Effect of PET/CT standardized uptake values on complete response to treatment before definitive chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Ercelep O., Alan O., Sahin D., Telli T. A., Salva H., Tuylu T. B., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.499-504, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12094-018-1949-6
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.499-504
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Stage III, Non-small cell lung cancer, Chemoradiotherapy, PET, CT, SUVmax, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, PROGNOSTIC VALUE, FDG-PET, F-18-FDG PET, SURVIVAL, RADIOTHERAPY, PREDICTION
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

PurposeThe standard treatment for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), unsuitable for resection and with good performance, is definitive radiotherapy with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Our aim is to evaluate the effect of the maximum value of standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of the primary tumor in positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) before treatment on complete response (CR) and overall survival.MethodsThe data of 73 stage III NSCLC patients treated with concurrent definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) between 2008 and 2017 and had PET/CT staging in the pretreatment period were evaluated. ROC curve analysis was performed to determine the ideal cut-off value of pretreatment SUVmax to predict CR.ResultsMedian age was 58years (range 27-83years) and 66 patients were male (90.4%). Median follow-up time was 18months (range 3-98months); median survival was 23months. 1-year overall survival (OS) rate and 5-year OS rate were 72 and 19%, respectively. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 9months; 1-year PFS rate and 5-year PFS rate were 38 and 19%, respectively. The ideal cut-off value of pretreatment SUVmax that predicted the complete response of CRT was 12 in the ROC analysis [AUC 0.699 (0.550-0.833)/P<0.01] with a sensitivity of 83%, and specificity of 55%. In patients with SUVmax<12, CR rate was 60%, while, in patients with SUV12, it was only 19% (P=0.002). Median OS was 26months in patients with pretreatment SUVmax<12, and 21months in patients with SUVmax12 (HR=2.93; 95% CI 17.24-28.75; P=0.087). CR rate of the whole patient population was 26%, and it was the only factor that showed a significant benefit on survival in both univariate and multivariate analyses.ConclusionPretreatment SUVmax of the primary tumor in PET/CT may predict CR in stage III NSCLC patients who were treated with definitive CRT. Having clinical CR is the only positive predictive factor for prolonged survival.