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Bachner M, Loriot Y, Gross-Goupil M, Zucali PA, Horwich A, Germa-Lluch JR, Kollmannsberger C, Stoiber F, Fléchon A, Oechsle K, Gillessen S, Oldenburg J, Cohn-Cedermark G, Daugaard G, Morelli F, Sella A, Harland S, Kerst M, Gampe J, Dittrich C, Fizazi K, De Santis M. 2-¹⁸fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for postchemotherapy seminoma residual lesions: a retrospective validation of the SEMPET trial. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:59-64. [PMID: 21460378 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 2-¹⁸fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been recommended in international guidelines in the evaluation of postchemotherapy seminoma residuals. Our trial was designed to validate these recommendations in a larger group of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS FDG-PET studies in patients with metastatic seminoma and residual masses after platinum-containing chemotherapy were correlated with either the histology of the resected lesion(s) or the clinical outcome. RESULTS One hundred and seventy seven FDG-PET results were contributed. Of 127 eligible PET studies, 69% were true negative, 11% true positive, 6% false negative, and 15% false positive. We compared PET scans carried out before and after a cut-off level of 6 weeks after the end of the last chemotherapy cycle. PET sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value were 50%, 77%, 91%, and 25%, respectively, before the cut-off and 82%, 90%, 95%, and 69% after the cut-off. PET accuracy significantly improved from 73% before to 88% after the cut-off (P=0.032). CONCLUSION Our study confirms the high specificity, sensitivity, and NPV of FDG-PET for evaluating postchemotherapy seminoma residuals. When carried out at an adequate time point, FDG-PET remains a valuable tool for clinical decision-making in this clinical setting and spares patients unnecessary therapy.
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- M Bachner
- ACR-ITR VIEnna/CEADDP, LBI-ACR VIEnna, and KFJ-Spital, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano (Milan), Italian Germ Cell Cancer Group
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- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
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- Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern, Linz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, 5073 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- University College Hospital London, London, UK
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
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- ACR-ITR VIEnna/CEADDP, LBI-ACR VIEnna, and KFJ-Spital, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- ACR-ITR VIEnna/CEADDP, LBI-ACR VIEnna, and KFJ-Spital, Vienna, Austria.
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Carcinoma of the lung is one of the most frequent malignancies and a major cause of mortality. The use of positron emission tomography (PET) has been extensively investigated in patients with carcinoma of the lung and has established clinical utility and cost-effectiveness in characterization of solitary pulmonary nodules and preoperative staging of carcinoma of the lung. Evolving applications in carcinoma of the lung include detection of recurrence, assessment of treatment response, radiotherapy planning, and prognosis. In addition, there is developing interest in combined anatomic/metabolic imaging and new tracer techniques, in particular gene expression imaging. This review aims to present existing data supporting the use of PET in carcinoma of the lung and to explore the evolving indications and future prospects of PET and lung cancer.
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- I Ho Shon
- Clinical PET Centre, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Zhao S, Kuge Y, Tsukamoto E, Mochizuki T, Kato T, Hikosaka K, Nakada K, Hosokawa M, Kohanawa M, Tamaki N. Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and glucose transporter expression in experimental inflammatory lesions and malignant tumours: effects of insulin and glucose loading. Nucl Med Commun 2002; 23:545-50. [PMID: 12029209 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200206000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The expression of glucose transporters (GLUTs) and its relationship to fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in malignant tumours have been well investigated, while such a relation has not been studied in inflammatory lesions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of insulin and glucose loading on the expression of GLUTs in inflammatory lesions and compare them with those in malignant tumours in relation to fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation. All tissue specimens used in this study were obtained in our previous study, in which rats were inoculated with allogenic hepatoma cells (KDH-8), Staphylococcus aureus, or turpentine oil into the left calf muscle and divided into three subgroups: insulin loaded, glucose loaded, and control groups. The expression of glucose transporters (GLUT-1 to GLUT-5) was investigated by immunostaining the lesions (n=5-6, for each group). In all control groups, the expression levels of GLUT-1 and GLUT-3 were significantly higher than those of GLUT-2, GLUT-4 and GLUT-5. Insulin loading did not significantly affect the expression levels of GLUT-1 and GLUT-3 in these lesions except for a significant but slight decrease in the GLUT-1 expression level in the inflammatory lesion of non-infectious origin (89% of the control value). Glucose loading significantly decreased the expression level of GLUT-1 in the inflammatory lesion of non-infectious origin (70% of the control value, P<0.01), and that of GLUT-3 in the inflammatory lesion of infectious origin (70% of the control value, P<0.05), while the expression levels of GLUT-1 and GLUT-3 in the tumour were not significantly affected. These results demonstrate the effects of insulin and glucose loading on the expression level of a molecule (GLUT proteins). The decreased GLUT-1 and GLUT-3 expression levels induced by glucose loading may partly explain the impaired FDG uptake observed in our previous study.
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- S Zhao
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Strauss LG. Sensitivity and specificity of positron emission tomography (PET) for the diagnosis of lymph node metastases. Recent Results Cancer Res 2001; 157:12-9. [PMID: 10857158 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-57151-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The introduction of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and the use of the glucose analog F-18-Deoxyglucose (FDG) can help to improve the sensitivity of the diagnosis of lymph node metastases. Sensitivity exceeding 90% can be achieved when advanced imaging protocols and image reconstruction methods are used for PET. Superior staging information is obtained with PET as compared to morphological imaging methods for the most frequent tumor types. The accuracy of N-staging can be significantly improved by adding PET to the pretherapeutic diagnostic procedures. Limitations exist with regard to false positive results. Acute or chronic inflammation as well as unspecific reactions following radiotherapy may mimic tumor tissue.
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- L G Strauss
- Medical PET Group-Biological Imaging (E0105), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Maisey NR, Hill ME, Webb A, Cunningham D, Flux GD, Padhani A, Ott RJ, Norman A, Bishop L. Are 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging useful in the prediction of relapse in lymphoma residual masses? Eur J Cancer 2000; 36:200-6. [PMID: 10741278 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)00249-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Treatment of both Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) frequently results in a residual mass visible radiologically. Such patients may receive radiotherapy unnecessarily because the residual mass may represent benign fibrotic tissue rather than residual active lymphoma. Radiotherapy has been shown to have significant short and more worrying long-term toxicity. Refining the criteria for its use would be a major advance. A number of clinical investigations have been evaluated to more accurately determine the nature of such lesions, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-dose gallium-67 scanning (HDGS) but none has proven utility. 18[F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is an imaging technique that has been shown to be useful in distinguishing fibrosis from residual active disease in solid tumours. The aim of this study was to compare FDG PET and MRI in the assessment of residual masses following treatment for lymphoma. Patients with NHL/HD who had a residual mass following chemotherapy were eligible for this study. Patients had a combination of MRI and/or PET. All scans were completed within 5 months of the end of treatment. Patients were followed-up for relapse. 56 patients had an MRI scan, 24 had a PET scan and 22 patients had both investigations. Overall sensitivity and specificity, respectively, were for MRI 45% and 74%, PET 50% and 69%, and PET/MRI concurring 50% and 67%. There was a trend for improved relapse-free survival (RFS) with a negative result of both MRI and PET, but this was not statistically significant. The predictive value for both tests failed to reach statistical significance. Subgroup analysis suggests that PET may be better at predicting relapse in patients with NHL, especially those with masses above the diaphragm. There is no convincing evidence that either MRI or PET or the combination can reliably predict relapse within residual masses after treatment for lymphoma. A negative PET scan however appears to be more informative than a positive result and may well aid clinical decision making. There are a number of factors that may produce false-positive results, including post-treatment inflammatory changes, the sensitivity of the test in the setting of minimal residual disease and the heterogeneity of the histological subtypes studied. A negative PET (or MRI) result in lymphoma residual masses following therapy may negate the necessity for further therapy such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy and their concomitant toxicities.
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- N R Maisey
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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Hoh CK, Seltzer MA, Franklin J, deKernion JB, Phelps ME, Belldegrun A. Positron emission tomography in urological oncology. J Urol 1998; 159:347-56. [PMID: 9649238 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63916-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE We provide scientists and clinicians with an introduction to the basic principles and methods of positron emission tomography (PET) and summarize the recent research and clinical applications of PET in the urological field. Specifically, we introduce PET so that the reader can understand and objectively review current and future articles that involve this imaging technology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The recent applications of PET in urology in the published literature were searched and reviewed. RESULTS In prostate carcinoma preliminary studies using radiotracer 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) demonstrated that PET cannot reliably differentiate between primary prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and that PET is not as sensitive as bone scintigraphy for the detection of osseous metastases. However, PET may have a role in the detection of lymph node metastases in patients with prostate specific antigen relapse after primary local therapy. In renal cell carcinoma recent studies have shown the ability of FDG PET to detect primary and metastatic lesions and to monitor response to therapy. In the staging of testicular cancer FDG PET has been used to differentiate viable carcinoma from benign teratomas and/or fibrotic or necrotic changes. CONCLUSIONS Current developments in PET technology that accurately stage the extent of tumor before surgery as well as monitor effectiveness or ineffectiveness of new or current therapies may make PET a valuable tool in research and in the management of urological diseases.
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- C K Hoh
- Department of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Brock CS, Meikle SR, Price P. Does fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose metabolic imaging of tumours benefit oncology? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1997; 24:691-705. [PMID: 9169580 DOI: 10.1007/bf00841411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is a metabolic marker, which follows the same route into cells as that of glucose, and it can be radiolabelled with fluorine-18, 18F-FDG making it suitable for imaging with positron emission tomography (PET). The fact that rapidly proliferating cells such as tumour cells accumulate 18F-FDG more avidly than those with a normal turnover rate has given rise to its potential in oncology. The rationale and previous published uses of 18F-FDG in oncology are reviewed, together with the various analysis techniques and associated methodological difficulties.
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- C S Brock
- M.R.C. Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
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Strauss LG. Fluorine-18 deoxyglucose and false-positive results: a major problem in the diagnostics of oncological patients. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1996; 23:1409-15. [PMID: 8781149 DOI: 10.1007/bf01367602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 394] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Fluorine-18 deoxyglucose (FDG) is not a very tumour-specific substance, and its accumulation in benign lesions with increased glucose metabolism may give rise to false-positive results and hence cause FDG positron emission tomography (PET) to display relatively low specificity (frequently below 85%). Correct interpretation of FDG PET studies is predicated upon detailed knowledge of morphological abnormalities, and the importance of the correlation of functional and morphological information, as derived from computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, is discussed. It is emphasized that image fusion programs cannot substitute for understanding of functional and morphological methods. The reconstruction of PET cross-sections is considered, and it is concluded that an iterative image reconstruction method is to be favoured, given its advantages in reducing image artefacts and improving quantification of radioactivity concentrations. The differentiation of malignant and benign lesions when using FDG PET is then reviewed; false-positive findings may be obtained, for example, in patients with acute inflammatory lesions, chronic pancreatitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis or salivary gland tumours. It is suggested that these problems may be alleviated by means of multitracer studies, e.g. using carbon-11 labelled aminoisobutyric acid for quantification of A-type amino acid transport. Finally, the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on FDG uptake and the problems that accrue from these effects are reviewed. Both radiotherapy and chemotherapy can cause increased FDG uptake, complicating diagnosis and evaluation. Knowledge of the effects of different treatment procedures on regional FDG metabolism is therefore necessary for correct interpretation of the PET data.
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- L G Strauss
- Medical PET Group--Biological Imaging, Department of Oncological Diagnosis and Therapy, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Schaider H, Haberkorn U, Berger MR, Oberdorfer F, Morr I, van Kaick G. Application of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, L-methionine, thymidine and 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose to monitor effects of chemotherapy in a human colon carcinoma cell line. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1996; 23:55-60. [PMID: 8586103 DOI: 10.1007/bf01736990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Up to 4 h after treatment of human SW 707 colon carcinoma cells with the antineoplastic drug 4-amino-N-(2'-aminophenyl)-benzamide (GOE 1734, dinaline), the effects of tumour cell metabolism and proliferation were examined in vitro. Four tracers which can be labelled with isotopes suitable for positron emission tomography (PET) were used for this purpose: alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) and methionine to study changes in amino acid transport and protein synthesis, thymidine to observe changes in tumour proliferation and 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) to estimate glucose metabolism. Dinaline showed an inhibition of the sodium-dependent and -independent uptake of AIB. The methionine uptake was found to increase shortly after therapy. Thymidine incorporation into DNA was impaired and the FDG uptake showed a maximally 2.2-fold enhancement. Inhibition of AIB uptake suggests changes in amino acid transport, whereas increased uptake of methionine and FDG points to an enhancement of protein synthesis and glycolysis caused by repair mechanisms. The cytostatic and antiproliferative effect of dinaline, observed in cell growth curves, could be demonstrated by the impaired thymidine incorporation into DNA. This study demonstrates that in vitro screening with radiotracers suitable for PET can help to clarify effects of new antineoplastic substances on tumour cell metabolism. These data may be applied to choose the appropriate time schedule for monitoring therapeutic effects on tumour tissue.
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- H Schaider
- Department of Dermatology, Karl-Franzens University, Auenbruggerplatz 8, A-8036 Graz, Austria
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