Padovani Laetitia, Baret Aurelie, Ciccolini Joseph, Taieb David, Bardia Farman, Teissonnier Laetitia, Muracciole Xavier, Barlesi Fabrice, Barbolosi Dominique
1 SMARTc, INSERM, UMR 911 CRO2, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
2 Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Radiotherapy Department, Marseille, France.
Br J Radiol. 2016 Jun;89(1062):20160061. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160061. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
Positron emission tomography with (18)F fludeoxyglucose integrated with CT ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) is a recommended imaging procedure in the evaluation of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Radiochemotherapy (RCT) is a mainstay for treatment of locally advanced NSCLC, for which overall survival still remains poor. Early evaluation of treatment response may help in decision-making to complete radiotherapy (RT) or to switch to other treatment modalities. The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of new metabolic parameters based on a simplified kinetic analysis on a single time point (SKA-S)-derived mathematical method, as compared with standardized uptake value (SUV) measurement during RT.
Four patients treated with RT or RCT for NSCLC were evaluated using (18)F-FDG PET/CT during RT and after treatment completion. Whole-body (18)F-FDG PET/CT was performed followed by four additional list-mode acquisitions centered over the target lesion. Response was evaluated at four times (i.e. PET1-PET4) by calculating standard SUV values and T80%, the time taken to reach 80% of (18)F-FDG metabolized fraction using a SKA-S-derived mathematical method.
Data from SUV and T80% calculations were found to be controversial. T80% was found to be more predictive of clinical outcome.
Although results from this pilot study should be further confirmed in a large prospective study, the data suggest that T80% is a promising metabolic biomarker for assessing early response to RT.
In this proof of concept study, we show that T80% defined from a mathematic model taking into account the net influx rate constant and vascular volume could be consider as a promising biomarker as compared with the maximum SUV.
(18)F氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描与CT融合((18)F-FDG PET/CT)是评估非小细胞肺癌(NSCLCs)的推荐成像检查方法。放化疗(RCT)是局部晚期NSCLC的主要治疗手段,但其总生存期仍然较差。早期评估治疗反应可能有助于决定是否完成放疗(RT)或改用其他治疗方式。本研究旨在评估基于单时间点简化动力学分析(SKA-S)衍生数学方法的新代谢参数的性能,并与RT期间的标准化摄取值(SUV)测量进行比较。
对4例接受RT或RCT治疗的NSCLC患者在RT期间和治疗完成后使用(18)F-FDG PET/CT进行评估。先进行全身(18)F-FDG PET/CT检查,然后在靶病变中心进行另外4次列表模式采集。通过计算标准SUV值和T80%(使用SKA-S衍生数学方法达到(18)F-FDG代谢分数80%所需的时间)在4个时间点(即PET1-PET4)评估反应。
发现SUV和T80%计算的数据存在争议。发现T80%对临床结果的预测性更强。
尽管这项初步研究的结果应在大型前瞻性研究中进一步证实,但数据表明T80%是评估RT早期反应的有前景的代谢生物标志物。
在这项概念验证研究中,我们表明,与最大SUV相比,从考虑净流入速率常数和血容量的数学模型定义的T80%可被视为一种有前景的生物标志物。