Clinical Significance of Postradiotherapy [{sup 18}F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Management of Head-and-Neck Cancer-A Long-Term Outcome Report
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (United States)
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
- University of Nevada at Reno School of Public Health, Reno, NV (United States)
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
Purpose: To determine the accuracy and prognostic significance of post-treatment [{sup 18}F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma after radiotherapy (RT). Methods and Materials: This was a retrospective study of 188 patients with head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma who had undergone FDG-PET within 12 months after completing RT. All living patients had {>=}1 year of follow-up after FDG-PET. All patients had undergone intensity-modulated RT, 128 with definitive and 60 with postoperative intensity-modulated RT. Results: For all patients, the median follow-up after RT completion was 32.6 months and after FDG-PET was 29.2 months. For the neck, 171 patients had negative FDG-PET findings. Of these results, two were falsely negative. Seventeen patients had positive FDG-PET findings, of which 12 were true-positive findings. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for FDG-PET in the assessment of the treatment response in the neck was 86%, 97%, 71%, and 99%, respectively. For the primary site, 151 patients had negative FDG-PET findings, of which two were falsely negative. Thirty-seven patients had positive FDG-PET findings, of which 12 were true-positive findings. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for FDG-PET in the assessment of the treatment response in the primary site was 86%, 86%, 32.4%, and 98.7%, respectively. Patients with positive post-RT PET findings had significantly worse 3-year overall survival and disease-free survival. Conclusion: The results of our study have shown that the findings of post-RT FDG-PET have a high negative predictive value and are a significant prognostic factor. It can provide guidance for the management of head-and-neck cancer after definitive treatment.
- OSTI ID:
- 21276764
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 74, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.07.019; PII: S0360-3016(08)03039-3; 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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