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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts lymph node responses to definitive chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Zhu, Wenyao Zhang, Yan Kong, Li Huang, Yong Zheng, Jinsong Wang, Renben Li, Minghuan Yu, Jinming |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts lymph node responses to definitive chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients Wenyao Zhu,1,2 Yan Zhang,2 Li Kong,2 Yong Huang,3 Jinsong Zheng,3 Renben Wang,2 Minghuan Li,2 Jinming Yu2 1School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; 3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China Purpose: To evaluate the capability of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) to predict the clinical response of metastatic lymph node (mLN) to definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) and guide personalized radiation dose in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients. Patients and methods: One hundred and forty-three mLNs from 59 patients with ESCC treated with dCRT and who had undergone a pretreatment 18F-FDG-PET/CT scan were included in the study. All defined mLNs were contoured by nuclear medicine radiologists. Response was evaluated by contrast-enhanced computed tomography and 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Results: Sixty-nine mLNs showed complete response (CR), and 74 mLNs showed non-complete response. The 143 mLNs were divided into 4 groups (Groups 1–4) based on the quartiles of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax-G1, SUVmax-G2, SUVmax-G3, and SUVmax-G4) and metabolic tumor volume (MTV-G1, MTV-G2, MTV-G3, and MTV-G4). The CR rate of SUVmax-G2 was significantly higher than the other 3 groups. The escalated radiation dose improved the CR rate of lymph nodes in SUVmax-G3 (55 Gy) and SUVmax-G4 (61 Gy). The lowest CR rate was found in MTV-G4 (the group with the largest MTV). The escalated radiation dose (59.7 Gy) improved the CR rate of lymph node in MTV-Groups 3 and 4. Conclusion: Pretreatment metabolic parameters can predict the response of mLNs to dCRT for patients with ESCC. The parameters could also be used to guide personalized dose to mLNs. Keywords: 18F-FDG-PET/CT, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, radiotherapy, lymph node, response, radiation dose, personalized radiation dose |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6065596/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=43311 |
| Ending Page | 4353 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 4345 |
| ISSN | 11786930 |
| DOI | 10.2147/ott.s160456 |
| Journal | OncoTargets and therapy |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Oncotargets and Therapy Oncology 18f-fdg-pet/ct Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Radiotherapy Lymph Node Response Radiation Dose Personalized Radiation Dose |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmacology (medical) Oncology |
