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  • Titel: FDG-PET/CT Imaging Predicts Histopathologic Treatment Responses after Neoadjuvant Therapy in Adult Primary Bone Sarcomas
  • Beteiligte: Benz, Matthias R.; Czernin, Johannes; Tap, William D.; Eckardt, Jeffrey J.; Seeger, Leanne L.; Allen-Auerbach, Martin S.; Dry, Sarah M.; Phelps, Michael E.; Weber, Wolfgang A.; Eilber, Fritz C.
  • Erschienen: Hindawi Limited, 2010
  • Erschienen in: Sarcoma
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1155/2010/143540
  • ISSN: 1357-714X; 1369-1643
  • Schlagwörter: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ; Oncology
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p><jats:italic>Purpose</jats:italic>. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate whether FDG-PET allows an accurate assessment of histopathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment in adult patients with primary bone sarcomas.<jats:italic>Methods</jats:italic>. Twelve consecutive patients with resectable, primary high grade bone sarcomas were enrolled prospectively. FDG-PET/CT imaging was performed prior to the initiation and after completion of neoadjuvant treatment. Imaging findings were correlated with histopathologic response.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>. Histopathologic responders showed significantly more pronounced decreases in tumor FDG-SUVmax from baseline to late follow up than non-responders (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>64</mml:mn><mml:mo>±</mml:mo><mml:mn>19</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>% versus<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mn>29</mml:mn><mml:mo>±</mml:mo><mml:mn>30</mml:mn></mml:math>%, resp.;<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>.03</mml:mn></mml:math>). Using a 60% decrease in tumor FDG-uptake as a threshold for metabolic response correctly classified 3 of 4 histopathologic responders and 7 of 8 histopathologic non-responders as metabolic responders and non-responders, respectively (sensitivity, 75%; specificity, 88%).<jats:italic>Conclusion</jats:italic>. These results suggest that changes in FDG-SUVmax at the end of neoadjuvant treatment can identify histopathologic responders and non-responders in adult primary bone sarcoma patients.</jats:p>
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