Prospective Trial Incorporating Pre-/Mid-Treatment [{sup 18}F]-Misonidazole Positron Emission Tomography for Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Head and Neck, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
Purpose: To report the results from a prospective study of a series of locoregionally advanced head-and-neck cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy and to discuss the findings of their pre-/mid-treatment [{sup 18}F]-misonidazole ({sup 18}F-FMISO) positron emission tomography (PET) scans. Methods and Materials: A total of 28 patients agreed to participate in this study. Of these 28 patients, 20 (90% with an oropharyngeal primary cancer) were able to undergo the requirements of the protocol. Each patient underwent four PET scans: one pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography scan, two pretreatment {sup 18}F-FMISO PET/computed tomography scans, and a third {sup 18}F-FMISO PET (mid-treatment) scan performed 4 weeks after the start of chemoradiotherapy. The {sup 18}F-FMISO PET scans were acquired 2-3 h after tracer administration. Patients were treated with 2-3 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy concurrent with definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Results: A heterogeneous distribution of {sup 18}F-FMISO was noted in the primary and/or nodal disease in 90% of the patients. Two patients had persistent detectable hypoxia on their third mid-treatment {sup 18}F-FMISO PET scan. One patient experienced regional/distant failure but had no detectable residual hypoxia on the mid-treatment {sup 18}F-FMISO PET scan. Conclusion: Excellent locoregional control was observed in this series of head-and-neck cancer patients treated with concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy despite evidence of detectable hypoxia on the pretreatment {sup 18}F-FMISO PET/computed tomography scans of 18 of 20 patients. In this prospective study, neither the presence nor the absence of hypoxia, as defined by positive {sup 18}F-FMISO findings on the mid-treatment PET scan, correlated with patient outcome. The results of this study have confirmed similar results reported previously.
- OSTI ID:
- 21281999
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 75, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.049; PII: S0360-3016(08)03694-8; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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