Asphericity of pretherapeutic tumour FDG uptake provides independent prognostic value in head-and-neck cancer
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Asphericity of pretherapeutic tumour FDG uptake provides independent prognostic value in head-and-neck cancer. / Apostolova, Ivayla; Steffen, Ingo G; Wedel, Florian; Lougovski, Alexandr; Marnitz, Simone; Derlin, Thorsten; Amthauer, Holger; Buchert, Ralph; Hofheinz, Frank; Brenner, Winfried.
in: EUR RADIOL, Jahrgang 24, Nr. 9, 09.2014, S. 2077-87.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Asphericity of pretherapeutic tumour FDG uptake provides independent prognostic value in head-and-neck cancer
AU - Apostolova, Ivayla
AU - Steffen, Ingo G
AU - Wedel, Florian
AU - Lougovski, Alexandr
AU - Marnitz, Simone
AU - Derlin, Thorsten
AU - Amthauer, Holger
AU - Buchert, Ralph
AU - Hofheinz, Frank
AU - Brenner, Winfried
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To propose a novel measure, namely the 'asphericity' (ASP), of spatial irregularity of FDG uptake in the primary tumour as a prognostic marker in head-and-neck cancer.METHODS: PET/CT was performed in 52 patients (first presentation, n = 36; recurrence, n = 16). The primary tumour was segmented based on thresholding at the volume-reproducible intensity threshold after subtraction of the local background. ASP was used to characterise the deviation of the tumour's shape from sphere symmetry. Tumour stage, tumour localisation, lymph node metastases, distant metastases, SUVmax, SUVmean, metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were also considered. The association of overall (OAS) and progression-free survival (PFS) with these parameters was analysed.RESULTS: Cox regression revealed high SUVmax [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.4/7.4], MTV (HR = 4.6/5.7), TLG (HR = 4.8/8.9) and ASP (HR = 7.8/7.4) as significant predictors with respect to PFS/OAS in case of first tumour manifestation. The combination of high MTV and ASP showed very high HRs of 22.7 for PFS and 13.2 for OAS. In case of recurrence, MTV (HR = 3.7) and the combination of MTV/ASP (HR = 4.2) were significant predictors of PFS.CONCLUSIONS: ASP of pretherapeutic FDG uptake in the primary tumour improves the prediction of tumour progression in head-and-neck cancer at first tumour presentation.KEY POINTS: Asphericity (ASP) characterises the spatial heterogeneity of FDG uptake in tumours. ASP is a promising prognostic parameter in head-and-neck cancer. ASP is useful for identification of high-risk patients with head-and-neck cancer.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To propose a novel measure, namely the 'asphericity' (ASP), of spatial irregularity of FDG uptake in the primary tumour as a prognostic marker in head-and-neck cancer.METHODS: PET/CT was performed in 52 patients (first presentation, n = 36; recurrence, n = 16). The primary tumour was segmented based on thresholding at the volume-reproducible intensity threshold after subtraction of the local background. ASP was used to characterise the deviation of the tumour's shape from sphere symmetry. Tumour stage, tumour localisation, lymph node metastases, distant metastases, SUVmax, SUVmean, metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were also considered. The association of overall (OAS) and progression-free survival (PFS) with these parameters was analysed.RESULTS: Cox regression revealed high SUVmax [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.4/7.4], MTV (HR = 4.6/5.7), TLG (HR = 4.8/8.9) and ASP (HR = 7.8/7.4) as significant predictors with respect to PFS/OAS in case of first tumour manifestation. The combination of high MTV and ASP showed very high HRs of 22.7 for PFS and 13.2 for OAS. In case of recurrence, MTV (HR = 3.7) and the combination of MTV/ASP (HR = 4.2) were significant predictors of PFS.CONCLUSIONS: ASP of pretherapeutic FDG uptake in the primary tumour improves the prediction of tumour progression in head-and-neck cancer at first tumour presentation.KEY POINTS: Asphericity (ASP) characterises the spatial heterogeneity of FDG uptake in tumours. ASP is a promising prognostic parameter in head-and-neck cancer. ASP is useful for identification of high-risk patients with head-and-neck cancer.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Disease-Free Survival
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Germany
KW - Head and Neck Neoplasms
KW - Humans
KW - Imaging, Three-Dimensional
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Multimodal Imaging
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography
KW - Prevalence
KW - Prognosis
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Survival Rate
KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed
KW - Tumor Burden
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1007/s00330-014-3269-8
DO - 10.1007/s00330-014-3269-8
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24965509
VL - 24
SP - 2077
EP - 2087
JO - EUR RADIOL
JF - EUR RADIOL
SN - 0938-7994
IS - 9
ER -