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01-01-2011 | Original Article

Post-treatment [¹⁸F]FDG maximum standardized uptake value as a prognostic marker of recurrence in endometrial carcinoma

Authors: Hyun Hoon Chung, Jae Weon Kim, Keon Wook Kang, Noh-Hyun Park, Yong-Sang Song, June-Key Chung, Soon-Beom Kang

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine whether post-treatment [¹⁸F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake measured as the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV_max) by integrated positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging has prognostic significance in patients with endometrial carcinoma.

Methods

Patients previously treated by primary surgical staging for endometrial carcinoma were imaged with integrated FDG PET/CT during surveillance. PET/CT findings were compared with histological or clinical evaluation, and the relationship between SUV_max on PET/CT and recurrence was examined.

Results

A total of 61 patients were eligible for analysis. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for clinical data, treatment modalities and outcome. The median duration of follow-up was 31 months (range 6–102 months) post-treatment. SUV_max levels were inversely associated with disease-free survival (DFS). Patients were divided into two groups according to SUV_max (<4.25 versus ≥ 4.25). The Kaplan-Meier survival graph showed a significant difference in DFS between groups [p < 0.001, hazard ratio (HR) 12.959, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.650–46.011]. In multivariate analyses, post-treatment SUV_max (uncategorized values) evaluated by surveillance PET/CT (p = 0.001, HR 1.199, 95% CI 1.077–1.334) and serous adenocarcinoma histology (p = 0.028, HR 5.594, 95% CI 1.207–25.931) were significantly associated with recurrence.

Conclusion

Post-treatment FDG uptake as measured by SUV_max showed a significant association with recurrence in patients with endometrial carcinoma and may be used as a new useful prognostic marker.

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Title: Post-treatment [18F]FDG maximum standardized uptake value as a prognostic marker of recurrence in endometrial carcinoma
Authors: Hyun Hoon Chung
Jae Weon Kim
Keon Wook Kang
Noh-Hyun Park
Yong-Sang Song
June-Key Chung
Soon-Beom Kang
Publication date: 01-01-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-010-1614-y

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Post-treatment [¹⁸F]FDG maximum standardized uptake value as a prognostic marker of recurrence in endometrial carcinoma

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Methods

Results

Conclusion

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