Change in volume parameters induced by neoadjuvant chemotherapy provide accurate prediction of overall survival after resection in patients with oesophageal cancer

Autor: Matthias Paireder, Richard M. Gore, Sebastian F. Schoppmann, Barbara Fueger, Dietmar Tamandl, Michael Hejna, Alexander Haug, Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah, Patrick Kinsperger
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: European radiology. 26(2)
ISSN: 1432-1084
Popis: To assess the prognostic value of volumetric parameters measured with CT and PET/CT in patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and resection for oesophageal cancer (EC). Patients with locally advanced EC, who were treated with NACT and resection, were retrospectively analysed. Data from CT volumetry and 18 F-FDG PET/CT (maximum standardized uptake [SUVmax], metabolic tumour volume [MTV], and total lesion glycolysis [TLG]) were recorded before and after NACT. The impact of volumetric parameter changes induced by NACT (MTVRATIO, TLGRATIO, etc.) on overall survival (OS) was assessed using a Cox proportional hazards model. Eighty-four patients were assessed using CT volumetry; of those, 50 also had PET/CT before and after NACT. Low post-treatment CT volume and thickness, MTV, TLG, and SUVmax were all associated with longer OS (p
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