Quantitative assessment of interim PET/CT could have more prognostic relevance than visual assessment for predicting clinical outcome of extranodal diffuse large B cell lymphoma

  • Dong Won Baek
  • , Hee Jeong Cho
  • , Ju Hyung Kim
  • , Sang Kyun Sohn
  • , Ga Young Song
  • , Seo Yeon Ahn
  • , Sung Hoon Jung
  • , Jae Sook Ahn
  • , Je Jung Lee
  • , Hyeoung Joon Kim
  • , Shin Young Jeong
  • , Chae Moon Hong
  • , Jung Joon Min
  • , Joon Ho Moon
  • , Deok Hwan Yang

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Abstract

Background/Aim: The present study retrospectively investigated the predictive accuracy of interim positron emission tomography/computed tomography (iPET/CT) based on the Deauville 5-point scale (5-PS) and a quantitative SUVbased assessment in patients with extranodal (EN) diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Patients and Methods: The Deauville 5-PS and the SUVmax reduction (ΔSUVmax) assessment for interpreting the response to iPET/CT were used. Results: A total of 163 patients were enrolled in this study. With a median follow-up of 52.5 months, ΔSUVmax successfully predicted the survival outcomes of patients with one extranodal (EN) involvement in terms of overall survival (OS) (p=0.012) and progression-free survival (PFS) (p<0.001). Visual assessment using the Deauville 5-PS did not predict survival outcomes in patients with one or more EN involvements in terms of OS and PFS. Conclusion: The quantitative SUV-based assessment with iPET/CT was a significant prognosticator for long-term survival outcomes, especially in patients with one EN involvement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2127-2134
Number of pages8
JournalIn Vivo
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2020

Keywords

  • DLBCL
  • Deauville 5-point scale
  • Extranodal
  • Interim PET/CT
  • SUV

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