group (IWG) criteria, published in 1999, have become the widely accepted standard for response assessment in NHL. Although the IWG criteria have proved extremely useful in the standardization of treatment response, they do have a number of limitations. As a consequence of this, together with advances in functional imaging, revised criteria have been published recently. The aim of this review is to describe the evidence supporting the available imaging techniques, the limitations of each technique, and how these should be applied in clinical practice. We briefly review the corresponding response criteria for central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas, and take a look at novel imaging techniques that may play a role in the future.
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- F A Hampson
- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Moskowitz CH. An Evidence-Based Approach to the Management of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Oncology 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/0-387-31056-8_67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tsukamoto N, Kojima M, Hasegawa M, Oriuchi N, Matsushima T, Yokohama A, Saitoh T, Handa H, Endo K, Murakami H. The usefulness of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) and a comparison of (18)F-FDG-pet with (67)gallium scintigraphy in the evaluation of lymphoma: relation to histologic subtypes based on the World Health Organization classification. Cancer 2007; 110:652-9. [PMID: 17582800 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although studies comparing conventional imaging modalities with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) for the detection of lymphoma and although the relations between (18)F-FDG-PET and histologic types were reported previously, most studies were not systematic and involved relatively small numbers of patients. METHODS Two hundred fifty-five patients with lymphoma had their disease staged using (18)F-FDG-PET, and 191 of those patients also were assessed using gallium-67 scintigraphy ((67)Ga). Disease sites were identified on a site-by-site basis using computed tomography scans and/or magnetic resonance imaging. The results of these conventional imaging modalities were compared with the results from (8)F-FDG-PET and (67)Ga, and correlations between the imaging results and pathologic diagnoses were evaluated by using the World Health Organization classification system. RESULTS Of 913 disease sites in 255 patients, (18)F-FDG-PET identified >97% of disease sites of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and aggressive and highly aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. For indolent lymphoma, the detection rate of (18)F-FDG-PET was 91% for follicular lymphoma (FL); 82% for extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, irrespective of plasmacytic differentiation; and approximately 50% for small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). The results from (67)Ga were similar to those from (18)F-FDG-PET for most histologic subtypes. However, the sensitivity of (67)Ga was unexpectedly poor for FL, for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), and for the nasal type of natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NK/T-nasal), ranging from 30% to 38%. CONCLUSIONS (18)F-FDG-PET was useful for all histologic subtypes of lymphoma other than SLL and SMZL. Compared with (67)Ga, the authors strongly recommend the use of (18)F-FDG-PET in patients with FL, MCL, and NK-nasal.
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- Norifumi Tsukamoto
- Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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Cheson BD. The International Harmonization Project for response criteria in lymphoma clinical trials. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2007; 21:841-54. [PMID: 17908623 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2007.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Clinical trials are critical to the development of newer and more effective treatments. Standardized response criteria are essential to assess and compare the activity of various therapies within and among studies and to facilitate the evaluation of new treatments by regulatory agencies. The International Harmonization Project developed revised guidelines with the goal of improved comparability among studies, leading to accelerated new agent development resulting in the rapid availability of improved therapies for patients who have lymphoma. Modifications of these recommendations are expected as new information and improved technologies become available.
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- Bruce D Cheson
- Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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Margolis DJA, Hoffman JM, Herfkens RJ, Jeffrey RB, Quon A, Gambhir SS. Molecular Imaging Techniques in Body Imaging. Radiology 2007; 245:333-56. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2452061117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Computed tomography (CT) is currently the most commonly used means for staging malignant lymphoma. 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), FDG-PET/CT fusion, and whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) are potential alternatives. The purpose of this study was to systematically review published data on the diagnostic performance of CT, FDG-PET, FDG-PET/CT fusion, and WB-MRI in staging of malignant lymphoma. In addition, technical aspects, procedures, advantages, and drawbacks of each imaging modality are outlined. Three CT studies, 17 FDG-PET studies, and 4 FDG-PET/CT fusion studies were included in this systematic review. The studies were of moderate methodological quality and used different scoring systems to stage malignant lymphoma. CT remains the standard imaging modality for initial staging of malignant lymphoma, while FDG-PET has an essential role in restaging after treatment. Early results suggest that FDG-PET/CT fusion outperforms both CT alone and FDG-PET alone. Data on the diagnostic performance of WB-MRI are lacking. Future well-designed studies, expressing their results according to the Ann Arbor staging system, are needed to determine which imaging modality is most accurate and cost-effective in staging malignant lymphoma.
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Specht L. 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography in staging, response evaluation, and treatment planning of lymphomas. Semin Radiat Oncol 2007; 17:190-7. [PMID: 17591566 DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) is used increasingly in the clinical management of lymphomas. With regard to staging, FDG-PET is more sensitive and specific than conventional staging methods in FDG avid lymphomas (ie, Hodgkin lymphoma and most aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas). Despite methodological problems, in particular the lack of a valid reference test, FDG-PET is approved and generally used for this purpose. With regard to response evaluation, FDG-PET at the end of treatment seems to aid considerably in differentiating between residual masses with or without residual lymphoma. Hence, new revised response criteria have been proposed, incorporating the result of FDG-PET at the end of treatment. An early interim FDG-PET scan after 1 to 3 cycles of chemotherapy is a very strong predictor of outcome, and trials are now in progress testing treatment modifications on this basis. With regard to treatment planning, in the context of combined-modality therapy, radiotherapy for lymphomas is moving toward more conformal techniques reducing the irradiated volume to include only the macroscopic lymphoma. In this situation, accurate imaging is essential, and FDG-PET coregistered with the planning computed tomography (CT) scan is used increasingly. The availability of PET/CT scanners suited for virtual simulation has aided this process. However, clinical data evaluating this technique are at present sparse.
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- Lena Specht
- Chief Oncologist, Associate Professor of Oncology, Departments of Oncology, Hematology, and Radiation Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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18-Fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a noninvasive, 3-dimensional imaging modality that has become widely used in the management of patients with malignant lymphomas. This technology has been demonstrated to be more sensitive and specific than either (67)gallium scintigraphy or computerized tomography, providing a more accurate distinction between scar or fibrosis and active tumor. PET scans have been evaluated in pretreatment staging, restaging, monitoring during therapy, posttherapy surveillance, assessment of transformation, and, more recently, as a surrogate marker in new drug development. Data to support these various roles require prospective validation. Moreover, caution must be exercised in the interpretation of PET scans because of technical limitations, variability of FDG avidity among the different lymphoma histologic subtypes, and in the large number of etiologies of false-negative and false-positive results. Recent attempts to standardize PET in clinical trials and incorporation of this technology into uniformly adopted response criteria will hopefully lead to improved outcome for patients with lymphoma.
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- Pamela Seam
- National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Gayed I, Eskandari MF, McLaughlin P, Pro B, Diba R, Esmaeli B. Value of positron emission tomography in staging ocular adnexal lymphomas and evaluating their response to therapy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2007; 38:319-25. [PMID: 17674923 DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20070701-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE An observational case series to assess the value of positron emission tomography (PET) in staging ocular adnexal lymphomas and evaluating their response to therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinical records of 16 consecutive patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma for whom pretreatment and posttreatment PET scans and corresponding computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were available were compared. RESULTS Pretreatment PET scans demonstrated fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positive lesions in 15 orbits of 12 patients. In 1 patient with low-grade follicular lymphoma of the orbit, PET revealed an additional focus of lymphoma in the deltoid muscle that was missed on clinical examination and conventional radiography. All of the posttreatment PET scans showed complete resolution of FDG uptake, suggesting good response to therapy. However, posttreatment CT and MRI scans demonstrated residual masses in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS PET is valuable for initial staging of ocular adnexal lymphomas and may be a good adjunct to conventional imaging in evaluation of response to therapy.
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- Isis Gayed
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Bar-Shalom R. Normal and Abnormal Patterns of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in Lymphoma. Radiol Clin North Am 2007; 45:677-88, vi-vii. [PMID: 17706532 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In spite of the high performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET for the evaluation of lymphoma, inherent limitations of this modality underscore the additional value of PET/CT as an important tool in the assessment of this disease. Accumulating data on the use of PET/CT in lymphoma indicate the contribution of hybrid imaging to improved interpretation accuracy of PET using FDG and CT. Knowledge of the normal and abnormal patterns of FDG-PET/CT imaging and their variability in patients with lymphoma is important to provide a comprehensive clinically significant interpretation that has an impact on patient management and potentially on outcome.
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- Rachel Bar-Shalom
- Division of Positron Emission Tomography, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, 35254 Israel.
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Kirby AM, Mikhaeel NG. The role of FDG PET in the management of lymphoma: what is the evidence base? Nucl Med Commun 2007; 28:335-54. [PMID: 17414883 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e3280895e23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) is playing an increasing role in the management of both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, offering potential advantages in the accuracy of disease assessment at a number of points in the management pathway. This review evaluates the current level of confidence in the use of PET technology in (1) initial staging, (2) the assessment of early response to chemotherapy, (3) the assessment of residual masses at completion of initial treatment, (4) follow-up, and (5) radiotherapy planning.
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- Anna M Kirby
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Functional imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) is playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and staging of malignant disease, image-guided therapy planning, and treatment monitoring. PET with the labeled glucose analogue fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a relatively recent addition to the medical technology for imaging of cancer, and FDG PET complements the more conventional anatomic imaging modalities of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging. CT is complementary in the sense that it provides accurate localization of organs and lesions, while PET maps both normal and abnormal tissue function. When combined, the two modalities can help both identify and localize functional abnormalities. Attempts to align CT and PET data sets with fusion software are generally successful in the brain; other areas of the body is more challenging, owing to the increased number of degrees of freedom between the two data sets. These challenges have recently been addressed by the introduction of the combined PET/CT scanner, a hardware-oriented approach to image fusion. With such a device, accurately registered anatomic and functional images can be acquired for each patient in a single scanning session. Currently, over 800 combined PET/CT scanners are installed in medical institutions worldwide, many of them for the diagnosis and staging of malignant disease and increasingly for monitoring of the response to therapy. This review will describe some of the most recent technologic developments in PET/CT instrumentation and the clinical indications for which combined PET/CT has been shown to be more useful than PET and CT performed separately.
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- Todd M Blodgett
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Cheson BD, Pfistner B, Juweid ME, Gascoyne RD, Specht L, Horning SJ, Coiffier B, Fisher RI, Hagenbeek A, Zucca E, Rosen ST, Stroobants S, Lister TA, Hoppe RT, Dreyling M, Tobinai K, Vose JM, Connors JM, Federico M, Diehl V. Revised Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:579-86. [PMID: 17242396 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.09.2403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3504] [Impact Index Per Article: 206.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PurposeStandardized response criteria are needed to interpret and compare clinical trials and for approval of new therapeutic agents by regulatory agencies.MethodsThe International Working Group response criteria (Cheson et al, J Clin Oncol 17:1244, 1999) were widely adopted, but required reassessment because of identified limitations and the increased use of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (PET), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and flow cytometry. The International Harmonization Project was convened to provide updated recommendations.ResultsNew guidelines are presented incorporating PET, IHC, and flow cytometry for definitions of response in non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Standardized definitions of end points are provided.ConclusionWe hope that these guidelines will be adopted widely by study groups, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and regulatory agencies to facilitate the development of new and more effective therapies to improve the outcome of patients with lymphoma.
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- Bruce D Cheson
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
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Juweid ME, Stroobants S, Hoekstra OS, Mottaghy FM, Dietlein M, Guermazi A, Wiseman GA, Kostakoglu L, Scheidhauer K, Buck A, Naumann R, Spaepen K, Hicks RJ, Weber WA, Reske SN, Schwaiger M, Schwartz LH, Zijlstra JM, Siegel BA, Cheson BD. Use of positron emission tomography for response assessment of lymphoma: consensus of the Imaging Subcommittee of International Harmonization Project in Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:571-8. [PMID: 17242397 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.2305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 971] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop guidelines for performing and interpreting positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for treatment assessment in patients with lymphoma both in clinical practice and in clinical trials. METHODS An International Harmonization Project (IHP) was convened to discuss standardization of clinical trial parameters in lymphoma. An imaging subcommittee developed consensus recommendations based on published PET literature and the collective expertise of its members in the use of PET in lymphoma. Only recommendations subsequently endorsed by all IHP subcommittees were adopted. RECOMMENDATIONS PET after completion of therapy should be performed at least 3 weeks, and preferably at 6 to 8 weeks, after chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy, and 8 to 12 weeks after radiation or chemoradiotherapy. Visual assessment alone is adequate for interpreting PET findings as positive or negative when assessing response after completion of therapy. Mediastinal blood pool activity is recommended as the reference background activity to define PET positivity for a residual mass > or = 2 cm in greatest transverse diameter, regardless of its location. A smaller residual mass or a normal sized lymph node (ie, < or = 1 x 1 cm in diameter) should be considered positive if its activity is above that of the surrounding background. Specific criteria for defining PET positivity in the liver, spleen, lung, and bone marrow are also proposed. Use of attenuation-corrected PET is strongly encouraged. Use of PET for treatment monitoring during a course of therapy should only be done in a clinical trial or as part of a prospective registry.
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- Malik E Juweid
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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The diagnosis and management of lymphoma have undergone significant changes in the past 20 years. For example, new immunophenotypic and molecular methods have replaced traditional histology-based classification schemes for lymphoma. Fluorine-18-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has evolved into a potent staging tool and prognostic indicator in many kinds of lymphoma. The role of radiation therapy, especially in patients who have early-stage Hodgkin's disease, has changed substantially. The introduction of anti-CD 20 antibody therapy (Rituximab) has improved the treatment of B-cell lymphoma. These changes are linked with higher expectations for imaging, such as detection of more subtle lymphoma manifestations, evaluation of residual changes, and better assessment of early response. This article reviews clinical and radiologic features of both Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It also describes the radiologic staging of lymphoma and the emerging role of FDG-PET for assessing lymphoma.
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- Jürgen Rademaker
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University, Weill Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Zinzani PL, Musuraca G, Alinari L, Fanti S, Tani M, Stefoni V, Marchi E, Fina M, Pellegrini C, Castellucci P, Farsad M, Baccarani M. Predictive Role of Positron Emission Tomography in the Outcome of Patients with Follicular Lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 7:291-5. [PMID: 17324337 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2007.n.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) after induction treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 45 previously untreated patients with FL were studied with PET and computed tomography (CT) scans after chemotherapy induction treatment (fludarabine-containing regimens and CHOP [cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone] chemotherapy). Histopathologic analysis was performed when considered necessary. RESULTS After treatment, 4 of 5 patients (80%) who had CT-negative/PET-positive findings experienced relapse/progression, compared with only 1 of 22 patients (4.5%) in the CT-negative/PET-negative subset. Among the 18 patients with CT-positive findings, all 6 patients (100%) who had PET-positive findings experienced relapse or progression, compared with 1 of 12 patients (8.3%) who had PET-negative findings. The 2-year progression-free survival rates were 20% and 90% in the CT-negative/PET-positive and CT-positive/PET-negative subsets, respectively (P = 0.0031). During the follow-up, 2 patients, who presented a PET positivity with a negative CT scan, underwent a lymph node biopsy, which confirmed the presence of FL infiltration. CONCLUSION In patients with FL, persisting PET positivity is predictive of early disease progression, because it is still highly likely that patients with PET-negative findings will ultimately progress, but this has not yet been manifested during the period of observation.
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- Pier Luigi Zinzani
- Institute of Hematology and Oncology L & A Seragnoli, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Buck AK, Bommer M, Stilgenbauer S, Juweid M, Glatting G, Schirrmeister H, Mattfeldt T, Tepsic D, Bunjes D, Mottaghy FM, Krause BJ, Neumaier B, Döhner H, Möller P, Reske SN. Molecular Imaging of Proliferation in Malignant Lymphoma. Cancer Res 2006; 66:11055-61. [PMID: 17108145 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-1955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have determined the ability of positron emission tomography (PET) with the thymidine analogue 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18)F]fluorothymidine (FLT) to detect manifestation sites of malignant lymphoma, to assess proliferative activity, and to differentiate aggressive from indolent tumors. In this prospective study, FLT-PET was done additionally to routine staging procedures in 34 patients with malignant lymphoma. Sixty minutes after i.v. injection of approximately 330 MBq FLT, emission and transmission scanning was done. Tracer uptake in lymphoma was evaluated semiquantitatively by calculation of standardized uptake values (SUV) and correlated to tumor grading and proliferation fraction as determined by Ki-67 immunohistochemistry. FLT-PET detected a total of 490 lesions compared with 420 lesions revealed by routine staging. In 11 patients with indolent lymphoma, mean FLT-SUV in biopsied lesions was 2.3 (range, 1.2-4.5). In 21 patients with aggressive lymphoma, a significantly higher FLT uptake was observed (mean FLT-SUV, 5.9; range, 3.2-9.2; P < 0.0001) and a cutoff value of SUV = 3 accurately discriminated between indolent and aggressive lymphoma. Linear regression analysis indicated significant correlation of FLT uptake in biopsied lesions and proliferation fraction (r = 0.84; P < 0.0001). In this clinical study, FLT-PET was suitable for imaging malignant lymphoma and noninvasive assessment of tumor grading. Due to specific imaging of proliferation, FLT may be a superior PET tracer for detection of malignant lymphoma in organs with high physiologic fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and early detection of progression to a more aggressive histology or potential transformation.
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- Andreas K Buck
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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This review attempts to discuss the role of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for staging, treatment response and follow-up of patients with lymphoma. The pitfalls and impact of PET imaging on the clinical management are also addressed.
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Karam M, Novak L, Cyriac J, Ali A, Nazeer T, Nugent F. Role of fluorine-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan in the evaluation and follow-up of patients with low-grade lymphomas. Cancer 2006; 107:175-83. [PMID: 16721817 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fluorine-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scanning has excellent sensitivity and specificity for staging non-Hodgkin lymphomas, but to the authors' knowledge few studies to date have evaluated FDG-PET in low-grade lymphomas only. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on patients with biopsy-proven nontransformed and transformed follicular lymphoma (FL), B-cell small-cell lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL/CLL), or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who underwent PET and computed tomography (CT) scans within 3 weeks. Standard uptake values (SUV) of all abnormal foci were measured. RESULTS In FL, PET demonstrated 94% sensitivity and 100% specificity for staging. PET was more specific than CT for detecting recurrence or assessing therapeutic responses (91% vs. 50%). FDG avidity among patients with WHO Grades 1, 2, and 3 disease was not significantly different (analysis of variance [ANOVA]). For MZL staging, PET had moderate sensitivity (71%) and outperformed CT alone in the depiction of extranodal sites (85% vs. 57% sensitivity). In SLL/CLL, PET sensitivity was 53% and underestimated disease extent in 5 of 19 patients (26%) compared with CT. PET did not affect initial management but confirmed suspected recurrences in 75% of patients. Nontransformed FL had a higher SUV (ANOVA, P < .05) compared with MZL and SLL/CLL. SUV was higher in transformed than in nontransformed tumors (P < .001, Student t test). CONCLUSIONS PET usefulness in staging low-grade lymphomas varies depending on histology. PET sensitivity is excellent in FL and moderate in MZL. PET is more specific than CT for follow-up in all types. PET has limited usefulness for SLL/CLL staging. However, a suggestive pattern of hazy and mild uptake was often noted in positive scans. In all low-grade lymphomas, the emergence of foci of intense uptake should raise suspicion of conversion to high-grade disease.
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- Maroun Karam
- Nuclear Medicine Section, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA.
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