Abstract
“PET imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), integrated with PET/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT), is an effective management tool of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The results of end-of-treatment (EOT) FDG-PET/CT are more accurate for detection of active disease with residual masses on CT. Complete response defined by EOT FDG-PET/CT (PET-CR) correlates with long-term outcome of patients. Treatment efficacy is determined using EOT PET/CT rather than progression-free survival (PFS) for clinical trials assessing novel drugs. If the correlation of EOT PET/CT with PFS is further proven in large studies and meta-analyses, EOT PET-CR could serve as an expedited novel endpoint replacing PFS.”
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-315 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | PET Clinics |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- End-of-treatment PET-CT
- FDG-PET/CT
- Prediction of outcome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging