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Seth N, Seth I, Bulloch G, Siu AHY, Guo A, Chatterjee R, MacManus M, Donnan L. 18 F-FDG PET and PET/CT as a diagnostic method for Ewing sarcoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29415. [PMID: 34709700 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 18 -fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (18 F-FDG PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) in imaging primary and metastatic lesions in Ewing sarcoma (ES). METHODS PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for relevant studies. Data concerning 18 F-FDG PET/CT diagnostic accuracy were extracted and then analyzed using Open Meta-analyst software. Reported diagnostic accuracy outcomes included sensitivity, specificity, negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and diagnostic odds ratio. RESULTS Thirty-one studies with a total of 735 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The sensitivity and specificity of 18 F-FDG PET/CT were: 92.6% and 74.1% for total ES lesions, 96.7% and 68.3% for ES primary lesions, 76.1% and 92.4% for lung metastasis, 83.9% and 93.2% for bone metastasis, and 89.9% and 92.6% for ES recurrence, respectively. CONCLUSION 18 F-FDG PET/CT is sensitive and accurate in diagnosing, staging, and detecting the recurrence of ES compared with non-PET imaging. It has high accuracy for diagnosing recurrence of ES in bone metastases; however, CT remains a superior diagnostic method for detecting lung metastasis.
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- Nimish Seth
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
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- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Aryal A, Kumar VS, Shamim SA, Gamanagatti S, Khan SA. What Is the Comparative Ability of 18F-FDG PET/CT, 99mTc-MDP Skeletal Scintigraphy, and Whole-body MRI as a Staging Investigation to Detect Skeletal Metastases in Patients with Osteosarcoma and Ewing Sarcoma? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2021; 479:1768-1779. [PMID: 33635285 PMCID: PMC8277296 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Skeletal metastases of bone sarcomas are indicators of poor prognosis. Various imaging modalities are available for their identification, which include bone scan, positron emission tomography/CT scan, MRI, and bone marrow aspiration/biopsy. However, there is considerable ambiguity regarding the best imaging modality to detect skeletal metastases. To date, we are not sure which of these investigations is best for screening of skeletal metastasis. QUESTION/PURPOSE Which staging investigation-18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (18F-FDG PET/CT), whole-body MRI, or 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy-is best in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) in detecting skeletal metastases in patients with osteosarcoma and those with Ewing sarcoma? METHODS A prospective diagnostic study was performed among 54 of a total 66 consecutive osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma patients who presented between March 2018 and June 2019. The institutional review board approved the use of all three imaging modalities on each patient recruited for the study. Informed consent was obtained after thoroughly explaining the study to the patient or the patient's parent/guardian. The patients were aged between 4 and 37 years, and their diagnoses were proven by histopathology. All patients underwent 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy, 18F-FDG PET/CT, and whole-body MRI for the initial staging of skeletal metastases. The number and location of bone and bone marrow lesions diagnosed with each imaging modality were determined and compared with each other. Multidisciplinary team meetings were held to reach a consensus about the total number of metastases present in each patient, and this was considered the gold standard. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of each imaging modality, along with their 95% confidence intervals, were generated by the software Stata SE v 15.1. Six of 24 patients in the osteosarcoma group had skeletal metastases, as did 8 of 30 patients in the Ewing sarcoma group. The median (range) follow-up for the study was 17 months (12 to 27 months). Although seven patients died before completing the minimum follow-up, no patients who survived were lost to follow-up. RESULTS With the number of patients available, we found no differences in terms of sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV among the three staging investigations in patients with osteosarcoma and in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Sensitivities to detect bone metastases for 18F-FDG PET/CT, whole-body MRI, and 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy were 100% (6 of 6 [95% CI 54% to 100%]), 83% (5 of 6 [95% CI 36% to 100%]), and 67% (4 of 6 [95% CI 22% to 96%]) and specificities were 100% (18 of 18 [95% CI 82% to 100%]), 94% (17 of 18 [95% CI 73% to 100%]), and 78% (14 of 18 [95% CI 52% to 94%]), respectively, in patients with osteosarcoma. In patients with Ewing sarcoma, sensitivities to detect bone metastases for 18F-FDG PET/CT, whole-body MRI, and 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy were 88% (7 of 8 [95% CI 47% to 100%]), 88% (7 of 8 [95% CI 47% to 100%]), and 50% (4 of 8 [95% CI 16% to 84%]) and specificities were 100% (22 of 22 [95% CI 85% to 100%]), 95% (21 of 22 [95% CI 77% to 100%]), and 95% (21 of 22 [95% CI 77% to 100%]), respectively. Further, the PPVs for detecting bone metastases for 18F-FDG PET/CT, whole-body MRI, and 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy were 100% (6 of 6 [95% CI 54% to 100%]), 83% (5 of 6 [95% CI 36% to 100%]), and 50% (4 of 8 [95% CI 16% to 84%]) and the NPVs were 100% (18 of 18 [95% CI 82% to 100%]), 94% (17 of 18 [95% CI 73% to 100%]), and 88% (14 of 16 [95% CI 62% to 98%]), respectively, in patients with osteosarcoma. Similarly, the PPVs for detecting bone metastases for 18F-FDG PET/CT, whole-body MRI, and 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy were 100% (7 of 7 [95% CI 59% to 100%]), 88% (7 of 8 [95% CI 50% to 98%]), and 80% (4 of 5 [95% CI 28% to 100%]), and the NPVs were 96% (22 of 23 [95% CI 78% to 100%]), 95% (21 of 22 [95% CI 77% to 99%]), and 84% (21 of 25 [95% CI 64% to 96%]), respectively, in patients with Ewing sarcoma. The confidence intervals around these values overlapped with each other, thus indicating no difference between them. CONCLUSION Based on these results, we could not demonstrate a difference in the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV between 18F-FDG PET/CT, whole-body MRI, and 99mTc-MDP skeletal scintigraphy for detecting skeletal metastases in patients with osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. For proper prognostication, a thorough metastatic workup is essential, which should include a highly sensitive investigation tool to detect skeletal metastases. However, our study findings suggest that there is no difference between these three imaging tools. Since this is a small group of patients in whom it is difficult to make broad recommendations, these findings may be confirmed by larger studies in the future. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II, diagnostic study.
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- Aayush Aryal
- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Wu F, Huang Y, Huang X, Fang S, Huang X, Huang X, Zhang Z, Shao Z. 99mTc-MIBI Scintigraphy for the Preoperative Assessment of Histological Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and a Bivariate Meta-Analysis. Front Oncol 2020; 10:762. [PMID: 32528883 PMCID: PMC7258398 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Purpose: There have been many attempts to preoperatively evaluate the chemotherapy response of osteosarcoma patients using 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy. However, the evaluations were lacking in consistency. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to systematically evaluate the ability of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in preoperatively assessing the response of osteosarcoma patients to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Web of Science, OVID, the Cochrane Library, and CNKI were searched. Eligible studies were included based on the defined criteria. The index test was 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy, the reference standard was tumor necrosis rate. Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 was adopted for quality assessment of included studies. The statistical pooling analysis, meta-regression analysis, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias of our research were performed using STATA 15. Results: Eight articles with 189 osteosarcoma patients were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Our results demonstrated that the threshold effect of our meta-analysis was significant. The uptake change ratio of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy had a pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds ratio, and the area under curve of 0.98 (0.58-1.00), 0.68 (0.47-0.84), 3.1 (1.7-5.5), 0.03 (0.00-0.90), 103 (4-3,003), and 0.91 (0.88-0.93) in preoperative assessment of response of osteosarcoma patients to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Meta-regression analysis and subgroup analysis indicated the factors of method and cut off value may introduce the heterogeneity. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds ratio, and the area under curve of washout rate of 99mTc-MIBI were 0.87 (0.69-0.95), 0.91 (0.75-0.97), 9.3 (3.2-27.0), 0.15 (0.06-0.37), 64 (14-301), and 0.89 (0.86-0.92), respectively. Sensitivity analysis and publication bias demonstrated our meta-analysis was reliable. Conclusion: Both the ΔUR and WR derived from 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy were valuable in preoperatively assessing the response of osteosarcoma patients to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and ΔUR may possess a more outstanding diagnostic accuracy than WR.
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- Fashuai Wu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Third Hospital of Wuhan City, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Qichun People's Hospital, Qichun, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Jiangbei Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Palot Manzil FF, Baldwin J, Bag AK. Pediatric Skeletal Scintigraphy: What a General Radiologist Needs to Know. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2018; 47:270-281. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hasani-Sadrabadi MM, Dashtimoghadam E, Bahlakeh G, Majedi FS, Keshvari H, Van Dersarl JJ, Bertsch A, Panahifar A, Renaud P, Tayebi L, Mahmoudi M, Jacob KI. On-chip synthesis of fine-tuned bone-seeking hybrid nanoparticles. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2015; 10:3431-49. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aims: Here we report a one-step approach for reproducible synthesis of finely tuned targeting multifunctional hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs). Materials & methods: A microfluidic-assisted method was employed for controlled nanoprecipitation of bisphosphonate-conjugated poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) chains, while coencapsulating superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and the anticancer drug Paclitaxel. Results: Smaller and more compact HNPs with narrower size distribution and higher drug loading were obtained at microfluidic rapid mixing regimen compared with the conventional bulk method. The HNPs were shown to have a strong affinity for hydroxyapatite, as demonstrated in vitro bone-binding assay, which was further supported by molecular dynamics simulation results. In vivo proof of concept study verified the prolonged circulation of targeted microfluidic HNPs. Biodistribution as well as noninvasive bioimaging experiments showed high tumor localization and suppression of targeted HNPs to the bone metastatic tumor. Conclusion: The hybrid bone-targeting nanoparticles with adjustable characteristics can be considered as promising nanoplatforms for various theragnostic applications.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi
- Parker H Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, GW Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0295, USA
- Laboratoire de Microsystemes (LMIS4), Institute of Microengineering & Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Developmental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
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- Department of Engineering & Technology, Golestan University, AliabadKatool, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 951600, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Laboratoire de Microsystemes (LMIS4), Institute of Microengineering & Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Microsystemes (LMIS4), Institute of Microengineering & Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Microsystemes (LMIS4), Institute of Microengineering & Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Developmental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Parker H Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, GW Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0295, USA
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Serendipitous discovery of non-sestamibi-avid squamous cell lung cancer invading the heart during myocardial perfusion imaging. Clin Nucl Med 2013; 38:443-6. [PMID: 23603600 DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31828e9921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Scintigraphic and radiographic correlation of a non-sestamibi-avid lung mass invading the left ventricle serendipitously discovered during adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging is presented. The only clue to the presence of the mass was deformation of the anterior wall on SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. This case serves as a reminder that although the appearance of pathology on a nuclear medicine imaging study is typically what is seen (specifically, increased radiopharmaceutical uptake), it can just as importantly be what is not seen.
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Melzer HI, Coppenrath E, Schmid I, Albert MH, von Schweinitz D, Tudball C, Bartenstein P, Pfluger T. ¹²³I-MIBG scintigraphy/SPECT versus ¹⁸F-FDG PET in paediatric neuroblastoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2011; 38:1648-58. [PMID: 21617976 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1843-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyse different uptake patterns in (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy/SPECT imaging and (18)F-FDG PET in paediatric neuroblastoma patients. METHODS We compared 23 (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy scans and 23 (18)F-FDG PET scans (mean interval 10 days) in 19 patients with a suspected neuroblastic tumour (16 neuroblastoma, 1 ganglioneuroblastoma, 1 ganglioneuroma and 1 opsomyoclonus syndrome). SPECT images of the abdomen or other tumour-affected regions were available in all patients. Indications for (18)F-FDG PET were a (123)I-MIBG-negative tumour, a discrepancy in (123)I-MIBG uptake compared to the morphological imaging or imaging results inconsistent with clinical findings. A lesion was found by (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy and/or (18)F-FDG PET and/or morphological imaging. RESULTS A total of 58 suspicious lesions (mean lesion diameter 3.8 cm) were evaluated and 18 were confirmed by histology and 40 by clinical follow-up. The sensitivities of (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy and (18)F-FDG PET were 50% and 78% and the specificities were 75% and 92%, respectively. False-positive results (three (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy, one (18)F-FDG PET) were due to physiological uptake or posttherapy changes. False-negative results (23 (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy, 10 (18)F-FDG PET) were due to low uptake and small lesion size. Combined (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy/(18)F-FDG PET imaging showed the highest sensitivity of 85%. In 34 lesions the (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy and morphological imaging findings were discrepant. (18)F-FDG PET correctly identified 32 of the discrepant findings. Two bone/bone marrow metastases were missed by (18)F-FDG PET. CONCLUSION (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy and (18)F-FDG PET showed noticeable differences in their uptake patterns. (18)F-FDG PET was more sensitive and specific for the detection of neuroblastoma lesions. Our findings suggest that a (18)F-FDG PET scan may be useful in the event of discrepant or inconclusive findings on (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy/SPECT and morphological imaging.
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- Henriette Ingrid Melzer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Ziemssenstraße 1, 80336 Munich, Germany.
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Pirotte BJ, Levivier M, Goldman S, Massager N, Wikler D, Dewitte O, Bruneau M, Rorive S, David P, Brotchi J. POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY-GUIDED VOLUMETRIC RESECTION OF SUPRATENTORIAL HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS. Neurosurgery 2009; 64:471-81; discussion 481. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000338949.94496.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Integrating positron emission tomographic (PET) images into the image-guided resection of high-grade gliomas (HGG) has shown that metabolic information on tumor heterogeneity and distribution are useful for planning surgery, improve tumor delineation, and provide a final target contour different from that obtained with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alone in about 80% of the procedures. Moreover, PET guidance helps to increase the amount of tumor removed and to target image-guided resection to anaplastic tissue areas. The present study aims to evaluate whether PET-guided volumetric resection (VR) in supratentorial HGG might add benefit to the patient's outcome.
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PET images using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (n=23) and [11C]methionine (n=43) were combined with MRI scans in the planning of VR procedures performed at the initial stage in 66 consecutive patients (43 M/23 F) with supratentorial HGG according to the technique previously described. In all cases (35 anaplastic gliomas [20 astrocytomas, 10 oligoastrocytomas, 5 oligodendrogliomas] and 31 glioblastomas [GBM]), level and distribution of PET tracer uptake were analyzed to define a PET contour projected on MRI scans to define a final target contour for VR. Maximal tumor resection was accomplished in each case, with the intention to remove the entire abnormal metabolic area comprised in the surgical planning. Early postoperative MRI and PET assessed tumor resection. Survival analysis was performed separately in anaplastic gliomas and glioblastoma multiforme according to the presence or absence of residual tracer uptake on postoperative PET and according to the presence or absence of residual contrast enhancement on postoperative MRI.
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Preoperatively, metabolic information helped the surgical planning. In all procedures, PET contributed to define a final target contour different from that obtained with MRI alone. Postoperatively, 46 of 66 patients had no residual PET tracer uptake (total PET resection), 23 of 66 had no residual MRI contrast enhancement. No additional neurological morbidity due to the technique was reported. A total PET tracer uptake resection was associated with a significantly longer survival in anaplastic gliomas (P = 0.0071) and in glioblastoma multiforme (P = 0.0001), respectively. A total MRI contrast enhancement resection was not correlated with a significantly better survival, neither in anaplastic gliomas (P = 0.6089) nor in glioblastoma multiforme (P = 0.6806).
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Complete resection of the increased PET tracer uptake prolongs the survival of HGG patients. Because PET information represents a more specific marker than MRI enhancement for detecting anaplastic tumor tissue, PET-guidance increases the amount of anaplastic tissue removed in HGG.
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- Benoit J.M. Pirotte
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- PET-Cyclotron Biomedical Unit, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neuropathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Pirotte BJ, Levivier M, Goldman S, Massager N, Wikler D, Dewitte O, Bruneau M, Rorive S, David P, Brotchi J. POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY-GUIDED VOLUMETRIC RESECTION OF SUPRATENTORIAL HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS. Neurosurgery 2009. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000338949.94496.85 pubmed: 19240609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Ou P. La Radiologie au cœur de la Pédiatrie. Arch Pediatr 2008; 15:713-4. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(08)71885-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kunieda E, Hara H, Morikawa Y, Hirobe S, Kamagata S, Kubo A. Accumulation of gallium-67 within mature and immature teratoma in pediatric patients: investigation for the uptake mechanism. Ann Nucl Med 2008; 22:207-13. [PMID: 18498036 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-007-0095-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We encountered cases of mature and immature teratoma with positive uptake of (67)Ga. The objective of this study is to investigate the mechanism of (67)Ga accumulation within mature and immature teratomas by comparing the findings of gallium scan, computed tomography (CT), and autoradiography of surgical specimens with the pathological findings. METHODS The subjects comprised 14 children who underwent surgical resection for intra-abdominal mature and immature teratomas, which were histologically proved to be of the mature and immature subtype. Their age ranged from 24 days to 14 years. The origins of the mature teratomas consisted of seven ovaries including one bilateral case, two retroperitoneal, and two sacrococcygeal regions. The origins of the immature teratomas were retroperitoneum in two cases, an ovary and a sacrococcygeal region. Complete surgical excision was feasible in all children. They underwent both gallium scan and CT prior to surgery. Single-photon emission computed tomography was added in some cases. For two gallium-positive cases, radiography and scintigraphy (autoradiography) of the resected specimen were performed. RESULTS Of the 14 children, 5 (one with immature and four with mature subtype) showed positive (67)Ga uptake within tumors, which originated from the retroperitoneum in the 3 boys, and from the ovary in the 2 girls. All had typical CT findings of teratoma, including calcifications, fat components, cystic areas, and solid parts. (67)Ga accumulation in the four mature teratomas appeared discretely strong, and was considered to correspond with intralesional calcifications. However, in the remaining one immature teratoma, the gallium distribution was diffuse within the tumor. The comparison between radiography and autoradiography of the resected mature teratomas confirmed the correlation between the intralesional calcifications and areas of (67)Ga accumulation. CONCLUSIONS A high-uptake ratio of (67)Ga in benign teratoma was indicated. A close correlation between gallium scan and CT helps to ascertain whether (67)Ga uptake results from malignant and/or immature elements, or mature tissue components.
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- Etsuo Kunieda
- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Kiyose Children's Hospital, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan.
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Pfluger T, Hahn K, Schmid I. Pediatric pet: indications and value of multimodal imaging. Recent Results Cancer Res 2008; 170:181-191. [PMID: 18019626 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-31203-1_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- T Pfluger
- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München-Innenstadt, Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Germany
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Pirotte B, Goldman S, Dewitte O, Massager N, Wikler D, Lefranc F, Ben Taib NO, Rorive S, David P, Brotchi J, Levivier M. Integrated positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging–guided resection of brain tumors: a report of 103 consecutive procedures. J Neurosurg 2006; 104:238-53. [PMID: 16509498 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.2.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Object
The aim of this study was to evaluate the integration of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning data into the image-guided resection of brain tumors.
Methods
Positron emission tomography scans obtained using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and l-[methyl-11C]methionine (MET) were combined with magnetic resonance (MR) images in the navigational planning of 103 resections of brain tumors (63 low-grade gliomas [LGGs] and 40 high-grade gliomas [HGGs]). These procedures were performed in 91 patients (57 males and 34 females) in whom tumor boundaries could not be accurately identified on MR images for navigation-based resection. The level and distribution of PET tracer uptake in the tumor were analyzed to define the lesion contours, which in turn yielded a PET volume. The PET scanning–demonstrated lesion volume was subsequently projected onto MR images and compared with MR imaging data (MR volume) to define a final target volume for navigation-based resection—the tumor contours were displayed in the microscope’s eyepiece. Maximal tumor resection was accomplished in each case, with the intention of removing the entire area of abnormal metabolic activity visualized during surgical planning. Early postoperative MR imaging and PET scanning studies were performed to assess the quality of tumor resection. Both pre- and postoperative analyses of MR and PET images revealed whether integrating PET data into the navigational planning contributed to improved tumor volume definition and tumor resection.
Metabolic information on tumor heterogeneity or extent was useful in planning the surgery. In 83 (80%) of 103 procedures, PET studies contributed to defining a final target volume different from that obtained with MR imaging alone. Furthermore, FDG-PET scanning, which was performed in a majority of HGG cases, showed that PET volume was less extended than the MR volume in 16 of 21 cases and contributed to targeting the resection to the hypermetabolic (anaplastic) area in 11 (69%) of 16 cases. Performed in 59 LGG cases and 23 HGG cases, MET-PET demonstrated that the PET volume did not match the MR volume and improved the tumor volume definition in 52 (88%) of 59 and 18 (78%) of 23, respectively. Total resection of the area of increased PET tracer uptake was achieved in 54 (52%) of 103 procedures.
Conclusions
Imaging guidance with PET scanning provided independent and complementary information that helped to assess tumor extent and plan tumor resection better than with MR imaging guidance alone. The PET scanning guidance could help increase the amount of tumor removed and target image-guided resection to tumor portions that represent the highest evolving potential.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoît Pirotte
- Department of Neurosurgery, PET/Cyclotron Biomédical Unit, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Alfeeli MA, Naddaf SY, Syed GMS. Ewing sarcoma of the rib with normal blood flow and blood pool imagings on a 3-phase bone scan. Clin Nucl Med 2005; 30:610-1. [PMID: 16100480 DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000174202.97867.c5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ewing sarcoma is the second most common pediatric malignant bone tumor. It usually presents as a hot spot on a 3-phase bone scan as a result of increased vascularity of the tumor and new bone formation. However, aggressive Ewing sarcoma can also appear as a cold lesion. We present the features of a Ewing sarcoma of the rib on a 3-phase bone scan in a child who was being investigated for rib fracture after trauma.
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Pirotte B, Goldman S, Van Bogaert P, David P, Wikler D, Rorive S, Brotchi J, Levivier M. Integration of [11C]Methionine-Positron Emission Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Image-guided Surgical Resection of Infiltrative Low-grade Brain Tumors in Children. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2005; 57:128-39; discussion 128-39. [PMID: 15987579 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000163598.59870.6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2004] [Accepted: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the interest of integrating positron emission tomography (PET) images with the radiolabeled tracer [11C]methionine (Met) into the image-guided navigation planning of infiltrative low-grade brain tumors (LGBTs) in children.
METHODS:
Twenty-two children underwent combined Met-PET with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the planning of a navigation procedure. These children presented an LGBT (astrocytomas, 10; oligodendrogliomas, 4; ependymomas, 4; gangliogliomas, 4) located close to functional areas. Tumor boundaries were ill-defined on MRI (including T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery scans) and could not be clearly identified for allowing a complete, or at least a large, image-guided resection. The PET tracer Met was chosen because of its higher sensitivity and specificity than MRI to detect tumor tissue. The level and extension of MET uptake were analyzed to define the PET contour, subsequently projected onto MRI scans to define a final target contour for volumetric resection. The quality of tumor resection was assessed by an early postoperative MRI and Met-PET workup.
RESULTS:
In 20 of the 22 children with ill-defined LGBTs, PET improved tumor delineation and contributed to define a final target contour different from that obtained with MRI alone. Met-PET guidance allowed a total resection of Met uptake in 17 cases that were considered total tumor resections because the operative margin left in place contained nontumor tissue.
CONCLUSION:
These data suggested that Met-PET guidance could help to improve the number of total resections and the amount of tumor removed in infiltrative LGBTs in children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoit Pirotte
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Pirotte B, Levivier M, Morelli D, Van Bogaert P, Detemmerman D, David P, Baleriaux D, Brotchi J, Goldman S. Positron emission tomography for the early postsurgical evaluation of pediatric brain tumors. Childs Nerv Syst 2005; 21:294-300. [PMID: 15798921 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1071-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2004] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECT The object was to study the value of postoperative positron emission tomography (PET) to assess the extension of brain tumor resection. METHODS Twenty children operated on for total resection of a glial tumor (18 low-grade, 2 anaplastic) presented a signal on postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images raising the question of a possible tumor residue. PET was performed early ((18)F-Fluoro-deoxyglucose in 1, (11)C-methionine in 16, both in 3) to further characterize the nature of the abnormal MR signal in order to consider second-look surgery. An increased tracer uptake found in 14 children led to reoperation on 11 of them, confirming the tumor histologically. No (11)C-methionine uptake led to a conservative attitude in 6 children in whom MR imaging follow-up showed no tumor progression. CONCLUSIONS The early postoperative PET, especially with (11)C-methionine, appears to be a valid basis for complementary therapeutic decisions, especially second-look surgery, in glial tumors for which a radical resection is a key factor for prognosis.
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- Benoit Pirotte
- Department of Neurosurgery, ERASME Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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Peet AC, Leach MO, Pinkerton CR, Price P, Williams SR, Grundy RG. The development of functional imaging in the diagnosis, management and understanding of childhood brain tumours. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2005; 44:103-13. [PMID: 15495214 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Imaging plays a fundamental role in the management of children with brain tumours. A series of new techniques, commonly grouped under the heading functional imaging, promise to give information on the properties and biological characteristics of tissues thereby adding to the structural information available from current imaging. The EPSRC funded a workshop to bring together clinicians from the UK Children's Cancer Study Group and scientific experts in the field to identify clinical problems in childhood brain tumours that may be addressed by functional imaging and to develop a clinical test bed for applying, evaluating and developing this new technology. The presentations and discussion sessions from the workshop are summarised and a review of the current 'state of the art' for this rapidly developing area provided. A key output of the workshop was agreement on a series of hypotheses which can be tested in carefully designed clinical studies.
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- A C Peet
- Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Cervical spinal Ewing's sarcomas are rare and cause problems in diagnosis. We present an unusual case of a primary extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma arising from the spinal cord. An 18-year-old woman with fever, headache and back pain lasting one month was admitted to the hospital. Whole body bone scintigraphy was performed with 1110 MBq technetium-99m methylenediphosphonate. Scintigraphy clearly showed abnormal technetium-99m methylenediphosphonate accumulation in the level of the 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae. Magnetic resonance imaging could also confirm this examination finding. After the scintigraphic study, the patient underwent surgery. Pathological diagnosis of the operation specimen was Ewing's sarcoma.
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- Gün Kara
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Firat University, School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
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Van Heertum RL, Greenstein EA, Tikofsky RS. 2-deoxy-fluorglucose–positron emission tomography imaging of the brain: Current clinical applications with emphasis on the dementias. Semin Nucl Med 2004; 34:300-12. [PMID: 15493007 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2004.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A number of very significant advances in the field of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging are now beginning to have an impact on clinical PET brain imaging. Among the most significant advances are further improvements in PET scanner detectors and computers. Increasingly, more sophisticated methods of image analysis and quantitation are also beginning to emerge. In addition, there has been a very rapid introduction of newer PET radiotracers that will ultimately work their way into the clinical environment. Finally, there is an expanding interest in the potential of PET brain imaging in the evaluation of a wide variety of clinical neuropsychiatric conditions.
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- Ronald L Van Heertum
- Department of Radiology, Kreitchman PET Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor in children and has a heterogeneous clinical presentation and course. Clinical and biologic features of this disease have been used to develop risk-based therapy. Patients with low-risk disease can be treated with surgery alone. Patients with intermediate-risk features have an excellent prognosis after treatment with surgery and a relatively short course of standard dose chemotherapy. Unfortunately, most children with neuroblastoma present with advanced disease. More than 60% of patients with high-risk features will succumb to their disease despite intensive therapy including a myeloablative consolidation. Research efforts to understand the biologic basis of neuroblastoma and to identify new, more effective therapies are essential to improve the outcome for these children.
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- Robert E Goldsby
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0106, USA
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