18F-FDG PET/CT Mean SUV and Metabolic Tumor Volume for Mean Survival Time in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
18F-FDG PET/CT Mean SUV and Metabolic Tumor Volume for Mean Survival Time in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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DOI:
10.1097/rlu.0000000000000740
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发表时间:
2015-06-01
影响因子:
10.6
通讯作者:
Bekci, Taha Tahir
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作者:
Kurtipek, Ercan;Cayci, Mustafa;Bekci, Taha Tahir
Objective: The study was designed to determine the relationship between survival time of standardized uptake value (SUVmax and SUVmean) andmetabolic tumor volume (MTV) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and examine the impact of demographic, clinical, and radiological data of these patients on survival.Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the records of 79 patients with NSCLC who presented to our hospital between May 2010 and March 2013, received a final diagnosis, and underwent F-18-FDG PET/CT for staging. Clinical, radiological, and F-18-FDG PET/CT parameters with an impact on prognosis such as the SUVmax of the primary tumor as calculated by the volumetric region of interest in the F-18-FDG PET/CT scans during initial diagnosis, mean SUV of the tumor, and MTV obtained with a threshold of SUVmax greater than 2.5 were recorded and statistically analyzed. A statistical analysis was carried out based on the clinical, radiological, and PET/CT findings of the patients who were divided into 2 groups: survivors and nonsurvivors.Results: Seventy patients (88.6%) were men, and 9 (11.4%) were women. The mean age was 63.65 +/- 11.51 years in the nonsurvivor group (n = 40) versus 62.74 +/- 10.60 years in the survivor group (n = 39) (Table 1). The mean survival time from diagnosis was 7.9 +/- 6.52 months in the nonsurvivor group versus 14.09 +/- 7.41 months in the survivor group. The mean survival time was 12.9 +/- 7.9 months for those aged 60 or younger, whereas it was 9.9 +/- 7.2 years for those aged 60 or older. According to the Cox regression analysis, higher MTV [relative risk (RR), 1.006; P = 0.03] and mean SUVmax (mSUV) (RR, 1.302; P = 0.03) had a significant impact on shortening of the mean survival time. However, no statistical significance was reached for SUVmax measurements (RR, 0.970; P = 0.39). Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between increased tumor size (