Monitoring targeted therapy using dual-energy CT: semi-automatic RECIST plus supplementary functional information by quantifying iodine uptake of melanoma metastases.
Cancer Imaging 2013;
13:306-13. [PMID:
23876444 PMCID:
PMC3719051 DOI:
10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0031]
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Abstract
AIM
Supplementary functional information can contribute to assess response in targeted therapies. The aim of this study was to evaluate semi-automatic RECIST plus iodine uptake (IU) determination in melanoma metastases under BRAF inhibitor (vemurafenib) therapy using dual-energy computed tomography (DECT).
METHODS
Nine patients with stage IV melanoma treated with a BRAF inhibitor were included. Contrast-enhanced DECT was performed before and twice after treatment onset. Changes in tumor size were assessed according to RECIST. Quantification of IU (absolute value for total IU (mg) and volume-normalized IU (mg/ml)) was based on semi-automatic tumor volume segmentation. The decrease compared with baseline was calculated.
RESULTS
The mean change of RECIST diameter sum per patient was -47% at the first follow-up (FU), -56% at the second FU (P < 0.01). The mean normalized IU per patient was -21% at the first FU (P < 0.2) and -45% at the second FU (P < 0.01). Total IU per patient, combining both normalized IU and volume, showed the most pronounced decrease: -89% at the first FU and -90% at the second FU (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
Semi-automatic RECIST plus IU quantification in DECT enables objective, easy and fast parameterization of tumor size and contrast medium uptake, thus providing 2 complementary pieces of information for response monitoring applicable in daily routine.
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