FDG pet studies during treatment:: Prediction of therapy outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
FDG pet studies during treatment:: Prediction of therapy outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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DOI:
10.1002/hed.10037
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Strand, SE
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作者:
Brun, E;Kjellén, E;Strand, SE
Background. Positron emission tomography (PET) provides metabolic information of tissues in vivo. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of PET with 2-[(18) F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in prediction of therapy outcome (tumor response, survival, and locoregional control) in locally advanced HNSCC.Methods. Between 1993 and 1999 47 patients underwent PET before (PET1) and after (PET2) 1 to 3 weeks of radical treatment with evaluation of metabolic rate (MR) and standardized uptake value (SUV) of FDG. All patients received radiotherapy, and 10 also received neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Median follow-up time was 3.3 years.Results. Low and high MR FDG at PET2, with median value as cutoff, was associated with complete remission in 96% and 62% (p =.007), with 5-year overall survival in 72% and 35% (p =.0042) and with local control in 96% and 55% (p =.002), respectively.Conclusions. FDG PET in the early phase of treatment of HNSCC is associated with tumor response, survival, and local control. (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Inc.