刘 琪, 余 雯, 蔡旭伟. Spatial dynamic distribution and stability of18F-FDG uptake locations within primary tumor during radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma[J]. China Oncology, 2016, 26(2): 161-167.
刘 琪, 余 雯, 蔡旭伟. Spatial dynamic distribution and stability of18F-FDG uptake locations within primary tumor during radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma[J]. China Oncology, 2016, 26(2): 161-167. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-3969.2016.02.008.
Spatial dynamic distribution and stability of18F-FDG uptake locations within primary tumor during radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Background and purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most important therapeutic tools for esophageal cancer. Because tumors are heterogeneous
including for
18
F-FDG uptake and
most likely
for radioresistance
selective boosting of high FDG uptake zones within the tumor has been suggested. Therefore
it is critical to know whether the location of these high FDG uptake patterns within the tumor remains stable during RT. Methods: Twenty-two patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with concurrent chemo-radiation underwent repeated
18
F-FDG PET-CT scans before RT and after 20 fractions of RT. On all scans
the high and low FDG uptake regions were auto-delineated using several standard uptake value (SUV) thresholds
varying from 40% to 70% of SUV
max
on the pretreatment scan [gross tumor volume (GTV)
40%pre
GTV
50%pre
GTV
60%pre
GTV
70%pre
]
and from 70% to 90% of SUVmax on the dur-treatment scan (GTV
70%dur
GTV
80%dur
GTV
90%dur
) and fixed thresholds of 2.5 and 5 (GTV
2.5pre
GTV
5pre
). The volumes and overlap fractions (OF) of these delineations were calculated to demonstrate the stability of the high FDG uptake regions during RT. Results: The high uptake regions within the tumor during RT largely corresponded (OF70%) with the 50% SUV
max
high FDG uptake area (GTV
50%pre
) of the pretreatment scan. The hotspot within the residual area (GTV
90%dur
) was completely within the GTV and pre-radiotherapy high uptake regions (OF=100%). Although the location of the high FDG uptake patterns within the tumor during RT remained stable
the delineated volumes varied markedly. Conclusion: The location of the high FDG uptake areas within the tumor remained stable during RT. This knowledge may enable selective boosting of high FDG uptake areas within the tumor.
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