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Potential clinical value of quantitative fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/computed tomography using a graph-based method analysis in evaluation of incidental lesions of gastrointestinal tract: correlation with endoscopic and histopathological findings. Nucl Med Commun 2020; 40:1060-1065. [PMID: 31365492 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000001062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To identify the clinical relevance of incidentally detected lesions (IDLs) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) with 18F-FDG PET/CT and to assess the potential benefit of using semiquantitative PET measures to discern malignant from benign lesions. METHODS Forty-one patients who underwent F-FDG PET/CT scans during the oncologic follow-up, revealing abnormal incidental 18F-FDG accumulations in the GIT were included in this retrospective analysis. Incidental PET/CT findings were correlated with endoscopic and histological findings. Semiquantitative PET values (SUVmax, SUVmean, SULpeak, and TLG) were evaluated by using a new graph-based method. Two sample t-test analysis has been performed to evaluate the differences of PET parameters between precancerous or cancerous lesions and inflammatory disease. RESULTS Nine of the 41 patients had an IDL of the GIT on F-FDG PET/CT (detection rate 22%). Endoscopic examination and biopsy have confirmed the presence of precancerous or cancerous lesions as follow: colonic adenoma with high-grade dysplasia (N = 2), colonic adenoma with low-grade dysplasia (N =3), colonic metastatic lesion from primary breast cancer (N =1), gastric carcinoma (N=3). Precancerous or cancerous lesions showed a higher SUVmax, SUVmean, SULpeak, and TLG with a mean value of 10.6 (range, 5.3- 16.7), 6.2 (range, 2.1-10.6), 5.2 (2.7-11), and 66.6 (range, 7.4-164), than patients with inflammatory and endoscopically negative lesions. Two sample t-test analysis showed that SUVmean (P = 0.03), SULpeak (P = 0.05) were statistically different between the two subgroups. CONCLUSION The use of new semiquantitative PET parameters may increase the diagnostic yield of FDG PET in the case of abnormal incidental F-FDG accumulations.
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Baik H, Lee SM, Seo SH, An MS, Kim KH, Bae KB, Oh MK, Hong KH. Prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography for adjuvant chemotherapy of colon cancer. ANZ J Surg 2017; 88:587-591. [PMID: 28687025 DOI: 10.1111/ans.14098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the prognostic value of preoperative 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with high-risk stage II or stage III colon cancer who underwent FOLFOX chemotherapy. METHODS The study included 166 patients with high-risk stage II or stage III colon cancer who received FOLFOX4 chemotherapy. Retrospective patient data were analysed including pathological stage, histology, disease-free survival (DFS) and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax ) of the primary tumour on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The primary end point was DFS. RESULTS There were recurrences in 29 of the 166 patients (17.4%). Measuring the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, the cut-off value of SUVmax with maximum sensitivity and specificity was 10.95. Using the Kaplan-Meier method, the DFS of the patients categorized by SUVmax tended to differ (P = 0.055). In univariate analyses, the risk factors for DFS were age over 70 years, higher N stage and neural invasion. SUVmax ≤ 10.95 showed a tendency, but was not significant (P = 0.0604). In multivariate analyses, the risk factors for DFS were age over 70 and neural invasion. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that high fluorodeoxyglucose uptake of the primary mass in high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer does not significantly correlate with DFS.
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Clinical Trial Center in Pharmacology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Lee JE, Kim SW, Kim JS, Choi KY, Kang WK, Oh ST, Yoo IR, Kim SH. Prognostic value of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in resectable colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:5072-7. [PMID: 23049216 PMCID: PMC3460334 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i36.5072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To assess the prognostic value of preoperative 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) in patients with resectable colorectal cancer.
METHODS: One hundred sixty-three patients with resectable colorectal cancer who underwent FDG-PET/CT before surgery were included. Patient data including pathologic stage at presentation, histology, treatment, disease-free survival and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the primary tumor on FDG-PET/CT were retrospectively analyzed. Median follow up duration was 756 (range, 419-1355). The primary end point was disease-free survival.
RESULTS: Twenty-five of 163 patients (15.3%) had recurrences. The median SUVmax values of the recurrence and no-recurrence groups were 8.9 (range, 5-24) and 8.2 (range, 0-23, P = 0.998). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed no significant association between SUVmax and recurrence (area under the curve = 0.5, P = 0.998, 95% CI: 0.389-0.611). Because a statistically significant value was not found, SUVmax was dichotomized at its median of 8.6. The disease-free survival curve was analyzed using the median SUVmax (8.6) as the cut off. Univariate and multivariate analysis did not provide evidence that disease-free survival rates for the subgroups defined by the median SUVmax were significantly different (P = 0.52, P = 0.25).
CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the high FDG uptake of primary mass in resectable colorectal cancer doesn’t have a significant relationship with tumor recurrence and disease-free survival.
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Salazar Andía G, Prieto Soriano A, Ortega Candil A, Cabrera Martín M, González Roiz C, Ortiz Zapata J, Cardona Arboniés J, Lapeña Gutiérrez L, Carreras Delgado J. Clinical Relevance of Incidental Finding of Focal Uptakes in the Colon during 18F-FDG PET/CT Studies in Oncology Patients without Known Colorectal Carcinoma and Evaluation of the Impact on Management. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remngl.2011.03.012] [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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Salazar Andía G, Prieto Soriano A, Ortega Candil A, Cabrera Martín MN, González Roiz C, Ortiz Zapata JJ, Cardona Arboniés J, Lapeña Gutiérrez L, Carreras Delgado JL. Clinical relevance of incidental finding of focal uptakes in the colon during 18F-FDG PET/CT studies in oncology patients without known colorectal carcinoma and evaluation of the impact on management. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2011; 31:15-21. [PMID: 21640441 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2011] [Revised: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS To assess the significance and the impact of focal FDG uptake in the colon in oncology patients without known colorectal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was undertaken on 2,220 (18)F-FDG PET/CT studies carried out consecutively in the Nuclear Medicine Department in our hospital from 2 December 2008 to 31 May 2010. Inclusion criteria were patients with abnormal (18)F-FDG uptake in colorectal area that could not be explained (or not previously known) by their clinical histories. Patients previously diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma were excluded. A total of 86 patients (57 male, average age 63.4, range 46-85) were finally included. Colonoscopy with biopsy was established as a reference test. The impact of these findings on the diagnostic-therapeutic management in these patients was evaluated. RESULTS A colonoscopy was performed in 54 of the 86 patients, this examination not having been done up-to-date in the remaining 32 patients. Biopsy was obtained in 43 lesions of the 54 patient in whom a colonoscopy was performed. Colon disease was detected in 49 of these 54 patients, obtaining 54 FDG incidental foci which corresponded to 10 previously unsuspected primary colorectal carcinoma, 3 metastases, 27 adenomatous polyps with different degrees of dysplasia and 14 inflammatory processes. In the remaining 5 patients, the colonoscopy was normal. PET/CT modified the diagnostic and treatment management in most of the patients (49/54, that is 91%). CONCLUSIONS These results confirm the need to determine the cause of abnormal (18)F-FDG colorectal uptakes in the PET/CT studies by using colonoscopy and biopsy. This approach allows for the detection and early treatment of malignant and premalignant lesions.
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- G Salazar Andía
- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España.
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Alakus H, Batur M, Schmidt M, Drebber U, Baldus SE, Vallböhmer D, Prenzel KL, Metzger R, Bollschweiler E, Hölscher AH, Mönig SP. Variable 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in gastric cancer is associated with different levels of GLUT-1 expression. Nucl Med Commun 2010; 31:532-8. [PMID: 20220543 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0b013e32833823ac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Detection rates of gastric cancer in F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET depend on the histopathological characteristics of the primary tumor. To clarify this observation, FDG uptake in gastric carcinoma was analyzed by focusing on histopathology and on the expression of the glucose transporter (GLUT-1) in the primary tumor. METHODS Thirty-five patients with the diagnosis of gastric cancer underwent FDG-PET with visual image analysis and measurement of maximum standardized uptake value (SUV(max)) before surgical treatment. Resected tumor samples were categorized according to Union internationale contre le cancer, WHO, and Laurén classification and tumor differentiation. GLUT-1 expression was graded semiquantitatively by immunohistochemistry. Statistical analysis was done for the correlation of histology, different classifications, and tumor grading with SUV(max) and GLUT-1 expression. RESULTS SUV(max) significantly correlated with histopathological classifications according to the WHO (P=0.009) and Laurén classification (P=0.034). Signet-ring cell carcinoma had a median SUV(max) of only 3.0 (range, 1.0-11.5). Median SUV(max) for papillary and tubular carcinoma was 7.8 (range, 1.8-14.4). In 21 (60%) cases, GLUT-1 expression in the primary tumor was positive. GLUT-1 expression correlated significantly with tumor differentiation (P=0.018) and the classification according to Laurén (P=0.023) and WHO (P<0.001). Thirteen (76%) of 17 signet-ring cell carcinoma cases did not show any GLUT-1 expression. SUV(max) in relation to GLUT-1 expression showed a significant correlation (P=0.002). For cases with detectable GLUT-1 expression the median SUV(max) was 6.9 (range, 2.3-14.1) versus a median of 3.1 (range, 1-8.8) for cases without GLUT-1 expression. CONCLUSION FDG uptake in gastric cancer depends on GLUT-1 expression. One major reason for low FDG uptake in signet-ring cell carcinoma is the low GLUT-1 expression in this histological subtype of gastric cancer.
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- Hakan Alakus
- Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Ravizza D, Bartolomei M, Santoro L, Tamayo D, Fiori G, Trovato C, De Cicco C, De Roberto G, Paganelli G, Crosta C. Positron emission tomography for the detection of colorectal adenomas. Dig Liver Dis 2010; 42:185-90. [PMID: 19643688 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been reported to detect colorectal adenomas. AIMS This study aimed at evaluating the sensitivity of (18)F-FDG PET with computed tomography image fusion (PET/CT) for detecting colorectal adenomas. METHODS We retrospectively compared the results of 92 (18)F-FDG PET/CT studies followed by colonoscopy. Colonoscopy and histology were considered as the gold standard. RESULTS One hundred fifty-seven lesions were observed. All the 12 malignancies were identified by (18)F-FDG PET/CT but only 27 out of 119 resected adenomas (sensitivity 22.7%) and none of the hyperplastic polyps were detected. At the univariate and multivariate analyses there was a significant statistical association between adenomas sized more than 10mm, presence of villous component and high-grade dysplasia and the ability of (18)F-FDG PET/CT to detect adenomas. (18)F-FDG PET/CT showed an overall sensitivity of 29.8%, a specificity of 81.1%, a positive predictive value (PPV) of 84.8% and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 24.6% for the neoplastic colorectal lesions globally considered. CONCLUSION (18)F-FDG PET/CT has a low sensitivity for detecting adenomas. However, because of the specificity and PPV of the technique for neoplastic colorectal lesions, the presence of a focal colorectal FDG uptake justifies the patient undergoing colonoscopy.
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Appendicular mass imitating a malignant cecal tumor on f18-FDG PET/CT study: a case report. CASES JOURNAL 2009; 2:8420. [PMID: 19918430 PMCID: PMC2769440 DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography scan is a very useful method in the diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal malignancies, although it may cause confusion in differential diagnosis. We present a 48-year-old man admitted with a right lower quadrant mass. Upon an unyielding colonoscopy due to inability to pass beyond the hepatic flexure, a Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography strongly suggested a right colonic or cecal malignancy. Eventual laparatomy revealed a periappendiceal plastron due to appendicitis that was subsequently proven histological diagnosis. Although Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography is a reliable diagnostic tool for colonic malignancies, it can misdiagnose such masses due to inflammatory process around the cecum.
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Orlacchio A, Schillaci O, Fusco N, Broccoli P, Maurici M, Yamgoue M, Danieli R, D'Urso S, Simonetti G. Role of PET/CT in the detection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Radiol Med 2009; 114:571-85. [PMID: 19444590 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0393-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) and computed tomography (CT) with PET/CT in the detection of liver metastases during tumour staging in patients suffering from colorectal carcinoma for the purposes of correct surgical planning and follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 467 patients underwent a PET/CT scan using an iodinated contrast medium. We compared images obtained by the single PET scan, the single CT scan and by the fusion of the two procedures (PET/CT). The final diagnosis was obtained by histological examination and/or by the follow-up of all patients, including those who did not undergo surgery or biopsy. RESULTS The PET scan had 94.05% sensitivity, 91.60% specificity and 93.36% accuracy; the CT scan had 91.07% sensitivity, 95.42% specificity and 92.29% accuracy. The combined procedures (PET/CT) had the following values: sensitivity 97.92%, specificity 97.71% and accuracy 97.86%. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that PET/CT is very useful in staging and restaging patients suffering from colorectal cancer. It was particularly useful when recurrences could not be visualised either clinically or by imaging despite increasing tumour markers, as it guaranteed an earlier diagnosis. PET/CT not only provides high diagnostic performance in terms of sensitivity and specificity, enabling modification of patient treatment, but it is also a unique, high-profile procedure that can produce cost savings.
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Imaging Molecolare, Radiologia Interventistica e Radioterapia, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Roma, Italy.
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Low G, Tho L, Leen E, Wiebe E, Kakumanu S, McDonald A, Poon F. The role of imaging in the pre-operative staging and post-operative follow-up of rectal cancer. Surgeon 2008; 6:222-31. [DOI: 10.1016/s1479-666x(08)80032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sharma RI, Smith TA. Colorectal Tumor Cells Treated with 5-FU, Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan, and Cetuximab Exhibit Changes in 18F-FDG Incorporation Corresponding to Hexokinase Activity and Glucose Transport. J Nucl Med 2008; 49:1386-94. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Worden FP, Kumar B, Lee JS, Wolf GT, Cordell KG, Taylor JMG, Urba SG, Eisbruch A, Teknos TN, Chepeha DB, Prince ME, Tsien CI, D'Silva NJ, Yang K, Kurnit DM, Mason HL, Miller TH, Wallace NE, Bradford CR, Carey TE. Chemoselection as a strategy for organ preservation in advanced oropharynx cancer: response and survival positively associated with HPV16 copy number. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:3138-46. [PMID: 18474879 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.7597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To test induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or surgery/radiotherapy (RT) for advanced oropharyngeal cancer and to assess the effect of human papilloma virus (HPV) on response and outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-six patients (51 male; 15 female) with stage III to IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCCOP) were treated with one cycle of cisplatin (100 mg/m(2)) or carboplatin (AUC 6) and with fluorouracil (1,000 mg/m(2)/d for 5 days) to select candidates for CRT. Those achieving a greater than 50% response at the primary tumor received CRT (70 Gy; 35 fractions with concurrent cisplatin 100 mg/m(2) or carboplatin (AUC 6) every 21 days for three cycles). Adjuvant paclitaxel was given to patients who were complete histologic responders. Patients with a response of 50% or less underwent definitive surgery and postoperative radiation. Pretreatment biopsies from 42 patients were tested for high-risk HPV. RESULTS Fifty-four of 66 patients (81%) had a greater than 50% response after IC. Of these, 53 (98%) received CRT, and 49 (92%) obtained complete histologic response with a 73.4% (47 of 64) rate of organ preservation. The 4-year overall survival (OS) was 70.4%, and the disease-specific survival (DSS) was 75.8% (median follow-up, 64.1 months). HPV16, found in 27 of 42 (64.3%) biopsies, was associated with younger age (median, 55 v 63 years; P = .016), sex (22 of 30 males [73.3%] and five of 12 females [41.7%]; P = .08), and nonsmoking status (P = .037). HPV titer was significantly associated with IC response (P = .001), CRT response (P = .005), OS (P = .007), and DSS (P = .008). CONCLUSION Although the numbers in this study are small, IC followed by CRT is an effective treatment for SCCOP, especially in patients with HPV-positive tumors; however, for patients who do not respond to treatment, alternative treatments must be developed.
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- Francis P Worden
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Mukai K, Ishida Y, Okajima K, Isozaki H, Morimoto T, Nishiyama S. Usefulness of preoperative FDG-PET for detection of gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2007; 9:192-6. [PMID: 16952037 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-006-0374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/20/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Positron emission tomography (PET), using 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) as a tracer, can detect malignant neoplasms with altered glucose metabolism. To clarify the usefulness of FDG-PET for detecting gastric cancer, we evaluated preoperative PET imaging in gastric cancer patients. METHODS Sixty-two gastric cancer patients who underwent FDG-PET imaging and gastric resection with lymphadenectomy were evaluated. RESULTS For primary tumor assessment by PET, detection rates were significantly different in the following order: tumor size 30 mm or more (76.7%) > tumor size less than 30 mm (16.8%); advanced gastric cancer (AGC, 82.9%) > early gastric cancer (EGC; 25.9%); with nodal involvement (79.3%) > without nodal involvement (39.4%). In EGCs, the detection rate of the intestinal type, according to Lauren's classification (43.8%) was significantly higher than that of the diffuse type (0%). Two of the 7 EGC patients who were PET-positive had nodal involvement and their tumors were the intestinal type. For the assessment of nodal involvement, the accuracy of nodal involvement detection was 67.7% with PET and 75.8% with computed tomography (CT). Preoperative FDG-PET revealed colon cancer in 2 patients, adrenal tumor in 1 patient, lung cancer in 1 patient, and lung metastasis in 1 patient. CONCLUSION Larger or more advanced tumors with nodal involvement had a higher detection rate by PET. In EGCs, only the intestinal type was detectable by PET. PET-positive EGC may be aggressive, and an adequate lymphadenectomy must be done. Preoperative PET was useful for the detection of other malignancies and distant metastasis.
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- Kota Mukai
- Department of Surgery, Himeji Central Hospital, 2-36 Miyake, Shikama-ku, Himeji, 672-8501, Japan
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[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a useful imaging tool in the evolving management of patients with colorectal carcinoma. This technique is able to measure and visualize metabolic changes in cancer cells. This feature results in the ability to distinguish viable tumor from scar tissue, in the detection of tumor foci at an earlier stage than possible by conventional anatomic imaging and in the measurement of alterations in tumor metabolism, indicative of tumor response to therapy. Nowadays, FDG-PET plays a pivotal role in staging patients before surgical resection of recurrence and metastases, in the localization of recurrence in patients with an unexplained rise in serum carcinoembryonic antigen and in assessment of residual masses after treatment. In the presurgical evaluation, FDG-PET may be best used in conjunction with anatomic imaging in order to combine the benefits of both anatomical (CT) and functional (PET) information, which leads to significant improvements in preoperative liver staging and preoperative judgment on the feasibility of resection. Integration of FDG-PET into the management algorithm of these categories of patients alters and improves therapeutic management, reduces morbidity due to futile surgery, leads to substantial cost savings and probably also to a better patient outcome. FDG-PET also 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. This review aims to outline the current and future role of FDG-PET in the field of colorectal cancer.
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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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Screening of asymptomatic average-risk patients for presence of colon cancer and early detection in precursor stages is of great interest to general population. Comprehensive evaluation of symptomatic or high-risk patients represents another important clinical focus. Available techniques for total colon imaging, rectal cancer staging and the role of positron emission tomography are discussed.
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- Christoph Wald
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
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Chin BB, Chang PPL. Gastrointestinal malignancies evaluated with (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2006; 20:3-21. [PMID: 16473798 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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(18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography has demonstrated high accuracy in the staging and evaluation of colorectal and esophageal carcinomas. FDG PET is demonstrating increasing utility in a number of other gastrointestinal tumours and clinical scenarios. The established clinical indications for its use, the diagnostic accuracy, and limitations will be reviewed. Data on the emerging indications and limitations for pancreatic, hepatocellular, and gastric carcinomas, as well as gastrointestinal stromal tumours, cholangiocarcinoma, and carcinoma of unknown primary will also be briefly discussed. The use of combined PET-CT is demonstrating further improvements in diagnostic accuracy.
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- Bennett B Chin
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Gutman F, Alberini JL, Wartski M, Vilain D, Le Stanc E, Sarandi F, Corone C, Tainturier C, Pecking AP. Incidental colonic focal lesions detected by FDG PET/CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005; 185:495-500. [PMID: 16037527 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.185.2.01850495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the performance of FDG PET/CT for the detection of colonic lesions, especially advanced neoplasms (villous or >10-mm adenomas, carcinomas). Because of 18F FDG accumulation in adenomatous polyps, PET using FDG can detect early premalignant colorectal lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS FDG PET/CT studies performed for a 1-year period in 1,716 consecutive patients with various malignant diseases, except colorectal cancer, were retrospectively reviewed. PET images obtained 1 hr after FDG injection and non-contrast CT images used for attenuation correction were fused for analysis. Of 45 patients showing intense focal colonic FDG uptake, 20 patients (with 21 foci) underwent a colonoscopic investigation, and, when necessary, polyp resection. The intensity of FDG uptake was quantified using the standardized uptake value (SUV(max)). RESULTS The FDG colonic foci were associated with 18 colonoscopic abnormalities in 15 patients, with no colonic abnormality detected in five patients (false-positive [FP] results). Histopathologic findings revealed advanced neoplasms in 13 patients (13 villous adenomas and three carcinomas) and two cases of hyperplastic polyps. A difference in the mean SUV(max) was found between FP and true-positive colonic FDG foci but was not statistically significant (p = 0.14). CONCLUSION Presence of a focal colonic FDG uptake incidental finding on a PET/CT scan justifies a colonoscopy to detect (pre-)malignant lesions. The fusion of PET and CT images allows an accurate localization of the lesions. PET/CT is a useful tool to differentiate pathologic from physiologic FDG uptake.
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- Fabrice Gutman
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rene Huguenin Cancer Research Center, 35 Rue Dailly, Saint-Cloud, France 92210
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Ciernik IF, Huser M, Burger C, Davis JB, Szekely G. Automated functional image-guided radiation treatment planning for rectal cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005; 62:893-900. [PMID: 15936575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Computer tomography-based (CT-based) tumor-volume definition is time consuming and is subject to clinical interpretation. CT is not accessible for standardized algorithms for the purpose of treatment-volume planning. We have evaluated the accuracy of target-volume definition based on the positron emission tomography (PET) data from an integrated PET/CT system with 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) for standardized target-volume delineation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eleven patients with rectal cancer who were undergoing preoperative radiation therapy (RT) were studied. A standardized region-growing algorithm was tested to replace the CT-derived gross tumor volume by the PET-derived gross tumor volume (PET-GTV) or the biologic target volume (BTV). A software tool was developed to automatically delineate the appropriate tumor volume as defined by the FDG signal, the PET-GTV, and the planning target volume (PTV). The PET-derived volumes were compared with the target volumes from CT. RESULTS The BTV defined for appropriate GTV assessment was set at a single peak threshold of 40% of the signal of interest. Immediate treatment volume definition based on the choice of a single-tumor volume-derived PET-voxel resulted in a tumor volume that strongly correlated with the CT-derived GTV (r(2) = 0.84; p < 0.01) and the volume as assessed on subsequent anatomic-pathologic analysis (r(2) = 0.77; p < 0.01). In providing sufficient extension margins from the CT-derived GTV and the PET-derived GTV, to PTV, respectively, the correlation of the CT-derived and PET-derived PTV was sufficiently accurate for PTV definition for external-beam therapy (r(2) = 0.96; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Automated segmentation of the PET signal from rectal cancer may allow immediate and sufficiently accurate definition of a preliminary working PTV for preoperative RT. If required, correction for anatomic precision and geometric resolution may be applied in a second step. Computed PET-based target-volume definition could be useful for the definition of standardized simultaneous internal-boost volumes for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) based on biologic target volumes.
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- Ilja Frank Ciernik
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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