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Velasco-Suelto J, Gálvez-Carvajal L, Comino-Méndez I, Rueda-Domínguez A. Hodgkin lymphoma and liquid biopsy: a story to be told. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2024; 43:184. [PMID: 38956619 PMCID: PMC11218217 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-024-03108-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) represents a neoplasm primarily affecting adolescents and young adults, necessitating the development of precise diagnostic and monitoring tools. Specifically, classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), comprising 90% of cases, necessitating tailored treatments to minimize late toxicities. Although positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has enhanced response assessment, its limitations underscore the urgency for more reliable progression predictive tools. Genomic characterisation of rare Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells is challenging but essential. Recent studies employ single-cell molecular analyses, mass cytometry, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to unveil mutational landscapes. The integration of liquid biopsies, particularly circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), extracellular vesicles (EVs), miRNAs and cytokines, emerge as groundbreaking approaches. Recent studies demonstrate ctDNA's potential in assessing therapy responses and predicting relapses in HL. Despite cHL-specific ctDNA applications being relatively unexplored, studies emphasize its value in monitoring treatment outcomes. Overall, this review underscores the imperative role of liquid biopsies in advancing HL diagnosis and monitoring.
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- Jesús Velasco-Suelto
- Unidad de Gestion Clinica Intercentros de Oncologia Medica, Hospitales Universitarios Regional y Virgen de La Victoria, 29010, Malaga, Spain
- The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga, IBIMA-CIMES-UMA), 29010, Malaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica Intercentros de Oncologia Medica, Hospitales Universitarios Regional y Virgen de La Victoria, 29010, Malaga, Spain
- The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga, IBIMA-CIMES-UMA), 29010, Malaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica Intercentros de Oncologia Medica, Hospitales Universitarios Regional y Virgen de La Victoria, 29010, Malaga, Spain.
- The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga, IBIMA-CIMES-UMA), 29010, Malaga, Spain.
- Andalusia-Roche Network in Precision Medical Oncology, 41092, Seville, Spain.
- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC - CB16, 12/00481); 28029, Madrid, Spain.
- Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Group, IBIMA Institute, C/ Severo Ochoa, ParqueTecnologico de Andalucia (PTA), 35, 29590, Campanillas-Malaga, Spain.
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica Intercentros de Oncologia Medica, Hospitales Universitarios Regional y Virgen de La Victoria, 29010, Malaga, Spain
- The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga, IBIMA-CIMES-UMA), 29010, Malaga, Spain
- Andalusia-Roche Network in Precision Medical Oncology, 41092, Seville, Spain
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Dai N, Cai R, Deng S, Sang S. Analysis of Positive Results of 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphoma. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2027. [PMID: 37370922 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13122027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to differentiate between false-positive and true-positive positron emission tomography (PET) results after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for lymphoma involvement by analyzing several clinical variables and specific imaging features. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with lymphoma who received SCT and underwent post-transplantation 18F-FDG PET/CT scans between January 2013 and April 2021 at our institution were included. Associations between PET positivity and related clinical information were assessed using t-tests and χ2 tests. The significance of variables differentiating benign lesions from malignant FDG-avid lesions was evaluated by logistic regression analysis. Survival probabilities were derived from Kaplan-Meier curves and compared using the log-rank test. RESULTS A total of 185 patients (235 post-transplantation PET/CT scans) were enrolled in our present study. Compared with those with true-positive PET results, patients with false-positive PET results exhibited a better prognosis. For the autologous SCT group, false-positive cases were more commonly seen when FDG-avid foci appeared outside the sites of the original disease (p = 0.004), and the integrated CT imaging showed negative results (p = 0.000). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, integrated CT results were the only significant factor. For the allogeneic SCT group, false-positive cases were significantly more commonly seen when DS = 4 (p = 0.046), FDG-avid foci appeared outside the sites of the original disease (p = 0.022), and the integrated CT imaging showed negative results (p = 0.001). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, whether FDG-avid foci were in the sites of the original disease and integrated CT results were both significant factors. CONCLUSION False-positive FDG uptake in post-transplantation PET was not uncommon. Several variables could provide an important reference to differentiate false-positive from true-positive post-SCT PET results for lymphoma involvement. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2300067355.
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- Na Dai
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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PET imaging of lymphomas. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822960-6.00047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Galvez-Carvajal L, Quero C, Casanova M, Díaz C, Chícharo JR, Espeso M, Medina Á, Ramos I, Alba E, Rueda A. Ability of final PET/CT to predict response to first-line treatment in real patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Hematol 2021; 115:54-60. [PMID: 34546542 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03223-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Up to 25% of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) and a negative interim PET/CT will progress. Unfortunately, there are few published studies on the predictive value of PET/CT performed after finishing treatment. The objective of our study was to assess the role of the final PET/CT (fPET/CT) in predicting progression in a retrospective series of patients treated in the last 10 years with a homogeneous protocol (ABVD + / - radiotherapy). We reviewed a cohort of 227 patients with newly diagnosed cHL. fPET/CT was performed on 212 patients (93%). In patients with a positive fPET, progression-free survival at 60 months was 17% (94% if fPET was negative, p = 0.000). The positive and negative predictive values for the fPET were 76% and 94%, respectively (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.000). In the subgroup of patients with advanced-stage cHL, progression-free survival at 60 months was 91% with negative fPET and 0% with positive fPET (p = 0.000). However, fPET was negative in 19 of the 29 patients with a positive interim PET/CT (only 2 showed progression). In conclusion, fPET is a useful tool to predict treatment failure in patients with newly diagnosed cHL, especially advanced-stage disease.
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- Laura Galvez-Carvajal
- Medical Oncology Intercentre Unit, Regional and Virgen de La Victoria University Hospitals, IBIMA, Teatinos, s/n, C.P., 29010, Málaga, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Regional University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Regional University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Intercentre Unit, Regional and Virgen de La Victoria University Hospitals, IBIMA, Teatinos, s/n, C.P., 29010, Málaga, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Intercentre Unit, Regional and Virgen de La Victoria University Hospitals, IBIMA, Teatinos, s/n, C.P., 29010, Málaga, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Intercentre Unit, Regional and Virgen de La Victoria University Hospitals, IBIMA, Teatinos, s/n, C.P., 29010, Málaga, Spain.
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Gallamini A, Kurlapski M, Zaucha JM. FDG-PET/CT for the Management of Post-Chemotherapy Residual Mass in Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13163952. [PMID: 34439108 PMCID: PMC8391562 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13163952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Simple Summary In the present review the authors report the predictive value of FDG/PET-CT (PET) on treatment outcome of Hodgkin lymphoma patients showing a post-chemotherapy residual mass, based on the published reports of PET-guided consolidation radiotherapy after different-intensity chemotherapy regimens such as ABVD or BEACOPPescalated. A special focus will be dedicated to the role of PET for assessing patients with a residual mass during and after immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Finally, the interpretation criteria of PET will be also reviewed, and the role of alternative imaging techniques discussed. Abstract In the present review, the authors report the published evidence on the use of functional imaging with FDG-PET/CT in assessing the final response to treatment in Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite a very high overall Negative Predictive Value of post-chemotherapy PET on treatment outcome ranging from 94% to 86%, according to different treatment intensity, the Positive Predicting Value proved much lower (40–25%). In the present review the Authors discuss the role of PET to guide consolidation RT over a RM after different chemotherapy regimens, both in early and in advanced-stage disease. A particular emphasis is dedicated to the peculiar issue of the qualitative versus semi-quantitative methods for End-of Therapy PET scan interpretation. A short hint will be given on the role of FDG-PET to assess the treatment outcome after immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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- Andrea Gallamini
- Research and Clinical Innovation Department, Antoine Lacassagne Cancer Centre, 06189 Nice, France
- Correspondence:
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- Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland; (M.K.); (J.M.Z.)
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- Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland; (M.K.); (J.M.Z.)
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Juweid ME, Mueller M, Alhouri A, A-Risheq MZ, Mottaghy FM. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the management of Hodgkin and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: An update. Cancer 2021; 127:3727-3741. [PMID: 34286864 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is now an integral part of lymphoma staging and management. Because of its greater accuracy compared with CT alone, PET/CT is currently routinely performed for staging and for response assessment at the end of treatment in the vast majority of FDG-avid lymphomas and is the cornerstone of response classification for these lymphomas according to the Lugano classification. Interim PET/CT, typically performed after 2 to 4 of 6 to 8 chemotherapy/chemoimmunotherapy cycles with or without radiation, is commonly performed for prognostication and potential treatment escalation or de-escalation early in the course of therapy, a concept known as response-adapted or risk-adapted treatment. Quantitative PET is an area of growing interest. Metrics, such as the standardized uptake value, changes (Δ) in the standardized uptake value, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion glycolysis, are being investigated as more reproducible and potentially more accurate predictors of response and prognosis. Despite the progress made in standardizing the use of PET/CT in lymphoma, challenges remain, particularly with respect to its limited positive predictive value, emphasizing the need for more specific molecular probes. This review highlights the most relevant applications of PET/CT in Hodgkin and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, its strengths and limitations, as well as recent efforts at implementing PET/CT-based metrics as promising tools for precision medicine.
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- Malik E Juweid
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Rheinish-Westphalian Technical University, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Rheinish-Westphalian Technical University, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Ragheb SR, Louka AL, Sharara SM. Lugano classification: response evaluation criteria for positron emission tomography/computed tomography in lymphoma follow-up. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-020-00303-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
The purpose of this study is to assess the role of 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG PET-CT) in the follow-up of patients with lymphoma after finishing therapy.
Results
This study included 42 lymphomas (25 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 17 Hodgkin’s lymphoma); patients ranging in age from 18 to 70 years were examined by 18FDG PET-CT after therapy and analyzed retrospectively. Confirmatory biopsy was mandatory in cases of suspected disease recurrence and follow-up in cases of complete metabolic response. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in assessment of lymphoma treatment response reveals significant statistical significance (P < 0.05). It shows 100% sensitivity, 92.8% specificity, and 95.2% accuracy in the prediction of response.
Conclusion
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography plays an important role in detection of response to treatment of lymphoma after finishing therapy.
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Voltin CA, Mettler J, Grosse J, Dietlein M, Baues C, Schmitz C, Borchmann P, Kobe C, Hellwig D. FDG-PET Imaging for Hodgkin and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma-An Updated Overview. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12030601. [PMID: 32150986 PMCID: PMC7139791 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12030601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Since the mid-1990s, 18F-fluorodeoxglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) in combination with computed tomography has come to play a prominent role in the management of malignant lymphomas. One of the first PET applications in oncology was the detection of lymphoma manifestations at staging, where it has shown high sensitivity. Nowadays, this imaging modality is also used during treatment to evaluate the individual chemosensitivity and adapt further therapy accordingly. If the end-of-treatment PET is negative, irradiation in advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma patients can be safely omitted after highly effective chemotherapy. Thus far, lymphoma response assessment has mainly been performed using visual criteria, such as the Deauville five-point scale, which became the international standard in 2014. However, novel measures such as metabolic tumor volume or total lesion glycolysis have recently been recognized by several working groups and may further increase the diagnostic and prognostic value of FDG-PET in the future.
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- Conrad-Amadeus Voltin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (M.D.); (C.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-221-478-7534
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (M.D.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany; (J.G.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (M.D.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife Center, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany;
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- Department of Hematology, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany;
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen-Bonn-Cologne-Dusseldorf (CIO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (J.M.); (M.D.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany; (J.G.); (D.H.)
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Gillessen S, Kobe C, Engert A, von Tresckow B. PET positivity - the agony of choice: response assessment and interpretation of increased FDG uptake of residual mediastinal tissue after frontline therapy in Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:251-254. [PMID: 31942807 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1711076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Sarah Gillessen
- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Hodgkin Study Group, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Ghesani N, Gavane S, Hafez A, Kostakoglu L. PET in Lymphoma. Clin Nucl Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39457-8_23] [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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Novo M, Nowakowski GS, Habermann TM, Witzig TE, Micallef IN, Johnston PB, Inwards DJ, Botto B, Ristow KM, Young JR, Vitolo U, Ansell SM. Persistent mediastinal FDG uptake on PET-CT after frontline therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma: biopsy, treat or observe? Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 61:318-327. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1663422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mattia Novo
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Cramer FM, Chuang HH, Miranda RN, Lee HJ. False-Positive Positron Emission Tomography After Combined-Modality Induction Therapy in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Early-Stage Bulky Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Oncol Pract 2019; 15:499-501. [PMID: 31310574 DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is currently the criterion standard of lymphoma imaging and recommended through all stages of Hodgkin lymphoma management. Accurate staging is important for risk stratification and initial choice of therapy and also for the planning of postchemoradiotherapy. 18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT frequently leads to upstaging and potentially a more intensive treatment. Visual-only assessment of staging and interim scans is being accompanied by quantitative and semiquantitative methods to measure metabolic tumor volume, total lesion glycolysis, and so on. It is still unclear if these methods significantly improve the value of FDG PET/CT by visual assessment only. Because of the good prognostic value of FDG PET/CT, a large number of studies have used interim FDG PET to tailor treatment to the individual patients, according to their early metabolic response rather than according to their pretreatment prognostic features. 18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT is standard of care for posttreatment response assessment but has no place in routine follow-up of Hodgkin lymphoma patients in remission.
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Raynor WY, Zadeh MZ, Kothekar E, Yellanki DP, Alavi A. Evolving Role of PET-Based Novel Quantitative Techniques in the Management of Hematological Malignancies. PET Clin 2019; 14:331-340. [PMID: 31084773 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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"The role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in hematological malignancies continues to expand in disease diagnosis, staging, and management. A key advantage of PET over other imaging modalities is its ability to quantify tracer uptake, which can be used to determine degree of disease activity. Although tracer uptake with PET is conventionally measured in focal lesions, novel quantitative techniques are being investigated that set objective protocols and produce robust parameters that represent total disease activity portrayed by PET. This article discusses recent advances in PET quantification that can improve reliability and accuracy of characterizing hematological malignancies."
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- William Y Raynor
- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 W Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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El-Galaly TC, Villa D, Gormsen LC, Baech J, Lo A, Cheah CY. FDG-PET/CT in the management of lymphomas: current status and future directions. J Intern Med 2018; 284:358-376. [PMID: 29989234 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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FDG-PET/CT is the current state-of-the-art imaging in lymphoma and plays a central role in treatment decisions. At diagnosis, accurate staging is crucial for appropriate therapy selection: FDG-PET/CT can identify areas of lymphoma missed by CT alone and avoid under-treatment of patients with advanced disease stage who would have been misclassified as having limited stage disease by CT. Particularly in Hodgkin lymphoma, positive interim FDG-PET/CT scans are adversely prognostic for clinical outcomes and can inform PET-adapted treatment strategies, but such data are less consistent in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The use of quantitative FDG-PET/CT metrics using metabolic tumour volume, possibly in combination with other biomarkers, may better define prognostic subgroups and thus facilitate better treatment selection. After chemotherapy, FDG-PET/CT response is predictive of outcome and may identify a subgroup who benefit from consolidative radiotherapy. Novel therapies, in particular immunotherapies, exhibit different response patterns than conventional chemotherapy, which has led to modified response criteria that take into account the risk of transient pseudo-progression. In relapsed lymphoma, FDG-PET/CT after second-line therapy and prior to high-dose therapy is also strongly associated with outcome and may be used to guide intensity of salvage therapy in relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma. Currently, FDG-PET/CT has no role in the routine follow-up after complete metabolic response to therapy, but it remains a powerful tool for excluding relapse if patients develop clinical features suggestive of disease relapse. In conclusion, FDG-PET/CT plays major roles in the various phases of management of lymphoma and constitutes a step towards the pursuit of personalized treatment.
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- T C El-Galaly
- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Lopci E, Mascarin M, Piccardo A, Castello A, Elia C, Guerra L, Borsatti E, Sala A, Todesco A, Zucchetta P, Farruggia P, Cistaro A, Buffardi S, Bertolini P, Bianchi M, Moleti ML, Bunkheila F, Indolfi P, Fagioli F, Garaventa A, Burnelli R. FDG PET in response evaluation of bulky masses in paediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients enrolled in the Italian AIEOP-LH2004 trial. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2018; 46:97-106. [PMID: 30219963 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-018-4155-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE We present the results of an investigation of the role of FDG PET in response evaluation of bulky masses in paediatric patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) enrolled in the Italian AIEOP-LH2004 trial. METHODS We analysed data derived from 703 patients (388 male, 315 female; mean age 13 years) with HL and enrolled in 41 different Italian centres from March 2004 to September 2012, all treated with the AIEOP-LH2004 protocol. The cohort comprised 309 patients with a bulky mass, of whom 263 were evaluated with FDG PET at baseline and after four cycles of chemotherapy. Responses were determined according to combined functional and morphological criteria. Patients were followed up for a mean period of 43 months and for each child we calculated time-to-progression (TTP) and relapse rates considering clinical monitoring, and instrumental and histological data as the reference standard. Statistical analyses were performed for FDG PET and morphological responses with respect to TTP. Multivariate analysis was used to define independent predictive factors. RESULTS Overall, response evaluation revealed 238 PET-negative patients (90.5%) and 25 PET-positive patients (9.5%), with a significant difference in TTP between these groups (mean TTP: 32.67 months for negative scans, 23.8 months for positive scans; p < 0.0001, log-rank test). In the same cohort, computed tomography showed a complete response (CR) in 85 patients (32.3%), progressive disease (PD) in 6 patients (2.3%), and a partial response (PR) in 165 patients (62.7%), with a significant difference in TTP between patients with CR and patients with PD (31.1 months and 7.9 months, respectively; p < 0.001, log-rank test). Similarly, there was a significant difference in relapse rates between PET-positive and PET-negative patients (p = 0000). In patients with PR, there was also a significant difference in TTP between PET-positive and PET-negative patients (24.6 months and 34.9 months, respectively; p < 0.0001). In the multivariate analysis with correction for multiple testing, only the PET result was an independent predictive factor in both the entire cohort of patients and the subgroup showing PR on CT (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION After four cycles of chemotherapy, FDG PET response assessment in paediatric HL patients with a bulky mass is a good predictor of TTP and disease outcome. Moreover, in patients with a PR on CT, PET was able to differentiate those with a longer TTP. In paediatric HL patients with a bulky mass and in patients with a PR on CT, response on FDG PET was an independent predictive factor.
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- Egesta Lopci
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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- AYA and Pediatric Radiotherapy, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- AYA and Pediatric Radiotherapy, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Hospital San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Positron Emission Tomography Centre IRMET S.p.A. Affidea, Turin, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncohematology, Hospital Umberto I, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Oncohematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Pediatric Onco-hematologic Unit, University Hospital S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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Berriolo-Riedinger A, Becker S, Casasnovas O, Vander Borght T, Édeline V. Role of FDG PET-CT in the treatment management of Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Radiother 2018; 22:393-400. [PMID: 30033076 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positons emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) is used in many ways at baseline and during the treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. Many properties of the technique are used in the different steps of patient's management. Initial staging with PET-CT is more accurate than conventional imaging and PET-CT also became the gold standard imaging at the end of treatment with a negative PET-CT mandatory for reaching a complete remission. Early assessment of response by PET-CT is one of the most powerful prognostic factors for progression-free survival of patients with localized and advanced stages and allows guiding treatment. Conversely, previous studies showed that there is no role of FDG PET-CT for the patient's follow-up.
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- A Berriolo-Riedinger
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, centre Georges-François-Leclerc, 1, rue du Pr-Marion, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, centre Henri-Becquerel, 1, rue d'Amiens, 76038 Rouen, France
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- Department of Hematology, CHU F.-Mitterrand, 21000 Dijon, France; Inserm, UMR 1231, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Department Nuclear Medicine, CHU UCL Namur, site de Godinne, rue Dr-Gaston-Thérasse 1, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium; Namur Research Institute in Life Sciences (Narilis), rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, hôpital René-Huguenin, institut Curie, 35, rue Dailly, 92210 Saint-Cloud, France.
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do Vale RHB, Ferraro DA, Duarte PS, Carvalho G, Lima MS, Coura Filho GB, Sapienza MT, Buchpiguel CA. Bone marrow uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in Hodgkin lymphoma without bone involvement: comparison between patients with and without B symptoms. Radiol Bras 2018; 51:76-80. [PMID: 29743733 PMCID: PMC5935399 DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2016.0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective To compare the degree of benign bone marrow uptake of
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) between Hodgkin
lymphoma patients with and without B symptoms. Materials and Methods We analyzed the medical charts of 74 Hodgkin lymphoma patients who underwent
18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography
(PET/CT) prior to the initiation of therapy between October 2010 and
September 2013. In all of the patients, the bone marrow biopsy was negative
and the 18F-FDG PET/CT images did not suggest bone marrow
involvement. Of the 74 patients evaluated, 54 presented inflammatory (B)
symptoms and 20 did not. Regions of interest (ROIs) were drawn on the
sternum, the proximal thirds of the humeri, the proximal thirds of the
femora, and both iliac wings (totaling seven ROIs per patient). To compare
the patients with and without B symptoms, in terms of standardized uptake
values (SUVs) for the seven ROIs, we used the Mann-Whitney U test. Results For six of the ROIs, the SUVs were higher in the patients with B symptoms
than in those without, and the difference was statistically significant
(p < 0.05). There was also a tendency toward a
statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of the
SUV for the right iliac wing ROI (p = 0.06). Conclusion In our sample, the presence of B symptoms was associated with increased
18F-FDG uptake in bone marrow.
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- MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- MD, PhD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Kobe C, Dietlein M, Hellwig D. PET/CT for Lymphoma Post-therapy Response Assessment in Hodgkin Lymphoma and Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. Semin Nucl Med 2018; 48:28-36. [DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma: End-of-treatment FDG-PET should be maintained. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 44:1254-1257. [DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3714-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mesguich C, Cazeau AL, Bouabdallah K, Hindié E. Hodgkin lymphoma: is there really a need for interim and end-of-treatment FDG-PET evaluations? - Response to Adams & Kwee. Br J Haematol 2017; 181:124-125. [PMID: 28106255 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Charles Mesguich
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institut Bergonié Cancer Centre, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hematological Oncology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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Nakajima R, Abe K, Momose M, Fukushima K, Matsuo Y, Kimura K, Kondo C, Sakai S. Optimization of scan initiation timing after 11C-methionine administration for the diagnosis of suspected recurrent brain tumors. Ann Nucl Med 2016; 31:190-197. [PMID: 27885545 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-016-1140-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE 11C-Methionine (MET) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is a valuable technique for the evaluation of primary and recurrent brain tumors. Many studies have used MET-PET for data acquisition starting at 20 min after the tracer injection, while others have used scan initiation times at 5-15 min postinjection. No previous studies have identified the best acquisition timing during MET-PET imaging for suspected recurrent brain tumors. Here we sought to determine the optimal scan initiating timing after MET administration for the detection of recurrent brain tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three consecutive patients with suspected recurrent brain tumors underwent MET-PET examinations. Brain PET images were reconstructed from the four serial data sets (10-15, 15-20, 20-25, and 25-30 min postinjection) that were obtained using the list-mode acquisition technique. We determined the maximal standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of the target lesions and the target-to-normal-tissue ratios (TNRs), calculated as the SUVmax to the SUVmean of a region of interest placed on the normal contralateral frontal cortex. Target lesions without significant MET uptake were excluded. RESULTS Thirty-one lesions from 23 patients were enrolled. There were no significant differences in MET SUVmax or TNR values among the PET images that were reconstructed with the data extracted from the four phases postinjection. CONCLUSION The MET uptake in the suspected recurrent brain tumors was comparable among all data extraction time phases from 10 to 30 min postinjection. The scan initiation time of MET-PET at 10 min after the injection is allowable for the detection of recurrent brain tumors. The registration identification number of the original study is 1002.
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- Reiko Nakajima
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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Moghbel MC, Mittra E, Gallamini A, Niederkohr R, Chen DL, Zukotynski K, Nadel H, Kostakoglu L. Response Assessment Criteria and Their Applications in Lymphoma: Part 2. J Nucl Med 2016; 58:13-22. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.184242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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With the introduction of hybrid imaging technologies such as PET/CT and recently PET/MRI, staging and therapy-response monitoring have evolved. PET/CT has been shown to be of value for routine staging of FDG-avid lymphomas before as well as at the end of treatment. For interim staging, trials are ongoing to evaluate the use of PET/CT. In melanoma, PET/CT can be recommended for stages III and IV diseases for initial staging and before surgery. Studies investigating the use of PET/CT for early therapy response are promising. The role of PET/MR in lymphoma and melanoma imaging has to be defined because no larger studies exist so far. There may be an application of PET/MR in research especially for tumor characterization and therapy response. Furthermore, the potential role of non-FDG tracers is elucidated regarding the assessment of treatment response in targeted drug regimens.
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- Nina F Schwenzer
- Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Accurate reporting of combined PET/CT imaging requires a thorough understanding of the normal and variant physiological distribution of tracers as well as common incidental findings and technical artifacts. We describe these pitfalls and artifacts, what action may help to mitigate them in clinical practice, and what further action may be appropriate. This review presents these in a region-based approach, in order to closely mimic clinical practice, and focuses on technical artifacts followed by a description of two commonly used oncologic tracers: FDG and choline.
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- St Thomas' PET Imaging Centre, Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust and Kings College London, London, UK
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- St Thomas' PET Imaging Centre, Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust and Kings College London, London, UK
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Dorius TH, Bennion NR, Armitage JO. PET-directed therapy in Hodgkin lymphoma: Ready for prime time? Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2015; 15:1431-41. [PMID: 26472333 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2015.1096202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Advances in chemotherapy and radiation therapy have allowed the vast majority of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma to be cured, but some of these patients develop treatment-related complications, including second malignancies, cardiovascular disease, and thyroid disease. Efforts to decrease exposure of patients to more chemotherapy or radiation therapy than is necessary to cure their disease have led to a trend toward shortened treatment regimens in patients with low-risk disease. Predicting which patients will relapse, and therefore might benefit from a more intense treatment regimen, has been a clinical challenge. PET has emerged as a useful modality in the diagnosis and management of Hodgkin lymphoma, and has been studied as a potential tool to help the oncologist to utilize the optimal chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimen for each patient.
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- Timothy H Dorius
- a 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
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- b 2 Radiation Oncology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
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- a 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
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Nagle SJ, Chong EA, Chekol S, Shah NN, Nasta SD, Glatstein E, Plastaras JP, Torigian DA, Schuster SJ, Svoboda J. The role of FDG-PET imaging as a prognostic marker of outcome in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. Cancer Med 2014; 4:7-15. [PMID: 25205600 PMCID: PMC4312112 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) is a subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that arises in the mediastinum from B-cells of thymic origin. Optimal management of patients with PMBL remains controversial. The present study evaluates outcomes of 27 PMBL patients treated with R-CHOP with or without radiation therapy (RT). It investigates the role of both interim and posttreatment fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) as prognostic markers of outcome. Additionally, it assesses postprogression therapies in the six patients who had progressive disease. At a median follow-up of 41.5 months (range: 6.1–147.2 months), OS was 95.5% (95% CI = 71.9–99.4) and progression-free survival (PFS) was 70.4% (95% CI = 49.4–83.9) for the entire cohort. The negative predictive values of interim and posttreatment FDG-PET scans were both 100%. Patients who failed initial therapy and were treated with salvage regimens and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) all achieved and maintained CR. PMBL patients can achieve excellent outcomes with minimal toxicities when treated with R-CHOP with or without RT. Negative interim and negative posttreatment FDG-PET results identified PMBL patients who achieve long-term remission. However, the significance of both positive interim and positive posttreatment FDG-PET results needs to be better defined. Those who failed initial therapy were successfully treated with salvage regimens and ASCT.
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- Sarah J Nagle
- Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kobe C, Dietlein M, Kriz J, Furth C, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A, Eich HT. The role of PET in Hodgkin’s lymphoma and its impact on radiation oncology. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 10:1419-28. [DOI: 10.1586/era.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ulaner GA, Lilienstein J, Gönen M, Maragulia J, Moskowitz CH, Zelenetz AD. False-Positive [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-avid lymph nodes on positron emission tomography-computed tomography after allogeneic but not autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2013; 32:51-6. [PMID: 24248697 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.50.8044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Determine the clinical significance of [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid lesions in patients with lymphoma treated with stem-cell transplantation. METHODS All patients who underwent stem-cell transplantation for lymphoma at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between January 2005 and December 2009 and had post-transplantation FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) examinations were included. PET/CT examinations were evaluated for FDG-avid lesions suggestive of disease. Clinical records, biopsy results, and subsequent imaging examinations were evaluated for malignancy. RESULTS Two hundred fifty-one patients were identified, 107 with allogeneic and 144 with autologous stem-cell transplantation. Of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation recipients, 50 had FDG-avid lesions suggestive of lymphoma, defined as FDG-avidity greater than liver background. However, only 29 of these 50 demonstrated lymphoma on biopsy, whereas biopsy attempts were benign in the other 21 patients. Sensitivity analysis determined that a 1.5-cm short axis nodal measurement distinguished patients with malignant from nonmalignant biopsies. In 21 of 22 patients with FDG-avid lymph nodes ≤ 1.5 cm, biopsy attempts were benign. In the absence of treatment, these nodes either resolved or were stable on repeat imaging. Disease-free survival of patients with FDG-avid ≤ 1.5 cm lymph nodes was comparable with patients without FDG-avid lesions. In comparison, autologous stem-cell transplantation patients rarely demonstrated FDG-avid lesions suggestive of disease without malignant pathology. CONCLUSION Twenty percent (21 of 107) of patients with an allogeneic stem-cell transplantation demonstrated FDG-avid lymph nodes up to 1.5 cm in short axis on PET/CT, which did not represent active lymphoma. After allogeneic stem-cell transplantation of patients with lymphoma, benign FDG-avid ≤ 1.5 cm lymph nodes can mimic malignancy.
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- Gary A Ulaner
- All authors, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; and Gary A. Ulaner, Craig H. Moskowitz, and Andrew D. Zelenetz, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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MARTIN AV, CUNNINGHAM D, SHARMA B. Positron emission tomography/CT in the management of lymphoma. IMAGING 2013. [DOI: 10.1259/imaging.20110086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Eich HT, Kriz J, Schmidberger H, Böll B, Klimm B, Rancea M, Müller RP, Engert A. The German evidence-based guidelines for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Aspects for radiation oncologists. Strahlenther Onkol 2013; 189:445-7. [PMID: 23604187 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-013-0331-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This report reviews aspects of the German evidence-based guidelines for Hodgkin's lymphoma relevant to radiation oncologists. Stage-adapted treatment is discussed with the focus on radiotherapy. Up-to-date literature citations provide an overview of current recommendations.
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- H T Eich
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster, Germany.
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Peungjesada S, Chuang HH, Prasad SR, Choi H, Loyer EM, Bronstein Y. Evaluation of cancer treatment in the abdomen: Trends and advances. World J Radiol 2013; 5:126-42. [PMID: 23671749 PMCID: PMC3650203 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i3.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Response evaluation in Oncology has relied primarily on change in tumor size. Inconsistent results in the prediction of clinical outcome when size based criteria are used and the increasing role of targeted and loco-regional therapies have led to the development of new methods of response evaluation that are unrelated to change in tumor size. The goals of this review are to expose briefly the size based criteria and to present the non-size based approaches that are currently applicable in the clinical setting. Other paths that are still being explored are not discussed in details.
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Bodet-Milin C, Eugène T, Gastinne T, Bailly C, Le Gouill S, Dupas B, Kraeber-Bodéré F. The role of FDG-PET scanning in assessing lymphoma in 2012. Diagn Interv Imaging 2013; 94:158-68. [PMID: 23295044 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Positron emission tomography (PET) has a proven role in the assessment diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). The clinical impact of PET carried out at the end of the patient's course of treatment is undeniable and recommendations must be followed in the interpretation of these examinations. PET is highly recommended as part of the initial investigations of these diseases because it can be used as a reference for the interpretation at treatment completion and allows disease spread to be assessed with greater sensitivity and specificity than when computed tomography (CT) is used. It seems to be certain that PET is useful for interim examinations too, in terms of assessing prognosis in DLBCL and HL, although its impact in terms of early changes to treatment is still to be determined. The criteria for interpreting the results of these early assessments are still evolving and the annual meetings in Menton, France, of groups of experts are leading towards a uniform interpretation method. In other types of lymphoma, PET can be useful for confirming local disease staging, especially in follicular lymphoma, and for guiding biopsy in patients with low-grade lymphoma that is suspicious for transformation into more aggressive disease. Several studies are in agreement that PET is valuable for assessing prognosis at treatment completion in FL and mantle cell lymphoma, but prospective studies are needed for this new indication to be validated.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- France
- Hodgkin Disease/diagnosis
- Hodgkin Disease/pathology
- Humans
- Immunotherapy/methods
- Lymphoma/diagnostic imaging
- Lymphoma/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Prognosis
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Survival Analysis
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
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- Nuclear medicine department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France; CRCNA (Nantes/Angers cancer research centre), Inserm UMR 892, 9 quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
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- Nuclear medicine department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- Haematology department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- Nuclear medicine department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- Haematology department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France; CRCNA (Nantes/Angers cancer research centre), Inserm UMR 892, 9 quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- Radiology department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- Nuclear medicine department, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes University Hospital, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France; Nuclear medicine department, René-Gauducheau Centre, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Nantes St-Herblain cedex, France; CRCNA (Nantes/Angers cancer research centre), Inserm UMR 892, 9 quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France
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Sharma B, Martin A, Stanway S, Johnston SRD, Constantinidou A. Imaging in oncology--over a century of advances. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2012; 9:728-37. [PMID: 23149892 DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Over the past 120 years, the discipline of oncology has evolved so that a multitude of anatomical and increasingly complex functional imaging techniques are now applicable in both clinical and research platforms. This Timeline article revisits the achievements of the pioneer techniques in cancer imaging, discusses how these techniques have changed over time, provides some examples of clinical importance, and ventures to explain how imaging will remodel the future of modern oncology.
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- Department of Imaging, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, UK
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The impact of coaxial core biopsy guided by FDG PET/CT in oncological patients. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2012; 40:98-103. [PMID: 23100050 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-012-2263-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE When deciding on therapy, FDG PET/CT-positive results should be confirmed by histology if possible. We evaluated the impact of percutaneous PET/CT-guided biopsies on histological confirmation of PET/CT-positive lesions. METHODS We prospectively evaluated 126 patients who had undergone a PET/CT scan with positive results with an indication for histological evaluation of lesions. Imaging was performed in a PET/CT scanner with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A total of 130 lesions were accessed by PET/CT-guided biopsy. The technical feasibility, clinical success and complication rates of PET/CT-guided biopsies were evaluated. RESULTS Of 130 PET/CT-positive lesions, 128 (98.5 %) were successfully accessed and representative tissue samples obtained. Two lesions were reaccessed due to inconclusive histological results. Histology showed that 99 of the 130 lesions (76.2 %) were malignant, and 31 lesions (23.8 %) were benign (inflammatory cells or necrotic tissue); these patients had no recurrence of disease after a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Also, in 23 of the 130 lesions (17.7 %), the patient was referred for the PET/CT-guided biopsy due to a previous nontumoral biopsy result, and of these 23 lesions, 21 were found to be malignant. The complication rates were: pneumothorax in 15/130 (11.5 %; resolved spontaneously), haemoptysis in 2/130 (1.5 %) and severe haemothorax in 1/130 (0.8 %); there was no procedure-related mortality. CONCLUSION PET/CT-guided biopsy is feasible and may optimize the diagnostic yield of image-guided interventions. Also, PET/CT-positive lesions with no morphological correlation may now be accessible to percutaneous interventions.
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Manohar K, Mittal BR, Raja S, Bhattacharya A, Malhotra P, Varma S. Comparison of various criteria in interpreting end of therapy F-18 labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:714-9. [PMID: 22870929 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.717693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Various interpretation criteria exist to assess end of therapy F-18 labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in lymphoma. This study was carried out to compare these criteria. Data of 69 patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (AGR-NHL) who underwent FDG PET/CT at the end of therapy and were followed up for a minimum period of 1 year (median follow-up period 17 months) were evaluated. Twenty-eight of the 69 patients were found to have residual/recurrent disease during follow-up. The accuracy for predicting residual disease of International Harmonization Project (IHP) criteria, London criteria and Gallamini criteria was 71.0%, 84.0% and 88.4%, respectively. Gallamini and London criteria had greater accuracies in predicting residual disease than IHP criteria (p = 0.0001). The major difference in accuracy was due to the low positive predictive value of IHP criteria. Positive predictive values (PPVs) of both London and Gallamini criteria (79.3% and 88.5%, respectively) were high when compared with that of IHP criteria (60.5%) (p = 0.001). Negative predictive values (NPVs) were similar for all the criteria. In conclusion, Gallamini and London criteria had higher accuracy when interpreting end of therapy FDG PET/CT studies in AGR-NHL. London criteria can be used preferentially over Gallamini criteria because of simplicity in interpretation and reproducibility.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Walker RC, Brown TL, Jones-Jackson LB, De Blanche L, Bartel T. Imaging of Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. J Nucl Med 2012; 53:1091-101. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.098830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Use of PET in Radiation Therapy for Lymphoma. PET Clin 2012; 7:67-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mato AR, Svoboda J, Feldman T, Zielonka T, Agress H, Panush D, Miller M, Toth P, Lizotte PM, Nasta S, Goldberg S, Chong E, Schuster S, Pecora AL, Goy A. Post-treatment (not interim) positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan status is highly predictive of outcome in mantle cell lymphoma patients treated with R-HyperCVAD. Cancer 2011; 118:3565-70. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Baba S, Abe K, Isoda T, Maruoka Y, Sasaki M, Honda H. Impact of FDG-PET/CT in the management of lymphoma. Ann Nucl Med 2011; 25:701-16. [PMID: 22037934 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-011-0549-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Since the introduction of (67)Gallium-citrate 30 years ago, nuclear medicine has played an important role in the evaluation of malignant lymphoma. During that time, several radiotracers were evaluated as potential alternatives for the diagnosis of lymphoma, but the introduction of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET) marked a major turning point. FDG-PET took over most of the role of gallium, and is now an essential tool in the diagnosis of lymphoma. FDG-PET is increasingly being used for assessment of the tumor staging prior to treatment, for evaluating the response to treatment, and for monitoring the early reactions to therapy to predict the final outcome. FDG-PET has been shown to have more accurate diagnostic capability than conventional CT and MRI for distinguishing the tumor necrosis and residual masses frequently seen after therapy in lymphoma patients without any clinical and biochemical manifestation. Malignant lymphoma is the first disease for which FDG-PET was adopted as a tool for response assessment in the international standard criteria. However, lymphoma does not always display a clear high uptake, and there are some pitfalls in assessing the response to therapy. This review will highlight the most important applications of FDG-PET in lymphoma, focusing on the advantages and pitfalls of this imaging, and past and ongoing efforts to standardize the use of FDG-PET, particularly in response to assessment and therapy monitoring.
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- Shingo Baba
- Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Radiation therapy (RT) alone and more recently in combination with chemotherapy (combined modality therapy; CMT) has been the cornerstone of curative treatment for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) for over 40 years. Because of increasing awareness of the late morbidity and mortality associated with RT, recent treatment regimens have attempted to limit its use. Chemotherapy only has been demonstrated to be a treatment option for most patients with localized HL. Current clinical trials have targeted subgroups of such patients who may be at an increased risk of recurrence for the addition of limited RT to chemotherapy.
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Lopci E, Burnelli R, Guerra L, Cistaro A, Piccardo A, Zucchetta P, Derenzini E, Todesco A, Garaventa A, Schumacher F, Farruggia P, Buffardi S, Sala A, Casale F, Indolfi P, Biondi S, Pession A, Fanti S. Postchemotherapy PET evaluation correlates with patient outcome in paediatric Hodgkin’s disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2011; 38:1620-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1836-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kostakoglu L. PET-CT Imaging of Lymphoma. CLINICAL PET-CT IN RADIOLOGY 2011. [PMCID: PMC7120336 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-48902-5_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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PET-CT is now the mainstay for imaging lymphoma patients. The complimentary nature of the metabolic and anatomic information provided by a PET-CT examination has become an essential component of patient management, complimenting clinical and laboratory criteria used in staging, restaging, and therapy monitoring. The nature of a particular lymphoma subtype and the patient’s clinical presentation will determine the extent PET-CT imaging is best employed in a particular patient’s management.
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Molecular Imaging has played a prominent role in the assessment of lymphoma for now almost three decades since the introduction of (67)Ga-citrate imaging for staging and restaging of both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL and NHL). Since then other molecular probes have been investigated for more accurate pre- and posttreatment assessment of lymphomas but none of these probes was widely accepted and utilized until the emergence of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). FDG-PET or FDG-PET/CT, which combines FDG-PET with CT scanning, is now widely utilized for response assessment of lymphoma after completion of therapy, for pretreatment staging, and, increasingly, also for assessment of response during therapy (therapy monitoring). Particularly for response assessment at therapy conclusion, FDG-PET has been shown to be considerably more accurate than CT or conventional MRI because of its ability to distinguish between viable tumor and necrosis or fibrosis in posttherapy residual mass (es) that are frequently present in patients with lymphoma without any other clinical or biochemical evidence of disease. FDG-PET/CT is therefore the noninvasive modality of choice for response classifications of HL and aggressive NHLs consistent with the recently revised, primarily FDG-PET/CT-based, response criteria for lymphoma. This review will highlight the most important applications of FDG-PET (FDG-PET/CT) in lymphoma emphasizing the strengths and pitfalls of this imaging approach, past and ongoing efforts to standardize the use of FDG-PET, particularly in response assessment and therapy monitoring. Other promising molecular probes for lymphoma imaging will also be briefly discussed.
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Prognostication and Risk-Adapted Therapy of Hodgkin's Lymphoma Using Positron Emission Tomography. Adv Hematol 2010; 2011:271595. [PMID: 21253532 PMCID: PMC3021845 DOI: 10.1155/2011/271595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 10/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for response assessment in lymphoma is now widespread. Prognostic information obtained from PET performed after two to three cycles of chemotherapy may guide more individualized, risk-adapted therapeutic strategies. Progress in the risk stratification of Hodgkin's lymphoma through midtreatment PET is reviewed, with a focus on management implications in newly diagnosed and relapsed disease. How to tailor treatment on the basis of the interim PET result is not yet defined but is the subject of ongoing trials.
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Arakelyan N, Jais JP, Delwail V, Brière J, Moles-Moreau MP, Sénécal D, Berthou C, Desablens B, Colonna P, Andrieu JM. Reduced versus full doses of irradiation after 3 cycles of combined doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine in early stage Hodgkin lymphomas: results of a randomized trial. Cancer 2010; 116:4054-62. [PMID: 20564152 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The combination of 3 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) and a tailored, extended irradiation schedule has been used to treat patients with early Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in the authors' group since 1981. The randomized H97-E trial (1997-2004) was designed to assess the impact of a slightly reduced irradiation dose on the freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) rate. METHODS Patients with supradiaphragmatic HL at clinical stages I and II who had </=2 affected lymph node areas and a mediastinal mass ratio <0.33 were randomized into an experimental arm (EA) and a control arm (CA). Patients in the EA received 3 cycles of ABVD followed by irradiation at 36 grays (Gy) to initially involved sites and 24 Gy to adjacent sites, the upper infradiaphragmatic area, and the spleen. Patients in the CA received the same chemotherapy regimen and the same irradiation given at doses of 40 Gy and 30 Gy, respectively. Two hundred two patients who had received the CA treatment in 2 previous trials served as a historic control group (HCG). RESULTS The 10-year FFTF and overall survival rates were similar for the 89 patients in the EA (88.6% and 97.8%, respectively), for the 99 patients in the CA (92.6% and 95%, respectively), and for the 202 patients in the HCG (91.9% and 92.9%, respectively). Surprisingly, the 10-year incidence of severe or fatal complications was nil in the EA but reached 15.5% in the CA (P < .003) and 11.1% in the HCG. CONCLUSIONS Slightly lowering the radiation dose did not have an impact on the excellent cure rate among patients with early HL but significantly reduced the rate of long-term, radiation-induced complications.
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- Laboratory of Oncology, University of Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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Okada M, Sato N, Ishii K, Matsumura K, Hosono M, Murakami T. FDG PET/CT versus CT, MR Imaging, and67Ga Scintigraphy in the Posttherapy Evaluation of Malignant Lymphoma. Radiographics 2010; 30:939-57. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.304095150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mocikova H, Obrtlikova P, Vackova B, Trneny M. Positron emission tomography at the end of first-line therapy and during follow-up in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma: a retrospective study. Ann Oncol 2010; 21:1222-1227. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Moulin-Romsee G, Hindié E, Cuenca X, Brice P, Decaudin D, Bénamor M, Brière J, Anitei M, Filmont JE, Sibon D, de Kerviler E, Moretti JL. (18)F-FDG PET/CT bone/bone marrow findings in Hodgkin's lymphoma may circumvent the use of bone marrow trephine biopsy at diagnosis staging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 37:1095-105. [PMID: 20204358 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1377-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Accurate staging of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is necessary in selecting appropriate treatment. Bone marrow trephine biopsy (BMB) is the standard procedure for depicting bone marrow involvement. BMB is invasive and explores a limited part of the bone marrow. (18)F-FDG PET/CT is now widely used for assessing response to therapy in HL and a baseline study is obtained to improve accuracy. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to assess whether routine BMB remains necessary with concomitant (18)F-FDG PET/CT. METHODS Data from 83 patients (newly diagnosed HL) were reviewed. All patients had received contrast-enhanced CT, BMB and (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Results of BMB were not available at the time of (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging. RESULTS Seven patients had lymphomatous involvement on BMB. Four patients had bone involvement on conventional CT (two with negative BMB). All patients with bone marrow and/or bone lesions at conventional staging were also diagnosed on (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan. PET/CT depicted FDG-avid bone/bone marrow foci in nine additional patients. Four of them had only one or two foci, while the other had multiple foci. However, the iliac crest, site of the BMB, was not involved on (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Osteolytic/sclerotic lesions matching FDG-avid foci were visible on the CT part of PET/CT in three patients. MRI ordered in three other patients suggested bone marrow involvement. Interim and/or end-therapy (18)F-FDG PET/CT documented response of FDG-avid bone/bone marrow foci to chemotherapy in every patient. CONCLUSION (18)F-FDG PET/CT highly improves sensitivity for diagnosis of bone/bone marrow lesions in HL compared to conventional staging.
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- Gerard Moulin-Romsee
- Service de Médicine Nucléaire, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris 7, 1, avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75475, Paris cedex 10, France
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